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Recombinant human erythropoietin attenuates hepatic dysfunction by suppressing hepatocellular apoptosis in lipopolysaccharide‑induced disseminated intravascular coagulation in rats

  • Authors:
    • Yukio Suga
    • Fumio Akita
    • Shinya Yamada
    • Eriko Morishita
    • Hidesaku Asakura
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  • Published online on: November 22, 2021     https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2021.1488
  • Article Number: 5
  • Copyright: © Suga et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to clarify the effect of recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO) and low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) on a rat model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)‑induced disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Experimental DIC was induced by sustained infusion of 5 mg/kg LPS for 4 h. EPO or LMWH was then administered to the LPS‑induced DIC model. LPS‑induced consumption coagulopathy, hemostatic activation and plasma TNF elevation remained unaltered in the LPS+EPO group, except for the D‑dimer levels, and these abnormalities were significantly improved in the LPS+LMWH group. Plasma alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels were markedly reduced in the LPS+EPO group, accompanied by a significant suppression of hepatocellular apoptosis. In the LPS+LMWH group, plasma creatinine levels and glomerular fibrin deposition were significantly attenuated, along with plasma ALT levels and hepatocellular apoptosis. Thus, a single administration of EPO may improve hepatic dysfunction by primarily exerting an anti‑apoptotic, not anticoagulant, effect in the LPS‑induced DIC model.
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Suga Y, Akita F, Yamada S, Morishita E and Asakura H: Recombinant human erythropoietin attenuates hepatic dysfunction by suppressing hepatocellular apoptosis in lipopolysaccharide‑induced disseminated intravascular coagulation in rats. Biomed Rep 16: 5, 2022.
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Suga, Y., Akita, F., Yamada, S., Morishita, E., & Asakura, H. (2022). Recombinant human erythropoietin attenuates hepatic dysfunction by suppressing hepatocellular apoptosis in lipopolysaccharide‑induced disseminated intravascular coagulation in rats. Biomedical Reports, 16, 5. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2021.1488
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Suga, Y., Akita, F., Yamada, S., Morishita, E., Asakura, H."Recombinant human erythropoietin attenuates hepatic dysfunction by suppressing hepatocellular apoptosis in lipopolysaccharide‑induced disseminated intravascular coagulation in rats". Biomedical Reports 16.1 (2022): 5.
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Suga, Y., Akita, F., Yamada, S., Morishita, E., Asakura, H."Recombinant human erythropoietin attenuates hepatic dysfunction by suppressing hepatocellular apoptosis in lipopolysaccharide‑induced disseminated intravascular coagulation in rats". Biomedical Reports 16, no. 1 (2022): 5. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2021.1488