The nitric oxide in ischemia-reperfusion injury and acute rejection of rat intestinal transplantation / 中华器官移植杂志

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo evaluate the role of nitric oxide (NO) in ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) and acute rejection (AR) of intestinal transplantation in rats.MethodsThe rat orthotopic intestinal transplantation was performed. Animals were assigned to the following 4 groups with random methods:transplant control group,L-arginine (L-Arg) group,NG-Nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) Ⅰ group (group Ⅰ ) and L-NAME Ⅱ group (group Ⅱ ).The rats in different group were given saline,L-Arg (150 mg· kg-1 · d-1 ),L-NAME (4 and 8 mg· kg-1 · d-1 ) injection respectively from the operative day.The recipient survival time was observed.The pathologic changes were observed by HE staining.The activity of nitric oxide synthases (NOS) was measured by using immunohistochemistry.The abilities of glucose absorption and serum NO levels were tested.Results The recipient survival timein transplant control group,L-Arg group,group Ⅰ and group Ⅱ were (11.7 ± 1.2),(10.2 ± 1.0),( 12.3 ± 1.5) and ( 17.3 ± 1.9) days respectively,and the survival in group Ⅱ was prolonged significantly (P＜0.01).As compared with control group,the Park scores in L-Arg group and group Ⅰ were reduced,and IRI were attenuated; the Park score in group Ⅱ was increased (P＜0.01),the IRI was aggravated,but the AR was attenuated.As compared with control group,during the IRI period,the iNOS staining in group Ⅰ was decreased,and both iNOS and nNOS staining in group Ⅱ was decreased; during the AR period,the iNOS staining in group Ⅱ was decreased obviously.The serum NO levels were increased gradually in all groups.As compared with control group,the increase of serum NO level in group Ⅱ was delayed.As compared with control group,the glucose absorption levels in L-Arg group were increased significantly from 30 min after reperfusion to POD-3 (P＜0.01),and the postoperative glucose absorption levels in groups Ⅰ and Ⅱ maintained the low levels.ConclusionNO may play a dual role as both cytotoxic and cytoprotective effects in IRI,and aggravate mucosal damage in AR in rats intestinal transplantation.The glucose absorptive capacity of graft is promoted by supplementation of LArg at early postoperative period.