Regenerative capacity differs between micro- and macrovesicular hepatic steatosis. 2007

Agnieszka Oleszczuk, and Michael Spannbauer, and Andrea Tannapfel, and Matthias Blüher, and Jan Hengstler, and Uta-Carolin Pietsch, and Annette Schuhmacher, and Christian Wittekind, and Johann P Hauss, and Michael R Schön
Department of Surgery, University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.

BACKGROUND Independent of etiology, the hepatic microvesicular steatosis has a worse prognosis compared with macrovesicular steatosis. Proliferation compensates for apoptosis and reflects regenerative mechanisms following liver injury. It is unknown whether these two types of fatty liver have differences in regenerative capacity and apoptosis, which could have an impact on their prognosis. METHODS Two groups of pigs were studied for 72 days under a protein-deficient diet. One group received only protein-deficient diet (n=6), the other was treated in addition to the diet with 6g ethanol/kg/day by means of a percutaneous intragastric catheter (n=6). The rate of proliferating and apoptotic hepatocytes was determined, respectively, by proliferation cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and ISEL/TUNEL staining for apoptosis in liver biopsies with similar steatosis grade in pigs with micro- or macrovesicular fatty liver. RESULTS The ethanol-treated group developed microvesicular steatosis, the other group developed macrovesicular steatosis. Proliferation index was significantly increased in macrovesicular in comparison with microvesicular steatosis (p<0.05). Apoptosis rate was similar in both groups. CONCLUSIONS Regeneration, but not apoptosis rate differs between micro- and macrovesicular steatosis. The reduced regenerative capacity in microvesicular steatosis may contribute to the worse prognosis of this subtype of fatty liver disease.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008115 Liver Regeneration Repair or renewal of hepatic tissue. Liver Regenerations,Regeneration, Liver,Regenerations, Liver
D011488 Protein Deficiency A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of proteins in the diet, characterized by adaptive enzyme changes in the liver, increase in amino acid synthetases, and diminution of urea formation, thus conserving nitrogen and reducing its loss in the urine. Growth, immune response, repair, and production of enzymes and hormones are all impaired in severe protein deficiency. Protein deficiency may also arise in the face of adequate protein intake if the protein is of poor quality (i.e., the content of one or more amino acids is inadequate and thus becomes the limiting factor in protein utilization). (From Merck Manual, 16th ed; Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 12th ed, p406) Deficiency, Protein,Deficiencies, Protein,Protein Deficiencies
D002452 Cell Count The number of CELLS of a specific kind, usually measured per unit volume or area of sample. Cell Density,Cell Number,Cell Counts,Cell Densities,Cell Numbers,Count, Cell,Counts, Cell,Densities, Cell,Density, Cell,Number, Cell,Numbers, Cell
D002624 Chemistry, Clinical The specialty of ANALYTIC CHEMISTRY applied to assays of physiologically important substances found in blood, urine, tissues, and other biological fluids for the purpose of aiding the physician in making a diagnosis or following therapy. Clinical Chemistry
D004195 Disease Models, Animal Naturally-occurring or experimentally-induced animal diseases with pathological processes analogous to human diseases. Animal Disease Model,Animal Disease Models,Disease Model, Animal
D005235 Fatty Liver, Alcoholic Lipid infiltration of the hepatic parenchymal cells that is due to ALCOHOL ABUSE. The fatty changes in the alcoholic fatty liver may be reversible, depending on the amounts of TRIGLYCERIDES accumulated. Alcoholic Fatty Liver,Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
D005260 Female Females
D000431 Ethanol A clear, colorless liquid rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and distributed throughout the body. It has bactericidal activity and is used often as a topical disinfectant. It is widely used as a solvent and preservative in pharmaceutical preparations as well as serving as the primary ingredient in ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. Alcohol, Ethyl,Absolute Alcohol,Grain Alcohol,Alcohol, Absolute,Alcohol, Grain,Ethyl Alcohol
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013552 Swine Any of various animals that constitute the family Suidae and comprise stout-bodied, short-legged omnivorous mammals with thick skin, usually covered with coarse bristles, a rather long mobile snout, and small tail. Included are the genera Babyrousa, Phacochoerus (wart hogs), and Sus, the latter containing the domestic pig (see SUS SCROFA). Phacochoerus,Pigs,Suidae,Warthogs,Wart Hogs,Hog, Wart,Hogs, Wart,Wart Hog

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