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Upregulation of heme oxygenase-1 protects genetically fat Zucker rat livers from ischemia/reperfusion injury
Farin Amersi, … , Ronald W. Busuttil, Jerzy W. Kupiec-Weglinski
Farin Amersi, … , Ronald W. Busuttil, Jerzy W. Kupiec-Weglinski
Published December 1, 1999
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 1999;104(11):1631-1639. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI7903.
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Upregulation of heme oxygenase-1 protects genetically fat Zucker rat livers from ischemia/reperfusion injury

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We examined the effects of upregulation of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in steatotic rat liver models of ex vivo cold ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. In the model of ischemia/isolated perfusion, treatment of genetically obese Zucker rats with the HO-1 inducer cobalt protoporphyrin (CoPP) or with adenoviral HO-1 (Ad-HO-1) significantly improved portal venous blood flow, increased bile production, and decreased hepatocyte injury. Unlike in untreated rats or those pretreated with the HO-1 inhibitor zinc protoporphyrin (ZnPP), upregulation of HO-1 by Western blots correlated with amelioration of histologic features of I/R injury. Adjunctive infusion of ZnPP abrogated the beneficial effects of Ad-HO-1 gene transfer, documenting the direct involvement of HO-1 in protection against I/R injury. Following cold ischemia/isotransplantation, HO-1 overexpression extended animal survival from 40% in untreated controls to about 80% after CoPP or Ad-HO-1 therapy. This effect correlated with preserved hepatic architecture, improved liver function, and depressed infiltration by T cells and macrophages. Hence, CoPP- or gene therapy–induced HO-1 prevented I/R injury in steatotic rat livers. These findings provide the rationale for refined new treatments that should increase the supply of usable donor livers and ultimately improve the overall success of liver transplantation.

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Farin Amersi, Roland Buelow, Hirohisa Kato, Bibo Ke, Ana J. Coito, Xiu-Da Shen, Delai Zhao, Joseph Zaky, Judy Melinek, Charles R. Lassman, Jay K. Kolls, J. Alam, Thomas Ritter, Hans-Dieter Volk, Douglas G. Farmer, Rafik M. Ghobrial, Ronald W. Busuttil, Jerzy W. Kupiec-Weglinski

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Immunohistochemical staining for infiltrating T cells and macrophages in...
Immunohistochemical staining for infiltrating T cells and macrophages in steatotic rat livers at day 1 and 100 following transplantation into lean Zucker recipients. Sections of liver isografts from untreated or CoPP-pretreated obese Zucker donors were stained with primary mouse mAb against rat T cells (R73) and monocytes/macrophages (ED1). (a) Control day 1 (T cells); (b) CoPP day 1 (T cells); (c) control day 1 (macrophages); (d) CoPP day 1 (macrophages); (e) control day 100 (T cells); (f) CoPP day 100 (T cells); (g) control day 100 (macrophages); (h) CoPP day 100 (macrophages). Original ×272.

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