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DOI: 10.14670/HH-11-836
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Título: | Nitrergic and opioidergic systems affect radiographic density and histomorphometric indices in bile-duct-ligated cirrhotic rats |
Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
Editorial: | Universidad de Murcia. Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología |
Cita bibliográfica: | Histology and Histopathology, Vol.32, nº7, (2017) |
ISSN: | 1699-5848 0213-3911 |
Materias relacionadas: | CDU::6 - Ciencias aplicadas::61 - Medicina::616 - Patología. Medicina clínica. Oncología |
Palabras clave: | Cirrhosis Bone loss Nitrergic system Opioidergic system Rat |
Resumen: | Metabolic bone disease is a major issue in chronic liver disease. Increased production of nitric oxide (NO) and elevation of endogenous opioids have been suggested to occur during cholestasis/cirrhosis. We aimed to investigate the involvement of nitrergic and opioidergic systems in bone loss after bile-ductligation (BDL) in rats using optical density (OD) evaluation and histomorphometric analysis. BDL- and sham-operated (SO) rats received injections of 3 mg/kg Nω-Nitro-L-arginine methyl-esterhydrochloride (L-NAME) as an NO-synthase inhibitor, 10 mg/kg naltrexone (NTX) as an opioid-receptors antagonist or saline once daily for 28 days. Lateral cephalometric radiographs were taken on days 0 and 28 and histomorphometric and biochemical indices were measured. Plasma levels of total bilirubin and alkaline-phosphate were markedly increased in BDL compared with SO rats (p≤0.05). Among the studied variables, osteoclast number/mm trabecular surface showed significant increase in BDL animals compared to controls, which was significantly reduced following NO-synthase inhibition (p≤0.05). Similarly, cortical area slightly decreased in BDL animals in comparison to controls, whereas both LNAME and NTX significantly increased this variable. Following BDL, optical density increased in the skulls of cirrhotic animals and showed a significant decrease after blocking opioid-receptors (p≤0.05). Inhibition of NO-synthase and/or opioid receptors caused significant changes in OD and histomorphometric parameters in BDL rats, both in favor of reducing bone loss. If confirmed by further studies, it seems that manipulation of these systems might be able to improve bone problems in subjects with cholestasis/cirrhosis. |
Autor/es principal/es: | Doustimotlagh, Amir Hossein Dehpour, Ahmad Reza Etemad Moghadam, Shahroo Alaeddini, Mojgan Kheirandish, Yasaman Golestani, Abolfazl |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10201/117370 |
DOI: | DOI: 10.14670/HH-11-836 |
Tipo de documento: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Número páginas / Extensión: | 7 |
Derechos: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional |
Aparece en las colecciones: | Vol.32, nº7 (2017) |
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