Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for serum procollagen type III peptide in rats with hepatic fibrosis
1998
Cho, J.J. (Seoul National Univ., Suwon (Korea R.)) | Lee, Y.S.
The process of hepatic fibrosis, and the changes in contents of hepatic hyproxyproline (HYP) and serum procollagen type III peptide (PIIINP) were examined in two rat models for hepatic fibrosis, i.e. bile duct ligation/scission (BDL/s)- and dimethylnitrosamine (DMN)-induced models. In addition, an expression of type III collagen mRNA in the liver of BDL/s model was also examined. In BDL/s model, hepatic fibrosis started at 2 weeks after operation (WAO) and cirrhosis with prominent bile duct hyperplasia was detected at and after 5 WAO. Serum PIIINP content measured using a modified double armed inhibition enzyme-liked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method proposed by us started to increase at 1 WAO and continued to increase thereafter. Hepatic HYP content measured colorimetrically started to increase at 3 WAO and it continued to increase until 7 WAO. An expression of type III collagen mRNA in the liver was enhanced at and after 2 WAO, especially at 4 and 5 WAO. In DMN model, marked hepatic fibrosis was detected at 1 week after the last DMN administration (WAA), and the degree of fibrosis was apparently reduced at 3 WAA. Serum PIIINP content prominently increased at 1 WAA and decreased at and after 3 WAS. Hepatic HYP content showed a marked increase at 1 WAA and decreased thereafter. The present results indicated that the sequences of hepatic fibrosis, hepatic HYP content and serum PIIINP content were well correlated with each other in both BDL/s and DMN models. In conclusion, ELISA system for the detection of serum PIIINP content is considered to be reliable method for assessment of cirrhotic liver, and the present two rat models for liver fibrosis/cirrhosis seems to be a good tool for researching antifibrotic agents
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