Effect of selective versus non-selective cyclooxygenase inhibitors on ischemia-reperfusion-induced hepatic injury in rats

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AIM: Ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury represents an important pathological process of liver injury during major hepatic surgery. The role of cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymes in the pathogenesis of ischemia-reperfusion (IR)-induced liver injury is not clear. This study investigated the effect of a selective COX-2 inhibitor, celecoxib, versus non-selective, indomethacin, on hepatic IR injury in rats.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Hepatic IR was induced in adult male rats. The animals were divided into 4 groups: normal control (sham group), IR non-treated group; IR-indomethacin-treated group; and IR-celecoxib-treated group. Liver injury was evaluated by serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and a histopathological examination of liver tissues. Hepatic tissue content of oxidative stress parameters glutathione peroxidase (GPx), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, malondialdehyde (MDA), nitric oxide (NO) and the inflammatory marker, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, (TNF-α) were measured. Moreover, the immunohistochemical detection of endothelial NO synthase (eNOS), inducible NO synthase (iNOS), and caspase-3 in the hepatic tissue was performed.

KEY FINDINGS: Celecoxib, but not indomethacin, significantly attenuated hepatic IR injury as evidenced by reduction in serum ALT as well as by improvement in the histopathological scoring. Such effect was associated with attenuation in oxidative stress and TNF-α, along with modulation of immunohistochemical expression of eNOS, iNOS and caspase-3 in the hepatic tissue.

SIGNIFICANCE: The present study concluded that selective COX-2 inhibition (but not non-selective), is hepatoprotective against liver IR injury; indicating a differential role of COX-1 versus COX-2. Modulation of iNOS, eNOS and caspase-3 might participate in the protective effect of selective COX-2-inhibitors.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:134

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Life sciences - 134(2015) vom: 01. Aug., Seite 42-8

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Abdel-Gaber, Seham A [VerfasserIn]
Ibrahim, Mohamed A [VerfasserIn]
Amin, Entesar F [VerfasserIn]
Ibrahim, Salwa A [VerfasserIn]
Mohammed, Rehab K [VerfasserIn]
Abdelrahman, Aly M [VerfasserIn]

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4Y8F71G49Q
Alanine Transaminase
Casp3 protein, rat
Caspase 3
Celecoxib
Celecoxib-ischemia–reperfusion
Comparative Study
Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors
Cyclooxygenase inhibitors
EC 1.-
EC 1.14.13.39
EC 2.6.1.2
EC 3.4.22.-
Hepatic ischemia–reperfusion
Indomethacin
Indomethacin-ischemia–reperfusion
JCX84Q7J1L
Journal Article
Malondialdehyde
Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II
Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III
Nos2 protein, rat
Nos3 protein, rat
Oxidoreductases
Pyrazoles
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sulfonamides
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
XXE1CET956

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Date Completed 16.09.2015

Date Revised 19.11.2015

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.lfs.2015.04.025

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM249320894