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Role of cysteinyl-leukotrienes for portal pressure regulation and liver damage in cholestatic rat livers
- Source :
- Laboratory Investigation. 93:1288-1294
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2013.
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Abstract
- Kupffer cells (KCs) have a major role in liver injury, and cysteinyl-leukotrienes (Cys-LTs) are known to be involved as well. The KC-mediated pathways for the production and secretion of Cys-LT in cholestatic liver injury have not yet been elucidated. Here, we hypothesized that KC activation by Toll-like receptor ligands results in Cys-LT-mediated microcirculatory alterations and liver injury in acute cholestasis. We hypothesized further that this situation is associated with changes in the secretion and production of Cys-LT. One week after bile duct ligation (BDL), livers showed typical histological signs of cholestatic liver injury. Associated microcirculatory disturbances caused increased basal and maximal portal pressure following KC activation. These differences were determined in BDL livers compared with sham-operated livers in vivo (KC activation by LPS 4 mg/kg b.w.) and in isolated perfused organs (KC activation by Zymosan A, 150 μg/ml). Treatment with the 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor MK-886 alone did not alter portal perfusion pressure, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) efflux, or bile duct proliferation in BDL animals. Following KC activation, portal perfusion pressure increased. The degree of cell injury was attenuated by MK-886 (3 μM) treatment as estimated by LDH efflux. In normal rats, a large amount of Cys-LT efflux was found in the bile. Only a minor amount was found in the effluent perfusate. In BDL livers, the KC-mediated Cys-LT efflux into the sinusoidal system increased, although the absolute Cys-LT level was still grossly lower than the biliary excretion in sham-operated livers. In conclusion, our results indicate that treatment with Cys-LT inhibitors might be a relevant target for attenuating cholestatic liver damage.
- Subjects :
- Male
Leukotrienes
medicine.medical_specialty
Kupffer Cells
Portal venous pressure
Cholestasis, Intrahepatic
Pharmacology
Biology
Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Internal medicine
medicine
Animals
Cysteine
Liver damage
Molecular Biology
Microcirculation
Cell Biology
respiratory system
Portal Pressure
Rats
respiratory tract diseases
Endocrinology
Liver
Cysteinyl leukotrienes
lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins)
hormones, hormone substitutes, and hormone antagonists
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00236837
- Volume :
- 93
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Laboratory Investigation
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....fc4be0786cf120615d0916ded2db41b5