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Objective To investigate the effects of ethyl pyruvate (EP) pretreatment on the liver injury in rats undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT).Methods Forty male adult SD rats,weighing 220-250 g,served as liver transplant donors and recipients.The recipient rats were randomly divided into 3 groups ( n =8 each):sham operation group (group S),OLT group and EP group.Group S only underwent simple laparotomy.The model of OLT was established according to the modified Kamada's two-cuff technique in groups OLT and EP.EP 40 mg/kg was injected via the caudal vein at 1 h before skin incision in group EP.Venous blood samples were taken at 2 h of neohepatic phase to determine the serum activities of alanine amino-transferase (ALT) and aspartate amino-transferase (AST).Hepatic specimens were obtained to detect the content of malondialdehyde (MDA) and activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD).Results Compared with group S,the levels of serum ALT and AST and MDA were significantly increased and the activity of SOD was significantly decreased in groups OLT and EP ( P ＜0.05 or 0.01).The levels of serum ALT and AST and MDA were significantly lower and the activity of SOD was significantly higher in group EP than in group OLT ( P ＜ 0.05 or 0.01 ).Conclusion Ethyl pyruvate pretreatment can attenuate the liver injury in rats undergoing OLT.
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Objective To investigate the effects of hydrogen-rich HC-A solution,the self-made kidney preservation solution,on renal cold ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in rats.Methods Twenty-four healthy male Wistar rats,aged 8-10 weeks,weighing 200-250 g,were randomly divided into 3 groups (n =8 each):control group (H1 group),common kidney preservation solution group (H2 group) and hydrogen-rich HC-A kidney preservation solution group (H3 group).In H1 group,only the right kidney was removed.In H2 group,the left kidney was perfused with and cold stored in 4 ℃ common HC-A kidney preservation solution.In H3 group,the left kidney was perfused with and cold stored in a container filled with 4 ℃ common HC-A kidney preservation solution.Blood samples were obtained from the inferior vena cava at 24 h of reperfusion to detect the levels of serum blood urea nitrogen (BUN),creatinine (Cr),TNF-α and IL-6.Left kidneys were removed for determination of malondialdehyde (MDA) and 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) contents and for examination of the pathological changes in renal tissues (by light microscopy).Results The levels of serum BUN,Cr,TNF-α and IL-6 and contents of MDA and 8-OHdG were significantly higher in H2 and H3 groups than in H1 group,and lower in H3 group than in H2 group (P ＜ 0.05).There were no significant pathological changes in renal tissues in H1 group,the damage to renal tubules was obvious in H2 group and the damage to renal tubules was significantly ameliorated in H3 group as compared with H2 group.Conclusion Hydrogen-rich kidney preservation solution can attenuate renal cold I/R injury in rats.