Abstract
The animal model of common bile duct ligation is very toxic; therefore, the aim of this study was to establish a new model of obstructive jaundice in rats with partial common bile duct obstruction. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to a sham operation or partial ligation of bile duct procedure. Serum biochemistry, liver histology, and expression of bile salt transporters were examined after surgery. Serum levels of aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, total bilirubin, and bile acids were significantly increased in the partial bile duct ligation group 3 days after surgery. However, these changes spontaneously normalized within 14 days after surgery in the partial bile duct ligation group compared with the sham group. Bile infarcts, ductular reaction, and abundant hepatocyte turnover were detected exclusively in the partial bile duct ligation group on postoperative day 3. However, these changes dramatically reversed 14 days after surgery. Bile salt transporter expression was significantly decreased at day 3 and gradually recovered in the following 2 weeks. In conclusion, the current rat model of obstructive cholestasis is reversible, representing the clinical characteristics of partial biliary obstruction, and may be used to investigate the effects of various therapeutic strategies on reversible acute cholestasis.
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