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The effects of leucine on liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy in rats |
LIN Jianhua, HONG Zhong, ZHOU Bin |
Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical Univesity, Wenzhou 325027, China |
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LIN Jianhua,HONG Zhong,ZHOU Bin. The effects of leucine on liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy in rats[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2019, 49(10): 753-755,759.
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Abstract Objective: To investigate the effect of amino acid solutions with different leucine concentrations on liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy in rats. Methods: After 70% hepatectomy, eighteen SD rats were fed via gastric tube with one of the following amino acid solutions (1 g/kg): balanced amino acid (BAA group), branched chain amino acid (BCAA group) and leucine (Leu group). They were different in leucine concentrations. Liver regeneration was determined by residual liver/body weight ratio, ki-67 and PCNA positive counts 7 days later. Results: Compared with BAA group, the residual liver/body weight ratio, ki-67 and PCNA positive counts in Leu group were significantly increased (P<0.05), and were higher than those in BCAA group. Ki-67 and PCNA positive counts in BCAA group were significantly increased too when compared to BAA group, but residual liver/body weight ratio showed no significant difference between the two groups. Conclusion: Leucine can promote liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy in rats, and is more effective than branched chain amino acid.
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Received: 25 February 2019
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