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Dexmedetomidine activates the PI3K/Akt pathway to inhibit hepatocyte apoptosis in rats with obstructive jaundice

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    • Yaying Xie
    • Chunyan Guo
    • Ye Liu
    • Luanyuan Shi
    • Jianshe Yu
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    Affiliations: Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 010050, P.R. China
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    Published online on: October 8, 2019
       https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.8085
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Abstract

Obstructive jaundice (OJ) is a common disease in clinical surgery. The present study aimed to determine the effects of dexmedetomidine (Dex) on hepatocyte apoptosis in rats with OJ and also to explore the underlying mechanism. A total of 30 adult male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into 3 groups: Sham group, bile duct ligation (BDL) group, and BDL+Dex group. The serum liver function index, expression levels of serum inflammatory factor interleukin‑6 (IL‑6) and tumor necrosis factor‑α (TNF‑α), and the liver pathological changes were compared amongst groups. The serum liver function index and expression levels of inflammatory factors in the BDL group and BDL+Dex group were higher compared with the sham group. The serum liver function index and expression levels of inflammatory factors were lower in the BDL+Dex group compared with the BDL group. The severity of hepatic injury was diminished in the BDL+Dex group compared with the BDL group. Compared with the sham group, the hepatocyte apoptosis rate increased significantly in the BDL group and BDL+Dex group. The present findings suggested that Dex improved the liver function of rats with OJ, reduced the production of inflammatory factors and inhibited the apoptosis of hepatocytes. Dex demonstrated a protective effect on liver damage potentially via activation of the phosphoinositide 3‑kinase/protein kinase B signaling pathway.
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Xie Y, Guo C, Liu Y, Shi L and Yu J: Dexmedetomidine activates the PI3K/Akt pathway to inhibit hepatocyte apoptosis in rats with obstructive jaundice. Exp Ther Med 18: 4461-4466, 2019.
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Xie, Y., Guo, C., Liu, Y., Shi, L., & Yu, J. (2019). Dexmedetomidine activates the PI3K/Akt pathway to inhibit hepatocyte apoptosis in rats with obstructive jaundice. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 18, 4461-4466. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.8085
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Xie, Y., Guo, C., Liu, Y., Shi, L., Yu, J."Dexmedetomidine activates the PI3K/Akt pathway to inhibit hepatocyte apoptosis in rats with obstructive jaundice". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 18.6 (2019): 4461-4466.
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Xie, Y., Guo, C., Liu, Y., Shi, L., Yu, J."Dexmedetomidine activates the PI3K/Akt pathway to inhibit hepatocyte apoptosis in rats with obstructive jaundice". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 18, no. 6 (2019): 4461-4466. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.8085
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Xie Y, Guo C, Liu Y, Shi L and Yu J: Dexmedetomidine activates the PI3K/Akt pathway to inhibit hepatocyte apoptosis in rats with obstructive jaundice. Exp Ther Med 18: 4461-4466, 2019.
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Xie, Y., Guo, C., Liu, Y., Shi, L., & Yu, J. (2019). Dexmedetomidine activates the PI3K/Akt pathway to inhibit hepatocyte apoptosis in rats with obstructive jaundice. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 18, 4461-4466. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.8085
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Xie, Y., Guo, C., Liu, Y., Shi, L., Yu, J."Dexmedetomidine activates the PI3K/Akt pathway to inhibit hepatocyte apoptosis in rats with obstructive jaundice". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 18.6 (2019): 4461-4466.
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Xie, Y., Guo, C., Liu, Y., Shi, L., Yu, J."Dexmedetomidine activates the PI3K/Akt pathway to inhibit hepatocyte apoptosis in rats with obstructive jaundice". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 18, no. 6 (2019): 4461-4466. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.8085
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