Wang L, He FL, Liu FQ, Yue ZD, Zhao HW. Establishment of a hepatic cirrhosis and portal hypertension model by hepatic arterial perfusion with 80% alcohol. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(32): 9544-9553 [PMID: 26327762 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i32.9544]
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Dr. Fu-Quan Liu, Department of Interventional Therapy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 10, Tie Yi Street, Beijing 100038, China. liufq_sjt@163.com
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Basic Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2015; 21(32): 9544-9553 Published online Aug 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i32.9544
Table 1 Changes of portal vein in experimental group 2 before and after perfusion
Portal venous diameter (mm)
Pressure (kPa)
Extrahepatic portal venous bypass
Intrahepatic portal venous bypass
Before perfusion (n = 5)
1
10.3
1.4
--
1
9.8
1.5
--
1
11.4
1.4
--
1
12.2
1.6
--
1
10.0
1.5
--
mean ± SD
10.74 ± 1.02
1.48 ± 0.84
Immediately after perfusion (n = 5)
1
18.2
2.5
--
1
17.1
2.7
--
1
20.2
2.6
--
1
16.7
2.9
--
1
18.4
2.4
--
mean ± SD
18.12 ± 1.37
2.62 ± 0.19
2 wk after perfusion (n = 5)
1
13.6
1.8
--
1
12.7
2.1
-+
1
14.5
2.0
-+
1
13.3
2.4
--
1
12.9
1.9
-+
mean ± SD
13.40 ± 0.71
2.04 ± 0.23
4 wk after perfusion (n = 5)
1
12.3
1.6
-+
1
11.8
1.9
-+
1
14.1
1.5
-+
1
13.1
2.1
-+
1
11.7
1.7
-+
mean ± SD
12.60 ± 1.00
2.04 ± 0.23
6 wk after perfusion (n = 5)
1
11.5
1.7
-+
1
11.9
1.8
-+
1
16.1
1.4
-+
1
16.5
2.1
-+
1
11.8
1.9
-+
mean ± SD
13.56 ± 2.51
1.78 ± 0.26
Table 2 Changes of portal vein in experimental group 3 before and after perfusion
Portal venous diameter (mm)
Pressure (kPa)
Extrahepatic portal venous bypass
Intrahepatic portal venous bypass
Before perfusion (n = 5)
1
9.5
1.2
--
1
10.3
1.6
--
1
11.5
1.4
--
1
9.8
1.3
--
1
12.4
1.5
--
mean ± SD
10.70 ± 1.22
1.40 ± 0.16
Immediately after perfusion (n = 5)
1
19.4
3.1
--
1
18.6
3.3
--
1
21.1
3.5
--
1
17.9
2.8
--
1
19.7
2.9
--
mean ± SD
19.34 ± 1.21
3.12 ± 0.29
2 wk after perfusion (n = 4)
1
14.2
2.4
-+
1
15.4
2.6
-+
1
16.3
2.8
--
1
16.6
2.6
-+
mean ± SD
15.80 ± 3.66
2.60 ± 0.16
4 wk after perfusion (n = 3)
1
11.4
2.2
-+
1
16.5
1.8
-+
1
17.9
2.1
-+
mean ± SD
15.63 ± 1.08
2.03 ± 0.21
6 wk after perfusion (n = 3)
1
11.6
2.1
-+
1
18.3
1.7
-+
1
17.5
1.9
-+
mean ± SD
15.27 ± 3.36
1.90 ± 0.20
Table 3 Changes of portal vein in experimental group 1 before and after perfusion
Portal venous diameter (mm)
Pressure (kPa)
Extrahepatic portal venous bypass
Intrahepatic portal venous bypass
Before perfusion (n = 5)
1
10.5
1.5
--
1
10.3
1.7
--
1
10.6
1.7
--
1
11.4
1.6
--
1
10.2
1.6
--
mean ± SD
10.60 ± 0.47
1.62 ± 0.84
Immediately after perfusion (n = 5)
1
10.5
1.6
--
1
10.8
1.9
--
1
10.9
1.6
--
1
11.4
1.5
--
1
10.5
1.8
--
mean ± SD
10.82 ± 0.37
1.68 ± 0.16
2 wk after perfusion (n = 5)
1
11.0
1.7
--
1
10.6
1.8
--
1
11.1
1.7
--
1
10.9
1.7
--
1
11.2
1.6
--
mean ± SD
10.98 ± 0.23
1.70 ± 0.07
4 wk after perfusion (n = 5)
1
11.3
1.6
--
1
10.4
1.9
--
1
10.7
1.5
--
1
11.6
1.5
--
1
11.5
1.8
--
mean ± SD
11.10 ± 0.52
1.66 ± 0.18
6 wk after perfusion (n = 5)
1
11.7
1.6
--
1
11.1
1.8
--
1
10.3
1.4
--
1
11.0
1.6
--
1
11.4
1.8
--
mean ± SD
15.27 ± 3.36
1.64 ± 0.17
Table 4 Changes of portal vein in control groups before and after perfusion
Portal venous diameter (mm)
Pressure (kPa)
Extrahepatic portal venous bypass
Intrahepatic portal venous bypass
Before perfusion (n = 6)
1
10.3
1.3
--
1
10.1
1.7
--
1
10.7
1.5
--
1
10.2
1.8
--
1
9.6
1.5
--
1
9.9
1.6
--
mean ± SD
10.13 ± 0.37
1.57 ± 0.18
Immediately after perfusion (n = 6)
1
10.3
1.4
--
1
10.2
1.6
--
1
10.7
1.5
--
1
10.3
1.8
--
1
9.7
1.6
--
1
10.2
1.5
--
mean ± SD
10.24 ± 0.32
1.57 ± 0.14
2 wk after perfusion (n = 5)
1
10.1
1.7
--
1
10.3
1.8
--
1
10.4
1.7
--
1
10.6
1.7
--
1
9.9
1.6
--
1
10.3
1.7
--
mean ± SD
10.27 ± 0.24
1.62 ± 0.12
4 wk after perfusion (n = 6)
1
10.4
1.4
--
1
10.5
1.7
--
1
10.4
1.6
--
1
10.8
1.7
--
1
9.8
1.5
--
1
10.6
1.6
--
mean ± SD
10.42 ± 0.34
1.58 ± 0.12
6 wk after perfusion (n = 6)
1
10.6
1.6
--
1
10.3
1.8
--
1
10.2
1.5
--
1
10.6
1.6
--
1
10.1
1.7
--
1
10.4
1.7
--
mean ± SD
10.37 ± 0.21
1.65 ± 0.10
Table 5 Changes of liver size and spleen size in experimental group 1 (5 pigs), experimental group 2 (5 pigs), experimental group 3 (3 pigs) and control groups (6 pigs) before perfusion and at 6 wk after perfusion
Liver size (cm3)
Spleen (cm3)
Avoirdupois (kg)
Experimental groups 2 + 3
Before perfusion
508 ± 67
113 ± 38
32.9 ± 3.8
6 wk after perfusion
589 ± 73
159 ± 46
40.7 ± 3.5
Experimental group 1 + control groups
Before perfusion
479 ± 85
102 ± 47
33.8 ± 2.9
After perfusion
504 ± 73
111 ± 39
39.5 ± 3.5
Table 6 Histopathological changes of hepatic biopsy samples within 6 h after perfusion with different concentrations of alcohol
Group
Venous hepatocyte thrombosis
Hepatocyte degeneration
Inflammatory cell necrosis
Endothelial cell infiltration injury
Experimental group 1 (n = 5)
3
1
0
1
Experimental group 2 (n = 5)
5
4
2
3
Experimental group 3 (n = 5)
5
5
4
5
Control group (n = 6)
0
0
0
0
Citation: Wang L, He FL, Liu FQ, Yue ZD, Zhao HW. Establishment of a hepatic cirrhosis and portal hypertension model by hepatic arterial perfusion with 80% alcohol. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(32): 9544-9553