Following 70%hepatectomy (PHP), rats were injected daily with 1-50 渭g HPSE/rat. Liver samples were stained with H&E and anti-bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) antibody. mRNAs of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), stem cell factor, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-伪, interleukin(IL)-6, and cyclinD1 were tested by real-time qPCR. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) were tested by gel zymography.
Compared to the saline control, HPSE increased hepatocyte proliferation 24 h, 48 h and 72 h after PHP, with the maximal effect found at 24 h with 50 渭g HPSE (40.9 卤 2.5%vs. 8.6 卤 4.3%, p < 0.01 for BrdU staining; 5.5 卤 0.9%vs. 0.8 卤 0.5%, p < 0.05 for mitosis). Proliferation of the sinusoidal and the portal vein radical ECs was also increased (p < 0.05). HPSE caused a twofold increase in cyclinD1 mRNA (p < 0.05) and in pro-MMP-9 levels (p < 0.05). HPSE at all doses also caused significant reductions of TNF-伪 mRNA (p < 0.05) and IL-6 mRNA, and no change in HGF mRNA.
HPSE enhances liver regeneration by inducing proliferation of hepatocytes and both sinusoidal and vascular ECs. Since the effect of HPSE on hepatocytes occurred earlier than that observed in ECs, this effect is not related to HPSE's effect on ECs. The mechanism of HPSE action is probably indirect and is mediated by HPSE-dependent ECM cleavage and the release of pre-existing enzymes.
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