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2003 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Development of perioperative management for hepatic resection based on the stellate cell function

Research Project

Project/Area Number 14370355
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field General surgery
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

SHIMAHARA Yasuyuki  Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine, Associate Professor, 医学研究科, 助教授 (30196498)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KAWADA Norifumi  Oosaka City University, School of Medicine, Lecturer, 医学部, 講師 (30271191)
NAKAMURA Hajime  Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine, Associate Professor, 医学研究科, 助教授 (70303914)
Project Period (FY) 2002 – 2003
Keywordshepatic stellate cell / thioredoxin / ROCK / Rho kinase inhibitor / ischemia / reperfusion injury / hepatic microcirculation / intravital microscopy / N-acetylcisteine / liver failure
Research Abstract

1)Relationship between thioredoxin and stellate cell function : Thioredoxin is a small redox-active protein with anti-oxidant and anti-apoptotic effect. We have investigated the protective effect of thioredoxin for hepatic fibrosis. Induction of endogenous thioredoxin was obvious in hepatocytes of thioacetamide-induced fibrotic liver of rats. Overexpression of thioredoxin inhibited tumor necrosis factor-(x-induced death of HepG2 cells. Thioacetamide-induced fibrosis and accumulation of malondialdehyde in the liver was suppressed in transgenic mice as compared with wild-type mice. Hepatic stellate cells isolated from transgenic mice was less proliferative than those isolated from wild type mice. Recombinant thioredoxin significantly inhibited DNA synthesis of primary-cultured stellate cells under serum or PDGF-BB stimulation. Thioredoxin failed to control collagen gene expression in cultured stellate cells. Thioredoxin has a potential to control hepatic fibrosis via inhibiting hepatocyt … More e death, proliferation of stellate cells and oxidative stress.
2)Hepatic microcirculation and Rock/Rho kinase inhibitor, Y-27632 : Rock/Rho kinase inhibitor, Y-27632 is also known to prevent activation of hepatic stellate cell and prevent fibrosis. We have investigated it in ischemia/reperfusion model of rat liver using hemi-lateral 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. Diameter 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.
3)Effect of NAC (N-acetylcisteine) on clinical postoperative liver failure : NAC (N-acetylcisteine) was administered to a posthepatectomized patient with hyperbilirubinemia. Serum bilirubin level tended to decreased after enteral administration of NAC. Less

  • Research Products

    (10 results)

All 2003 2002

All Journal Article (10 results)

  • [Journal Article] Reduction of hepatic ischemia/reperfusion-induced injury by a specifi ROCK/Rho kinase inhibitor Y-27632.2003

    • Author(s)
      F.Ikeda
    • Journal Title

      J Surg Res 109

      Pages: 155-160

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Overexpression of thioredoxin prevents acute hepatitis caused by thioacetamide or lipopolysaccharide in mice.2003

    • Author(s)
      H.Okuyama
    • Journal Title

      Hepatology 37

      Pages: 1015-1025

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Reduction of hepatic ischemia/reperfusion-induced injury by a specifi ROCK/Rho kinase inhibitor Y-27632.2003

    • Author(s)
      F.Ikeda, H.Terajima, Y.Shimahara, T.Kondo, Y.Yamaoka
    • Journal Title

      J Surg Res 109(2)

      Pages: 155-160

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Overexpression of thioredoxin prevents acute hepatitis caused by thioacetamide or lipopolysaccharide in mice.2003

    • Author(s)
      H.Okuyama, H.Nakamura, Y.Shimahara, S.Araya, N.Kawada, Y.Yamaoka, J.Yodoi
    • Journal Title

      Hepatology 37

      Pages: 1015-1025

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Significance of serum type IV collagen level of hepatectomized patients with chronic liver damage.2002

    • Author(s)
      Y.Shimahara
    • Journal Title

      World J Surg 26

      Pages: 451-456

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] The hepatic stellate cell in the post-genomic era.2002

    • Author(s)
      H.Okuyama
    • Journal Title

      Histology and Histopathology 17

      Pages: 487-495

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Regulation of Cultured Rat Hepatocyte Proliferation by Stellate Cells.2002

    • Author(s)
      N.Uyama
    • Journal Title

      J Hepatol 36

      Pages: 590-599

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Significance of serum type IV collagen level of hepatectomized patients with chronic liver damage.2002

    • Author(s)
      Y.Shimahara, N.Yamamoto, N.Uyama, H.Okuyama, H.Momoi, T.Kamikawa, H.Terajima, Y.Iimuro, Y.Yamamoto, I.Ikai, F.Kushihata, H.Kiyochi, N.Kobayashi, Y.Yamaoka
    • Journal Title

      World J Surg 26(4)

      Pages: 451-456

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] The hepatic stellate cell in the post-genomic era.2002

    • Author(s)
      H.Okuyama, Y.Shimahara, N.Kawada
    • Journal Title

      Histology and Histopathology 17

      Pages: 487-495

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Regulation of Cultured Rat Hepatocyte Proliferation by Stellate Cells.2002

    • Author(s)
      N.Uyama, Y.Shimahara, N.Kawada, S.Seki, H.Okuyama, Y.Iimuro Y.Yamaoka
    • Journal Title

      J Hepatol 36

      Pages: 590-599

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 2006-07-11  

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