Relationship Between Hepatocellular Apoptosis and Glycogen Contents During Hepatic Cold Preservation Reperfusion and Its Mechanism / 中国普外基础与临床杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the relationship between hepatocellular apoptosis and glycogen contents during hepatic cold preservation reperfusion and its mechanism.Methods Based on the model of four groups of rabbit livers with different hepatocellular glycogen contents, hepatocellular apoptosis and bax gene expression were observed during hepatic cold preservation reperfusion.Results Apoptotic hepatocytes were obviously found in 60 minute reperfusing livers subsequent to 9 hour cold storage, and there was significant difference in the numbers of apoptotic hepatocytes among all the groups. In the same time, there was the close relationship between the levels of bax gene expression and the glycogen contents of hepatocytes.Conclusion Intracellular abundant glycogen may significantly depress the hepatocellular apoptosis during hepatic cold preservation reperfusion by decreasing hepatocellular bax gene expression.