Table 2 Experimental studies investigating the protective role of autophagy during liver regeneration.

From: Additional partial hepatectomy at the time of portal vein ligation accelerates the regeneration of the future liver remnant

Year

Author

Experimental model

Surgical strategy

Pharmacological intervention

Autophagy

Regeneration

Parameter

Observation time

Parameter

Observation time

2014

Toshima et al.35

Wild-type Atg5 Mice

70%PHx

/

LC3-II++, P62+

POD1

BrdU+++, Cyclin D+++

POD1

L-Atg5KO micea

70%PHx

/

LC3-II−−−, P62+++

POD1

BrdU+, Cyclin D−

POD1

Hepatocytes

/

HGFb

LC3-II+++

/

Cyclin D+++

/

2015

Lin et al.34

C57BL/6 Mice

70%PHx

/

LC3-II++, P62+

POD1

Ki67++, PCNA++

POD2

Amiodarone

LC3-II+++, P62−

POD1

Ki67+++, PCNA+++

POD2

Chloroquine

LC3-II+++, P62+++

POD1

Ki67+, PCNA−

POD2

2016

Shi et al.32

BALB/c mice

/

CCl4

LC3-II+++, P62+++

POD2

PCNA−−−, CyclinD−−−

POD2

CCl4 + ALR

LC3-II+++, P62−−−

POD2

PCNA+++, Cyclin D+++

POD2

CCl4 + 3-MAc

/

/

PCNA−−−, CyclinD−−−

POD2

2018

Lu et al.36

C57BL/6 Mice

70%PHx

miR-1907

LC3-II+++, P62−−−

POD2

BrdU+++, PCNA+++

POD2

2019

Jia et al.37

SD rats

70%PVL

/

LC3-II+++

POD1

Cyclin D+++

POD1

2019

Matsumoto et al.39

C57BL/KsJ m + /m + mice(control)

70%PHx

/

LC3-II+++, P62-

POD1

PCNA+++, Cyclin D+++

POD2

C57BL/KsJ db/db miced

70%PHx

/

LC3-II+++, P62+++

POD1

PCNA+, Cyclin D−

POD2

  1. aAtg5-deficient mice.
  2. bHepatocyte growth factor.
  3. c3-MA: 3-Methyladenine, autophagy inhibitor.
  4. dModel of liver steatosis and diabetes.