title: Ultrastructural changes in the dog liver cell after isolated liver perfusion with various cytotoxins.
abstract: Following isolated liver perfusion with different cytotoxins - 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), methotrexate (MTX), dacarbazine (DTIC) cis-platinum (cis-PT) - liver tissue of dogs was examined with the electron microscope (a) directly after the perfusion and (b) after a survival time of 4 weeks (5-FU and DTIC). Acute disintegration of the granular endoplasmic reticulum and depletion of the glycogen stores occurred after perfusion with 5-FU, MTX, and DTIC, while cis-PT induced disintegration of the granular endoplasmic reticulum accompanied by an accumulation of glycogen. Four weeks after perfusion with DTIC signs of remarkably increased cellular activity were observed, while 4 weeks after perfusion with 5-FU the parenchymal liver cells revealed a well-balanced and moderate recovery of the cellular structures.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use / Q000633:toxicity*; D010478:Chemotherapy, Cancer, Regional Perfusion / Q000379:methods*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000633:toxicity; D003606:Dacarbazine / Q000633:toxicity; D004285:Dogs; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000633:toxicity; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000633:toxicity; D008854:Microscopy, Electron
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D003606:Dacarbazine; D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil; D008727:Methotrexate