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BACKGROUND: Non-cirrhotic portal hypertension is acommon cause of portal hypertension in developing coun-tries. To understand its etiopathogenesis we developed ananimal model by repeated portal endotoxemia inducedthrough the gastrosplenic vein.METHODS: Twenty-nine rabbits (1.5-2.0 kg) were divid-ed into control (group n = 13) and experimental ( groupn = 16) groups. Heat killed E. coli were injected throughan indwelling cannula into the gastrosplenic vein in pre-sensitized animals. The animals were sacriflced at 1, 3 and6 months.RESULTS: The mean portal pressure in group animalswas significantly (P < 0. 05) higher than in group at 1(17.5 ±3.4 vs 10.4±2.2 mmHg), 3 (17.8±1.3 vs7.2 +3.6mmHg), and 6 (19.8±3.1 vs 10.3±4.8 mmHg) months.Similarly, the mean splenic weight in group was signifi-cantly greater than in group (P <0.05). Histopathologi-cally, the spleen showed medullary congestion, hemosid-rin-laden macrophages and mild fibrosis. Histologically,the liver had normal parenchyma with mild portal lympho-cytic infiltrates and kupffer cell hyperplasia. No significantanomalies were detected by liver function tests.CONCLUSIONS: The rabbit model showed significantsplenomegaly with a persistent increase in portal pressureand mild fibrosis without hepatic parenchymal injury, quiteakin to non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis as seen in humans. Re-current intra-abdominal infection may play an importantrole in the pathogenesis of non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis.
BACKGROUND: Non-cirrhotic portal hypertension is acommon cause of portal hypertension in developing countrys. To understand its etiopathogenesis we developed ananimal model by repeated portal endotoxemia inducedthrough the gastrosplenic vein. METHODS: Twenty-nine rabbits (1.5-2.0 kg) were divid -ed into control (group n = 13) and experimental (groupn = 16) groups. Heat killed E. coli were injected throughan indwelling cannula into the gastrosplenic vein in pre-sensitized animals. The animals were sacriflced at 1, 3 and 6 months. RESULTS: The mean portal pressure in group animals was significantly (P <0.05) higher than in group at 1 (17.5 ± 3.4 vs 10.4 ± 2.2 mmHg), 3 (17.8 ± 1.3 vs 7.2 + 3.6 mmHg), and 6 19.8 ± 3.1 vs 10.3 ± 4.8 mmHg) months.Similarly, the mean splenic weight in group was signifi-cantly greater than in group (P <0.05). Histopathologi-cally, the spleen showed medullary congestion, hemosid-rin-laden macrophages and mild fibrosis. Histologically, the liver had normal parenchyma wi thior portal lympho-cytic infiltrates and kupffer cell hyperplasia. No significantanomalies were detected by liver function tests. CONCLUSIONS: The rabbit model showed significancesplenomegaly with a persistent increase in portal pressure and mild fibrosis without hepatic parenchymal injury, quiteakin to non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis as seen in humans. Re-current intra-abdominal infection may play an importantrole in the pathogenesis of non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis.