Effect of therapeutic hypercapnia on hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat liver transplantation / 中华麻醉学杂志

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of therapeutic hypercapnia on hepatic ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in rat liver transplantation.MethodsMale specific pathogen-free adult Wistar rats aged 6 weeks weighing 220-280 g were used in this study.Sixteen rats in which liver transplantation was successfully performed were randomly divided into 2 groups ( n =8 each) liver transplantation group (group LT) and therapeutic hypercapnia group (group TH).In group TH,PaCO2 was maintained at 80-100 mm Hg by inhalation of CO2 for 1 h at the begining of reperfusion.MAP,PaO2 and PaCO2 was recorded during reperfusion.Blood samples were obtained at 2 h of reperfusion for determination of serum ALT,AST,TNF-α,IL-1 and IL-6 levels,and then the rats were sacrificed and transplanted liver was immediately removed for determination of NF-κB activity and apoptosis and microscopic examination.The apoptotic index was calculated.ResultsMAP,PaO2 and PaCO2 were higher,and serum ALT,AST,TNF-α,IL-1 and IL-6 levels,NF-κB activity and apoptotic index lower in group TH than in group LT ( P ＜ 0.05).The histopathologic damage was ameliorated in group TH as compared with group LT.Conclusion Therapeutic hypercapnia can attenuate hepatic I/R injury in rat liver transplantation by inhibiting inflammatory response and apoptosis.