Korean J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg.  2000 Oct;4(2):27-33.

The Effect of Escherichia coli Lipopolysaccharide on the Flow of Bile in the Cat

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University.
  • 2Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University.
  • 3Postgraduate Department Yanbian University.

Abstract

Pathophysiological conditions such as sepsis and hepatitis are frequently associated with cholestasis. Cholestasis in patients with sepsis has been attributed to the effects of endotoxin(lipopholysaccharides, LPS) and LPS-induced cytokines(TNF-a, IL-6, IL-1, etc.). LPS and cytokines reduced bile acid uptake in cultured hepatocyte. Perfusion of LPS decrease the bile flow in the isolated liver. Bile flow is increased by intravenous infusion of secretin, but it's effect remains unclear in sepsis. The aim, of this study is to elucidate the effect of LPS on the bile flow and bile composition and to test the effect of secretin on the bile flow. The animals used in this study were Korean wild cats. Under the general anesthesia, the incision was made on the midline. Common bile duct was cannulated with polyethylene tube after cholecystectomy. Bile was collected every five minutes and its volume was measured. E. coli LPS(1 mg/kg), secretin(0.1mg/kg) and H3-taurocholic acid(0.2uCi/kg) were infused via mesenteric vein. Bile was collected every 5 minutes, and the volume and its composition were analyzed. Radio-activity of the bile was quantified by Packard 1600 TR liquid scintillation analyzer. LPS of E.coli (1mg/kg) had a little effect on the blood pressure. LPS decreased the bile flow by 37% compared with the control group. Maximal impairment of the bile secretion appeared 15 minites after LPS infusion, and then secreted stablely thereafter. Secretin increased the bile flow in the normal control group. It, however, did not make any change in the bile flow after LPS infusion. LPS also reduced H3-taurocholate secretion(maximum 56%), and peak level was delayed about 10 minites compared with control group. In the composition of the bile, LPS decreased the secretion of bile acids significantly compared with the control group. Conclusively, LPS decreased the bile flow and the bile acid secretion. Secretin did not stimulate the bile flow in the LPS group. It also reduced the bile acids secretion compared with the control group. These findings will contribute to the understanding and treatment of the cholestasis and impairment of the liver function of sepsis. The findings, of reduced bile acids secretion in the LPS group may explain the pathogenesis of intrahepatic gallstone partly.

Keyword

Lipopolysaccharide; Bile secretion; Cholestasis

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia, General
Animals
Bile Acids and Salts
Bile*
Blood Pressure
Cats*
Cholecystectomy
Cholestasis
Common Bile Duct
Cytokines
Escherichia coli*
Escherichia*
Gallstones
Hepatitis
Hepatocytes
Humans
Infusions, Intravenous
Interleukin-1
Interleukin-6
Liver
Mesenteric Veins
Perfusion
Polyethylene
Secretin
Sepsis
Bile Acids and Salts
Cytokines
Interleukin-1
Interleukin-6
Polyethylene
Secretin
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