As2O3toxicity on rat liver during retrograde isolated hepatic perfnsion / 中华普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study As2O3toxicity on rat liver in a retrograde isolated hepatic perfusion model. Methods In this study 104 male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing between 300 and 400 g were used. Eight male SD rats were used for preoperatively normal control and the remaining rats were randomly divided into 4 subgroups receiving As2O3at dosage of 0 mg/kg,0.75 mg/kg, 1.5 mg/kg, 3 mg/kg respectively. Modified RIHP was used in which As2O3was infused through hepatic artery. Ringer's lactate was retrogradly infused through hepatic veins and the portal vein was used as the outflow tract. Hepatic function, pathology and liver enzymes were assessed at different time points. As2O3concentration was monitered during the perfusion in rats of subgroup C. Results Serum ALT and AST rose to the peak on the first day, returning to normal after 3 or 7 days in all four subgroups. There was no difference between the peak levels of serum ALT and AST between subgroup A and B. Differences in serum ALT、AST level between subgroup A and C, A and D, B and C, B and D, C and D were all statistically significant (FALT=40.811,P<0.01;FAST= 48.212,P <0.01). On day 7, ALT and AST in subgroup D were still statistically higher when compared with that of other subgroups and normal control (FALT=13.928, P<0.01;FAST=17.942, P<0.01), and the hepatic pathology showed necrosis of the hepatocyte. The peak levels of As2O3were 13.21±0.82(μg/ ml) and 0.09±0.008 (μg/ml)in rats liver and systemic circulation in subgroup C during isolated perfuision. There were significant differences between the peak levels of concentration of As2O3in rats liver and systemic circulation (t=35.758,P<0.01). Conclusions The hepatic toxicity is reversible caused by As2O3when given at a dosage of 1.5 mg/kg of As2O3in a murine model of RIHP.