Protective effects of protease inhibitor on liver function after ischemia reperfusion and orthotopic liver transplantation in rats / 中华肝胆外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the role of neutrophils and protease inhibitor in the pathogenesis of hepatic ischemia reperfusion injury. Methods The models of liver ischemia reperfusion (LIR) and orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) were established in rats. The contents of serum ALT and LDH and liver myeloperoxidase(MPO) were determined. Meanwhile, the hepatic pathohistological changes were observed and the number of infiltrating neutrophils counted. As for the LIR model, the animals were administered with aprotinin (AP) before ischemia. Then reperfusion was achieved 45 min after ischemia. The samples were collected after reperfusion for 4 h. In OLT model, the animals were administered with AP 1 h before the transplantation and the samples were collected 4 h postoperatively. Results The contents of serum ALT and LDH and liver MPO were significantly higher in the control group than in the experimental one (P