| A rodent model of NASH with cirrhosis, oval cell proliferation and hepatocellular carcinoma. | |
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PMID: 18929425 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a well recognized complication of advanced NASH (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis). We sought to produce a rat model of NASH, cirrhosis and HCC. METHODS: Adult Sprague-Dawley rats, weighing 250-300g, were fed a choline-deficient, high trans-fat diet and exposed to DEN in drinking water. After 16 weeks, the animals underwent liver ultrasound (US), sacrifice and assessment by microscopy, immunohistochemistry and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). RESULTS: US revealed steatosis and focal lesions in 6 of 7. All had steatohepatitis defined as inflammation, advanced fibrosis and ballooning with Mallory-Denk bodies (MDB) with frank cirrhosis in 6. Areas of more severe injury were associated with anti-CK19 positive ductular reaction. HCC, present in all, were macro-trabecullar or solid with polyhedral cells with foci of steatosis and ballooned cells. CK19 was positive in single or solid nests of oval cells and in neoplastic hepatocytes. TEM showed ballooning with small droplet fat, dilated endoplasmic reticulum and MDB in non-neoplastic hepatocytes and small droplet steatosis in some cancer cells. CONCLUSIONS: This model replicated many features of NASH including steatohepatitis with ballooning, fibrosis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Oval cell proliferation was evident and the presence anti-CK 19 positivity in the cancer suggests oval cell origin of the malignancy. |
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Authors:
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Vicência M R de Lima; Claudia P M S Oliveira; Venancio A F Alves; Maria Cristina Chammas; Ellen Pierre Oliveira; José Tadeu Stefano; Evandro Sobroza de Mello; Giovanni Guido Cerri; Flair José Carrilho; Stephen H Caldwell |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2008-09-24 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of hepatology Volume: 49 ISSN: 0168-8278 ISO Abbreviation: J. Hepatol. Publication Date: 2008 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-11-17 Completed Date: 2009-01-23 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8503886 Medline TA: J Hepatol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1055-61 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Gastroenterology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Av. Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar No. 255, Instituto Central, # 9159, São Paulo 05403-000, Brazil. |
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Animals Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / complications, pathology*, ultrasonography Cell Division Choline Deficiency / pathology Dietary Fats / pharmacology Disease Models, Animal* Fatty Liver / etiology, pathology*, ultrasonography Hepatocytes / pathology, ultrastructure Immunohistochemistry Liver Cirrhosis / etiology, pathology, ultrasonography Liver Neoplasms / complications, pathology*, ultrasonography Microscopy, Electron, Transmission Rats Rats, Sprague-Dawley* |
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0/Dietary Fats |
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