JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL HEPATOLOGY ›› 2015, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (5): 521-524.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2015.05.018

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Changes of collagen in liver tissues of mice with N-nitrosodiethylamine-induced liver cancer

Hu Jingfeng,Li Sanqiang,Wu Qinchuan,et al.   

  1. Key Molecular Medical Laboratory of Liver Injury and Repair,Medical School,Henan University of Science and Technology,Luoyang 471003,Henan Province
  • Received:2015-03-12 Online:2015-09-10 Published:2016-02-18

Abstract: Objective To observe the change of collagen in the development of liver cancer in mice with N-nitrosodiethylamine(DEN)-induced liver cancer. Methods Forty BALB/c mice were fed with DEN solution at concentration of 30 mg/ml for routine beverage. Three mice were sacrificed at w 0,w 4,w 8,w 12,w 16,w 20 and week 24 after DEN solution feeding,and the liver tissues were collected each time and embedded in paraffin for pathological examination. The collagen fibers were stained by sirius red staining. The integrated optical density(IOD) of samples were obtained by Image-Pro Plus 6.0. Results The liver cancer was successfully induced at week 20 after DEN intervention as confirmed by pathological check-up;The IOD levels of collagen in liver tissues at week 4 was(97.610±18.640),significantly lower than at week 8[(377.054±63.668),P<0.05];the IOD at week 8 was (377.054±63.668),significantly lower than at week 12[(625.875±110.846),P<0.05];the IOD at the end of week 16 was(847.289±53.473),significantly lower than at week 20 [(1671.301±292.593),P<0.01];the IOD at week 20 was(1671.301±292.593),significantly lower than at week 24[(3968.450±138.949),P<0.01]. Conclusions During the development of liver cancer,the amount of collagen fiber in liver tissues increases gradually, which might be involved in the carcinogenesis.

Key words: Liver neoplasm, N-nitrosodiethylamine, Collagen, Mice