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Functional Human Liver Preservation and Recovery by Means of Subnormothermic Machine Perfusion
Published on: April 27, 2015
Capsiate treatment in liver surgeries may compromise its recovery
Pedro Paulo Barros1, Gisele Mara Silva Gonçalves1, Gustavo Henrique da Silva1
1Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, Brazil.
Purpose:
To investigate the effects of capsiate treatment on hepatic hyperplasia in partially hepatectomized rats.
Methods:
The animals were divided into a Capsiate group (CPH), a Capsiate Post-Partial Hepatectomy group (CPPH) and a Partial Hepatectomy Control group (PH). CPH and CPPH animals received 60 mg/kg/day Capsiate for 30 days. Next, the rats underwent partial hepatectomy. CPPH animals continued to receive treatment for 48 h after partial hepatectomy. Liver tissue and intracardiac blood samples were obtained 24 or 48 h after PH.
Results:
Capsiate treatment interfered with hepatic parameters, reducing the number of mitoses and apoptosis and increasing blood ALT and alkaline phosphatase concentrations.
Conclusion:
Capsiate treatment preceding hepatic surgery may compromise the initial period of postoperative recovery.
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