Gene expression analysis offers unique advantages to histopathology in liver biopsy evaluations

被引:18
作者
Heinloth, Alexandra N.
Boorman, Gary A.
Foley, Julie F.
Flagler, Norris D.
Paules, Richard S.
机构
[1] Natl Inst Environm Hlth Sci, NIEHS, Natl Ctr Toxicogenom, Microarray Grp, Res Triangle Pk, NC 27709 USA
[2] Natl Inst Environm Hlth Sci, Environm Toxicol Program, Res Triangle Pk, NC 27709 USA
关键词
histopathology; toxicogenomics; liver; microarray; biopsy; acetaminophen;
D O I
10.1080/01926230601178207
中图分类号
R36 [病理学];
学科分类号
100104 ;
摘要
Liver diseases that induce nonuniform lesions often give rise to greatly varying histopathology results in needle biopsy samples from the same patient. This study examines whether gene expression analysis of such biopsies could provide a more representative picture of the overall condition of the liver. We utilized acetaminophen (APAP) as a model hepatotoxicant that gives a multifocal pattern of necrosis following toxic doses. Rats were treated with a single toxic or subtoxic dose of APAP and sacrificed 6, 24, or 48 hours after exposure. Left liver lobes were harvested, and both gene expression and histopathological analysis were per-formed on biopsy-sized samples. While histopathological evaluation of such small samples revealed significant sample to sample differences after toxic doses of APAR gene expression analysis provided a very homogeneous picture and allowed clear distinction between subtoxic and toxic doses. The main biological function differentiating animals that received sub-toxic from those that had received toxic doses was an acute stress response at 6 hours and signs of energy depletion at later time points. Our results suggest that the use of genomic analysis of biopsy samples together with histopathological analysis could provide a more precise representation of the overall condition of a patient's liver than histopathological evaluation alone.
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页码:276 / 283
页数:8
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