Effect of a lyophilic composition containing hepatocyte growth factor on rat survival in toxic liver injury
- Authors: Inozemcev P.O.1, Grigoriev G.E.1, Kurgansky I.S.1, Lepekhova S.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Institute of Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Issue: Vol 106, No 1 (2025)
- Pages: 62-69
- Section: Experimental medicine
- Submitted: 19.07.2024
- Accepted: 30.10.2024
- Published: 12.12.2024
- URL: https://kazanmedjournal.ru/kazanmedj/article/view/634419
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/KMJ634419
- ID: 634419
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: The evident rise in the number of patients with liver failure underscores the need for new therapeutic agents that meet modern efficacy standards for treating this condition.
AIM: The study aimed to evaluate the survival rate of animals treated with a lyophilic composition in an experimental model of acute toxic liver injury.
METHODS: The study was conducted in vivo using Wistar rats (n = 135). Acute toxic liver injury was modeled in male rats weighing 200–250 g via subcutaneous administration of carbon tetrachloride (CCl₄) at a dose of 0.5 mg per 100 g of animal weight. The animals were divided into groups according to the administered substance. Group 1 was injected subcutaneously with 0.5 mL of physiological saline (n = 30). Group 2 was injected subcutaneously with 0.5 mL of isolated hepatocyte growth factor (HGF; n = 30). Group 3 was administered with 0.5 mL of HGF antibodies into the tail vein (n = 15). Group 4 was injected subcutaneously with 0.5 mL of lyophilic composition 12 hours after CCl₄ administration (n = 30). Group 5 was injected subcutaneously with 0.5 mL of lyophilic composition immediately after CCl₄ administration (n = 15). Group 6 was injected subcutaneously with 0.5 mL of a lyophilizate of isolated hepatocytes (n = 15). The study lasted six days. Kaplan–Meier survival curves were used to evaluate survival rates, and statistical significance of intergroup differences was evaluated using the stratified log-rank test. Statistical analysis was performed using Statistica 10.0 software. Differences were considered significant at p < 0.05.
RESULTS: The administration of the lyophilic composition enriched with HGF significantly increased animal survival compared with the control group. A comparison of mortality rates between the experimental and control groups revealed the following levels of significance: group 2 vs. control, p < 0.0001 (exogenous HGF administration); group 4 vs. control, p < 0.0001 (lyophilic composition administered 12 hours after CCl₄); group 5 vs. control, p = 0.4103 (lyophilic composition administered immediately after CCl₄); group 6 vs. control, p = 0.3263 (injection of isolated hepatocytes). The lower survival rate in group 6 was attributed to the insufficient HGF content in the isolated hepatocyte environment.
CONCLUSION: The lyophilic composition containing HGF as an active ingredient improves survival in rats with experimentally induced acute toxic liver injury.
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About the authors
Pavel O. Inozemcev
Institute of Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Author for correspondence.
Email: p.inozemcev@rambler.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6623-0998
SPIN-code: 1026-2634
Cand. Sci. (Pharm.), Senior Researcher, Depart. of Biomedical Research and Technologies
Russian Federation, IrkutskGeorgy E. Grigoriev
Institute of Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: grigorevgeorgij58@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0009-0007-5183-7352
SPIN-code: 3522-5070
Cand. Sci. (Vet.), Junior Researcher, Depart. of Biomedical Research and Technologies
Russian Federation, IrkutskIlya S. Kurgansky
Institute of Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: kurg.is@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4386-5162
SPIN-code: 1768-5446
MD, Cand. Sci. (Med.), Senior Researcher, Depart. of Biomedical Research and Technologies
Russian Federation, IrkutskSvetlana A. Lepekhova
Institute of Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: lepekhova_sa@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7961-4421
SPIN-code: 3019-8040
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Head of Depart., Depart. of Biomedical Research and Technologies
Russian Federation, IrkutskReferences
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