Affiliation:
1. Pontific Catholic University of Parana, Brazil
2. PUC-PR; UFPR, Brazil
3. UFPR
4. UFPR, Brazil
Abstract
PURPOSE: To recognize the regenerative capacity influenced by the administrating of estradiol. METHODS: 42 female Wistar rats were used, divided into two groups, the control and the experiment group. A resection of approximately 70% of the liver was made in the liver of these animals. The control group received an intramuscular injection of one ml of peanut oil. The experiment group were given estradiol hexahydrobenzoate (50µg) diluted in one ml of peanut oil. Calibrations were done after 36 hours and 7 days, using three methods: the formula of Kwon et al.21, to recognize gain in volume, counting of the mitosis figures in five fields and the percentage of positive PCNA nuclei. RESULTS: Gain in volume (mass) was similar in both groups after 36 hours (p=0.1873) and higher in the experiment groups after seven days (p=0.0447). Microscopy showed a similar number of mitosis figures after 36 hours (p=0.3528) and a tendency to be higher in the experiment group after 7 days (p=0.0883). The average of positive PCNA nuclei was higher in the experiment group both after 36 hours (p=0.0009) and 7 days (p=0.0000). CONCLUSION: The estradiol hexahydrobenzoate improved liver regeneration in rats submitted to a 70% hepatectomy.
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