ISSN:
1432-2277
Keywords:
Key words Liver transplantation
;
Fasting
;
Heat shock protein
;
GRP78
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TNF-α
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract We have previously shown that livers from long-term-fasted rats acquire tolerance to warm ischemic injury following transplantation, despite the fact that fasting depletes glycogen and ATP from the liver. The precise mechanism of the protective effect induced by donor fasting, however, is still a matter of controversy. In this experiment we determined heat-shock protein (GRP78) mRNA expression in livers during long-term fasting and TNF-α mRNA expression in transplanted livers exposed to warm ischemia. We also measured the concentration of TNF-α by ELISA in the ascitic fluid of fed and fasted rats injected intraperitoneally with zymosan to investigate why livers from fasted rats tolerate ischemic injury better. There seemed to be a positive correlation between GRP78 mRNA expression and survival. TNF-α secretion into the ascitic fluid of fasted rats was markedly suppressed, and fasting donor animals induced cytoprotective substances, such as GRP78, in the liver. These factors may contribute to the tolerance to ischemic injury produced by donor fasting.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001470050512
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