To investigate the effect of intracellular glycogen on liver ischemia-reperfusion and its mechanism, histomorphological and enzymological changes, histic ATP contents, the activity of Ca2+-ATPase on cytoplasmic membrane and intracellular free Ca2+concentration were observed during the ischemia-reperfusion of three groups of rabbit livers with different glycogen content. We found that the more vigorous energy metabolism, the higher activity of Ca2+-ATPase, the lower concentration of intracellular free Ca2+ and the slighter injury of histic structure and function appeared in the liver with the more abundant glycogen. The results suggest that intracellular abundant glycogen may reduce liver ischemiareperfusion injury.
Citation: Tang Lijun,Tian Fuzhou,Wang Yu,et al.. EFFECT OF INTRACELLULAR GLYCOGEN ON LIVER ISCHEMIA-REPERFUSION AND ITS MECHANISM. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 1999, 6(4): 196-198. doi: Copy