title: Limited therapeutic efficacy of thrombopoietin on the regeneration of steatotic livers.
abstract: Liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy is impaired in steatotic livers of leptin-deficient ob/ob mice. Previous studies have shown that thrombopoietin (TPO) promotes liver regeneration and improves liver cirrhosis by an increase of platelet counts and the expansion of hepatic progenitor cells. Herein we studied whether TPO exerts pro-proliferative and hepatoprotective effects and thereby improves the regenerative capacity of steatotic livers. For this purpose, we studied hepatic regeneration at day 2, 3, 7 and 10 in a model of 55% hepatectomy in obese (ob/ob) and non-obese (C57BL/6J) mice. Liver function and injury, platelet counts, weight of the regenerated liver, proliferating liver cells as well as the number of hepatic (CK19-positive) oval cells were quantified by biochemical and immunohistochemical analysis. As expected, obese mice had a markedly decreased regenerative capacity of livers compared with lean animals. Pretreatment of mice with recombinant TPO (12.5 μg/kg) had no evident effect on regeneration of fatty livers, but ameliorated acute liver damage in obese mice, as indicated by decreased liver enzyme release early after resection. TPO was unable to enhance hepatocyte proliferation, but increased proliferation of non-parenchymal cells, including CK19-positive oval cells, at later observation time points after resection. Interestingly, TPO completely inhibited the resection-induced increase of plasma triglycerides immediately after resection in non-obese mice. In conclusion, TPO slightly prevents acute liver damage after resection in obese mice, but fails to significantly enhance regeneration of fatty livers.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Experimental Surgery, Rostock University Medical School 18057 Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: Kerstin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abshagen
authors.forename: Franziska
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mertens
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eipel
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vollmar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D019610:Cytoprotection; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004798:Enzymes / Q000097:blood; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006498:Hepatectomy; D053539:Keratin-19 / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008115:Liver Regeneration / Q000187:drug effects*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008820:Mice, Obese; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013926:Thrombopoietin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D004798:Enzymes; D053539:Keratin-19; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014280:Triglycerides; D013926:Thrombopoietin
keywords: Thrombopoietin; ob/ob; oval cells; partial hepatectomy; steatosis
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