2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Strategy for Liver Failure by Regulating Hepatic Microcirculation through Hepatic Stellate Cell Activatity
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12470238
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
General surgery
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| Research Institution | KYOTO UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
SHIMAHARA Yasuyuki Kyoto University, Medicine, Associate Professor, 医学研究科, 助教授 (30196498)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TERAJIMA Hiroaki Kyoto University, Medicine, Lecturer, 医学研究科, 講師 (40314215)
YAMAMOTO Naritaka Kyoto University, Medicine, Associate Professor, 医学研究科, 助手 (30253298)
YAMAOKA Yoshio Kyoto University, Medicine, Associate Professor (Chairman), 医学研究科, 教授 (90089102)
KAWADA Norihumi Osaka City University, Medicine, Lecturer, 医学部, 講師 (30271191)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2000 – 2001
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| Keywords | hepatic stellate cell / hepatic microcirculation / Liver failure / Intravital microscopyu / Liver fibrosis / ROCK / Rho kinase inhibitor / Y-27632 / enndotoxin |
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| Research Abstract |
Hepatic stellate cell is known to regulate hepatic sinusoidal blood flow through its contraction and relaxation. When it is contracted by activation, sinusoidal blood flow is reduced. Therefore, it is considered that regulation of activation of hepatic stellate cell can be a potential strategy to improve hepatic microcirculation. We have clarified in TAA-induced cirrhosis model of rats that N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) has a powerful effect on prevention of hepatic stellate cell activation and progress of fibrosis. In such model, microcirculation was well maintained. Rock/Rho kinase inhibitor, Y-27632 is also known to prevent activation of hepatic stellate cell and prevent fibrosis. In this series of the study, we have examined whether Y-27632 has an effect on improvement of hepatic microcirculation. We have investigated it in ischemia/reperfusion model of rat liver using hemHateral clamp of the.liver. Y-27632 protected ischemia/reperfusion induced injury of the liver through remarkable improvement of hepatic microcirculation, which was observed by intravital microscopy. Diamiter of sinusoid and postsinusoidal venule , sinusoidal perfusion rate were maintained as compared to sham group. Adherence of leucocytes in the sinusoid and postsinusoidal venule was much less, which results also in protection of disturbance of the blood flow. Y-27632 also exhibited to improve disturbance of microcirculation due to endotoxemia.
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