title: Influence of tissue acidification and halothane anesthesia on hepatic electrical and biochemical properties during ischemia.
abstract: In order to further corroborate the recent findings on liver ischemia after perfusion with solutions containing an additive of heptanol, that the intraischemic loss of cell-to-cell communication in protected livers can be detected by electrical impedance measurement (1), we tried to induce uncoupling in porcine liver by tissue acidification applying acidified protective solutions. Moreover, the effects of preischemic inhaling of high concentrations of the decoupling anesthetic halothane were examined in unprotected ischemic livers (2-5). Electrical impedance, biochemical analyses, and pH measurements were applied in parallel. In addition, typical time courses of impedance parameters of unprotected liver and skeletal muscle were compared, because the latter is devoid of gap junctions. In spite of overlapping side-effects of the respective uncoupling measure, the results suggest that the loss of cell-to-cell communication in the liver is associated with measureable effects on the electrical impedance.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Vegetative Physiologie und Pathophysiologie, Universität Göttingen.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kehrer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aminalai
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bürger
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gersing
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meissner
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Bretschneider
mesh_terms: D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium / Q000187:drug effects*; D000409:Alanine / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D005990:Glycerol / Q000378:metabolism; D006221:Halothane / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007773:Lactates / Q000378:metabolism; D019344:Lactic Acid; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008112:Liver Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism; D008353:Mannitol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects*; D009926:Organ Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D011343:Procaine / Q000494:pharmacology; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: C039984:Bretschneider cardioplegic solution; D007773:Lactates; D008112:Liver Glycogen; D019344:Lactic Acid; D008353:Mannitol; D011343:Procaine; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D005947:Glucose; D000409:Alanine; D005990:Glycerol; D006221:Halothane