title: Impact of acute pulmonary embolism on plasma and tissue hepatocyte growth factor: an experimental study.
abstract: This study was designed to investigate the impact of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) on plasma and tissue hepatocyte growth factor (HGF). PE was established in 16 New Zealand white rabbits by intravenous injection of autologous blood clots. Another 16 sham-operated rabbits were used as control. Plasma HGF levels and tissue HGF expression was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunohistochemistry, respectively. The plasma HGF levels in the PE group were elevated 1 hour after PE (P < .01). In the lung tissue samples, the positive HGF expression ratio was 91.7% and 20.8%, respectively, in the PE and the control group (P < .01). The positive HGF expression ratio in the right ventricular tissue samples in the PE group was higher than in the control group (75.0% versus 20.9%; P < .01). The positive HGF expression ratio in the liver samples in the PE and the control groups was 33.3% and 16.7%, respectively (P < .05). In conclusion, acute PE was associated with a significant increase in plasma HGF. Acute PE was also associated with an enhanced HGF expression in the lungs, the right ventricle, and the liver.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Liaocheng People's Hospital and Liaocheng Clinical School of Taishan Medical University, Shandong, PR China. liyibolyb@126.com
authors.forename: Yi-Bo
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ming-Ting
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xin-Hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Jing-Bo
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Jun-Long
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Le-Xin
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000378:metabolism; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor / Q000097:blood*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008168:Lung / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor