Effects of Silybum marianum Aqueous Extract and L-carnitine on Stereological Changes in Diazinon-Treated Rat Liver

As an organophosphorus, Diazinon (DZN) impairs liver tissue function by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase and causing oxidative stress. In this study, the effects of <em>Silybum</em><em> marianum </em>aqueous extract (SMAE) and L-carnitine (LC) on the stereological and histopathological changes of the liver in DZN-treated male rats were investigated. The rats in this study were placed into 9 groups of 8 each containing control, placebo, and a combination of DZN, SMAE, and LC. The animals received SMAE and chemicals orally for 30 days. At last, the liver tissue of all animals was removed. Then, tissue sections from the liver were provided to study the stereological markers including liver volume and weight, hepatocytes’ volume, central venous volume, sinusoidal volume, connective tissue volume, inflammation rate, and a number of the hepatocytes’ nuclei. Also, the sample tissues were evaluated histopathologically. Treatment with DZN significantly reduced the liver volume and weight, hepatocyte volume, central venous volume, sinusoidal volume, and hepatocyte nucleus number compared to placebo and control but it significantly increased the inflammation and volume of liver’s connective tissue. However, co-administration of SMAE and LC with DZN improved liver volume and weight, hepatocyte volume, central venous volume, sinusoidal volume, connective tissue volume, and hepatocyte nucleus number alone compared to the DZN treatment. Liver inflammation was also significantly decreased compared to the DZN treatment but comparing to the placebo and control groups, it increased significantly. Simultaneous administration of SMAE and LC has protective effects on liver tissue and can reduce DZN-induced liver injury in rats.

THE EFFECT OF MULTIPOTENT MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS TRANSPLANTATION ON LIVER MORPHOMETRIC PARAMETERS OF MATURE AND OLD LABORATORY ANIMALS WITH TOXIC HEPATITIS

Цель - изучение влияния трансплантации мультипотентных мезенхимальных стромальных клеток (ММСК) на морфометрические показатели печени зрелых и старых лабораторных животных в условиях токсического гепатита. Материал и методы. Эксперименты выполнены на зрелых и старых мышах-самцах. Токсический гепатит вызывали путем внутрибрюшинного введения CClв дозе 50 мкг/кг. Трансплантация клеток осуществлялась в хвостовую вену через 1 ч после введения четыреххлористого углерода однократно. Исследовалось влияние ММСК на морфометрические показатели печени в физиологических условиях и условиях токсического гепатита на 1-, 3-, 7-е сутки после трансплантации клеток. Результаты. У зрелых лабораторных животных на 3-и сутки после введения ММСК на фоне токсического гепатита обнаружено увеличение митотической активности, повышение количества гепатоцитов, площади ядра гепатоцитов и ядерноцитоплазматического индекса. В то же время, у старых лабораторных животных выявлено лишь увеличение площади ядра гепатоцитов и ядерно-цитоплазматического индекса. На 7-е сутки после введения ММСК на фоне токсического гепатита в обеих возрастных группах выявлены активация митотической активности, повышение количества гепатоцитов, увеличение площади ядра гепатоцитов и ядерно-цитоплазматического индекса. Выводы. Изменение морфометрических показателей печени у зрелых и старых лабораторных животных реализуется через механизмы как клеточной, так и внутриклеточной регенерации. При этом у старых лабораторных животных на 3-и сутки после введения ММСК выявлена активация лишь внутриклеточной регенерации, в то время как у зрелых лабораторных животных имеет место повышение клеточной и внутриклеточной регенерации гепатоцитов. В более поздние сроки в обеих изучаемых возрастных группах изменение основных морфометрических показателей печени реализуется через активацию как клеточной, так и внутриклеточной регенерации. Objective - to study the influence of multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MMSC) transplantation on morphometric parameters of the liver of mature and old laboratory animals with toxic hepatitis. Material and methods. The experiments were performed on mature and old male mice. Toxic hepatitis was caused by intraperitoneal administration of CCl4 at a dose of 50 μg/kg. The cells were transplanted via the tail vein 1 hour after administration of a single dose of carbon tetrachloride. The effect of MMSC on liver morphometric parameters in physiological conditions and after toxic hepatitis development was studied on days 1, 3, 7 after cell transplantation. Results. An increase in mitotic activity, an increase in the number of hepatocytes, hepatocyte nucleus area, and nuclear cytoplasmic index were found in mature laboratory animals with toxic hepatitis on the 3 day after the introduction of MMSC. At the same time, only an increase in the area of hepatocyte nucleus and nuclear cytoplasmic index was revealed in old laboratory animals. On the 7 day after the introduction of MMSC to the animals with toxic hepatitis, both age groups demonstrated activation of mitotic activity, an increase in the number of hepatocytes, an increase in the area of hepatocyte nucleus and nuclear cytoplasmic index. Conclusions. Changes in liver morphometric parameters in mature and old laboratory animals are realized through mechanisms of both cellular and intracellular regeneration. In addition, the activation of only intracellular regeneration was found in old laboratory animals on the 3rd day after the introduction of MMSC, while in mature laboratory animals there was an increase in cellular and intracellular regeneration of hepatocytes. In later periods in both studied age groups, the change in the main liver morphometric parameters is realized through the activation of both cellular and intracellular regeneration.