TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of a prostaglandin I 2 analog on the expression of thrombomodulin in liver and spleen endothelial cells after an extensive hepatectomy
AU - Usui, Masanobu
AU - Kato, Hiroyuki
AU - Kuriyama, Naohisa
AU - Azumi, Yoshinori
AU - Kishiwada, Masashi
AU - Mizuno, Shugo
AU - Sakurai, Hiroyuki
AU - Tabata, Masami
AU - Hayashi, Tatsuya
AU - Suzuki, Koji
AU - Isaji, Shuji
PY - 2011/2
Y1 - 2011/2
N2 - Purpose: Dysfunction of the remnant liver after a hepatectomy is caused by microthrombus formation due to endothelial cell (EC) damage. This study evaluated the effect of prostaglandin I 2 (PGI 2) on the expression of thrombomodulin (TM), a marker for the anticoagulant properties of ECs, using cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), and using a canine extensive hepatectomy model. Methods: The presence of PGI 2 receptors was confirmed on HUVECs by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, and the effect of the PGI 2 analog on TM expression on HUVECs was determined by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Twenty mongrel dogs were divided into four groups comprising a sham operation, 70% hepatectomy, 84% hepatectomy, and 84% hepatectomy, with the administration of the PGI 2 analog, respectively, and TM expression in the liver, spleen, pancreas, kidney, lung, portal vein, and intestine was determined immunohistochemically. Results: The TM expression on HUVECs was upregulated by the PGI 2 analog. The TM expression on ECs in the hepatic sinusoids and splenic sinus were markedly decreased after the 84% hepatectomy, but such damage was markedly mitigated following an 84% hepatectomy with administration of the PGI 2 analog. Conclusions: An extensive hepatectomy induced severe EC damage not only in the hepatic sinusoids but in the splenic sinuses as well. Prostaglandin I 2 prevented damage to these ECs, suggesting that PGI 2 improves the microcirculation in the remnant liver.
AB - Purpose: Dysfunction of the remnant liver after a hepatectomy is caused by microthrombus formation due to endothelial cell (EC) damage. This study evaluated the effect of prostaglandin I 2 (PGI 2) on the expression of thrombomodulin (TM), a marker for the anticoagulant properties of ECs, using cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), and using a canine extensive hepatectomy model. Methods: The presence of PGI 2 receptors was confirmed on HUVECs by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, and the effect of the PGI 2 analog on TM expression on HUVECs was determined by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Twenty mongrel dogs were divided into four groups comprising a sham operation, 70% hepatectomy, 84% hepatectomy, and 84% hepatectomy, with the administration of the PGI 2 analog, respectively, and TM expression in the liver, spleen, pancreas, kidney, lung, portal vein, and intestine was determined immunohistochemically. Results: The TM expression on HUVECs was upregulated by the PGI 2 analog. The TM expression on ECs in the hepatic sinusoids and splenic sinus were markedly decreased after the 84% hepatectomy, but such damage was markedly mitigated following an 84% hepatectomy with administration of the PGI 2 analog. Conclusions: An extensive hepatectomy induced severe EC damage not only in the hepatic sinusoids but in the splenic sinuses as well. Prostaglandin I 2 prevented damage to these ECs, suggesting that PGI 2 improves the microcirculation in the remnant liver.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00595-009-4263-7
DO - 10.1007/s00595-009-4263-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 21264759
AN - SCOPUS:79951614544
SN - 0941-1291
VL - 41
SP - 230
EP - 236
JO - Surgery Today
JF - Surgery Today
IS - 2
ER -