Title |
Pretreatment of parecoxib attenuates hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats
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Published in |
BMC Anesthesiology, November 2015
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DOI | 10.1186/s12871-015-0147-0 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Tao Zhang, Yi Ma, Kang-Qing Xu, Wen-Qi Huang |
Abstract |
Previous studies showed that cyclooxygenase(COX) was involved in ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injuries. Parecoxib, a selective inhibitor for COX -2, has been shown to have protective properties in reducing I/R injury in the heart, kidney and brain. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of parecoxib on hepatic I/R and to explore the underlying mechanisms. Fifty-two Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups: the sham-operation (Sham) group, the hepatic ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) group, and the parecoxib pretreated I/R (I/R + Pare) group. Partial warm ischemia was produced in the left and middle hepatic lobes of Sprague-Dawley rats for 60 min, followed by 6 h of reperfusion. Rats in the I/R + Pare group received parecoxib (10 mg/kg) intraperitoneally twice a day for three consecutive days prior to ischemia. Blood and tissue samples from the groups were collected 6 h after reperfusion, and a survival study was performed. Pretreatment with parecoxib prior to I/R insult significantly reduced I/R-induced elevations of aminotransferases, and significantly improved the histological status of the liver. Parecoxib significantly suppressed inflammatory cascades, as demonstrated by attenuations in TNF-α and IL-6. Parecoxib significantly inhibited iNOS and nitrotyrosine expression after I/R and significantly attenuated I/R-induced apoptosis. The 7-day survival rate was increased by pre-administration of parecoxib. Administration of parecoxib prior to hepatic I/R attenuates hepatic injury through inhibition of inflammatory response and nitrosative stress. |
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