The relationship of diaphragmatic defect, liver growth, and lung hypoplasia in nitrofen-induced congenital diaphragmatic hernia in the rat

Pediatric Surgery International
T E LangwielerD Kluth

Abstract

Reduced lung size (lung hypoplasia, LH) is the main cause of mortality in newborns with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). However, it is unclear which mechanisms lead to LH. To assess this, we analyzed the relationship of LH and liver mass in correlation to the size of the diaphragmatic defect in rats with nitrofen-induced CDH. A total of 266 newborn Sprague-Dawley rats (30 litters) were exposed to nitrofen on day 11.5 of pregnancy. After spontaneous delivery at term (22 days), all newborns were microdissected. Using a computerized morphometric device, the area of the thoracic cavity, the lung, the intrathoracic liver, and the diaphragmatic defect were measured. The lungs, the intrathoracic, and the extrathoracic portion of the liver were weighed. After nitrofen exposure, 160 newborn rats presented with CDH (60.2%). They were divided into five groups according to the intrathoracic content of intraabdominal organs. We observed a significant increase of the total liver and decrease of the lung weight in the severely affected groups. A significant correlation between the size of the defect and the weight of the intrathoracic part of the liver could be demonstrated. Nitrofen alone had no effect on liver weight. Our results ind...Continue Reading

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