title: [Serum marker of the functional hepatic mass after extensive hepatectomy. The branched/aromatic amino acid ratio. Experimental and clinical studies].
abstract: During severe hepatic insufficiency, serum amino acid profile is modified with an increase of aromatic amino acids (AAA) (Tyrosine and Phenylalanine) and methionine concentrations and a decreased value of 3 branched chain amino acids (BCAA) (leucine, isoleucine and valine). These observations have been confirmed after hepatic surgery in experimental and clinical studies. In experimental models, after 10, 32, 68, 77 or 90% hepatectomy in Wistar rats, the BCAA/AAA ratio (R) is correlated with the extent of hepatectomy: r = 0.74, p < 0.001; with the post-operative interval time (8, 24, 32, 48, 168 or 240 hours): r = 0.60, p < 0.001 and with the liver weight when animals are sacrificed: r = 0.64, p < 0.001. In clinical studies, 26 patients have undergone 60 to 80% hepatectomy for primary or secondary tumors of the liver and R is determined on the immediate post-operative day and every day during the first post-operative week. Liver regeneration is followed by single photon emission computerized tomoscintigraphy on days 0, 7 and 30 with assessment of hepatic growth index (HGI) estimated by the ratio: liver mass on day 7 or 30/remnant liver mass on day 0. On post-operative day 7, R is 1.61 +/- 0.3 (normal: 3.5 +/- 0.51). Mean liver volume is 60 +/- 11% and HGI is 1.9 +/- 0.3. On this day, a correlation is found between R and HGI (r = 0.76). On post-operative day 30, HGI is 2.34 +/- 0.50, mean liver volume is 89.6 +/- 0.9% and R is 2.02 +/- 0.65.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Institut Curie, Service de Chirurgie Digestive, Paris.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Joyeux
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matias
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Saint-Aubert
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Astre
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gouttebel
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Vedrenne
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Deneux
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000097:blood; D000597:Amino Acids, Branched-Chain / Q000097:blood*; D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D004285:Dogs; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D000597:Amino Acids, Branched-Chain; D015415:Biomarkers
vernacular_title: Un marqueur sérique de la masse hépatique fonctionelle après hépatectomie élargie. Le rapport des acides aminés ramifiés (AAR) sur les aromatiques (AAA). Etudes expérimentales et cliniques.