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  • Title: The influence of surgically induced acute liver failure on the intestine in the rat.
    Author: Wang XD, Ar'Rajab A, Andersson R, Soltesz V, Wang W, Svensson M, Bengmark S.
    Journal: Scand J Gastroenterol; 1993 Jan; 28(1):31-40. PubMed ID: 8430272.
    Abstract:
    The influence of acute liver failure induced by 90% hepatectomy on the intestine was evaluated in the rat. Small-intestinal mucosal mass decreased 2 h after hepatectomy. Microvillous height decreased significantly from 1 h and on, and villous height and area in the distal small intestine from 2 h after operation. Ninety per cent hepatectomy resulted in a decrease in systemic arterial blood pressure and an increase in portal venous pressure. Subserosal microcirculation and small-arterial circulation in the proximal and distal small intestine and colon decreased significantly after 90% hepatectomy. Overgrowth and colonization of Escherichia coli occurred in the distal small intestine from 1 h and on after hepatectomy. Protein content in enterocytes and bile secretion from the liver remnant were markedly reduced in hepatectomized rats. Thus, the present study shows evidence of alterations in intestinal morphology and function that can contribute to explain the enteric bacterial translocation after surgically induced acute liver failure.
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