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ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY MEDICA
ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY MEDICAL JOURNAL
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31
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Acute liver injury, a life-threatening condition, is
characterized by oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis with limited
effective interventions. This study aimed to investigate the potential use of
Sacubitril/valsartan (SAC/VAL) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced
acute liver injury. Methods Thirty six adult male albino rats were allocated
to 3 groups; control groups received either vehicles or SAC/VAL, LPS
group received LPS (10 mg/kg, ip) and LPS+SAC/VAL group received
LPS and 3 hours later received SAC/VAL (68 mg/kg, oral). Rats were
sacrificed 6 hours following LPS injection. Results Rats from LPS group
had higher serum tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), malondialdehyde
(MDA) and liver enzymes (ALT and AST), but lower total antioxidant
capacity (TAC) than control groups. Histological examination revealed
distorted hepatocytes, congested blood vessels, periportal inflammatory
cellular infiltration and increased liver injury score in LPS group
compared to control group. Ultrastructurally, hepatocytes from LPS group
had heterochromatic nuclei with vacuolated cytoplasm, swollen
mitochondria and phagosomes. Treatment with SAC/VAL significantly
reversed inflammation and oxidative stress and decreased liver injury
score. Moreover, hepatocytes from LPS+SAC/VAL group had euchromatic
nuclei with intact nucleoplasm. Immunohistochemical evaluation revealed
obvious increases in the expression (number of immunopositive
cells/field) of Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4) and nuclear factor-kappa B
(NF-κB) and increased immunoexpression of pyroptotic inflammasome
mediators, namely NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3), caspase-1 (Cas-
1) and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) in LPS group. SAC/VAL treatment,
however reduced these increments. Conclusion, SAC/VAL can hinder
sepsis-associated acute liver injury by inhibiting inflammation, oxidative
stress, mitochondrial distortion, Kupffer cell hyperactivity and cellular
pyroptosis.
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