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Ileectomy-induced Bile Overaccumulation in Mouse Intestine
Published on: August 21, 2017
Influence of intestinal resections on biliary composition and liver ultrastructure
M I Correa Antúnez1, J M Morán Penco, J L Amaya Lozano
1General Surgery Service of the University Hospital Complex, Badajoz, Spain.
Background & Aims:
Among the multiple factors that can influence bile acid (BA) metabolism and biliary poles, intestinal resections could do so directly (through absorption alterations) and/or indirectly (bacterial translocation, alterations of the hepato-intestinal hormonal axis). Our aim was to study the influence of partial intestinal resections on bile metabolism and biliary structure in an animal model.
Methods:
Dunkin Hartley guinea pigs were used: Group A with only jejunum resection, Group B with only ileum resection, and Group CtrG, the control group. They were monitored for 21 days, with oral nutrition. At the end of this period, samples of the bile were taken from the hepatic duct and vena cava. After liver perfusion, samples of hepatic tissue were taken for optical and electron microscopy.
Results:
There was a significant decrease in serum cholesterol in both GA & GB. The levels of biliary phospholipids (Ph) and cholic acid decreased only in Group B, but not ketolithocholic acid nor total conjugated BA. Slight liver macrosteatosis was observed in GB, but there were no changes in the biliary poles or canaliculi in the electron microscopy samples.
Conclusions:
Ileum resections affect the biliary Ph and BA composition, which could increase bile lithogenicity but do not seem to affect biliary duct anatomy.
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