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7307858

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
Rats develop hyperglucagonemia after end-to-side portacaval shunt and also after splenocaval shunt. In this study, animals with mesocaval shunt were shown not to develop hyperglobulinemia or increased titers of lipopolysaccharide antibodies. It is currently thought that the hyperglobulinemia of cirrhosis results from diversion of immunogens past the liver into the systemic circulation with stimulation of sites of globulin synthesis. Since all procedures result in development of immune complexes in the systemic circulation, an alternative hypothesis was sought. It is proposed that the liver may regulate antibody production by the spleen but that this mechanism only operates if splenic venous blood passes through the liver. Portacaval shunt and splenocaval shunt result in diversion of splenic venous blood past the liver and, consequently, failure of regulation, while after mesocaval shunt, splenic venous blood still enters the liver and thus the regulatory mechanism could operate.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0163-2116
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1100-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of mesentericocaval shunt upon globulin levels in the rat.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't