Research Article

Neutrophil Elastase Inhibitors Suppress Oxidative Stress in Lung during Liver Transplantation

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Effects of neutrophil elastase inhibitor on pulmonary oxidative stress post-OALT. Lung oxidative stress was evaluated at 8 h post-OALT in the lung of the rat which was given rSERPINB1 for 24 h or sivelestat sodium hydrate for 1 h before surgery. HO-1 expression in the lung was detected by immunofluorescence ((a) and (b): 200x). Lung 15--isoprostane (c) and SOD (d) activities were determined via ELISA. Each bar represents the ( per group). and ; one-way ANOVA with Tukey test. rSERPINB1 (rSB1): SERPINB1 recombinant protein; Sit: sivelestat; OALT: orthotopic autologous liver transplantation.
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