We determined the feasibility of producing protoporphyric hepatopathy in unrestrained rats by infusing protoporphyrin into their portal circulation via chronic indwelling catheters. Sprague-Dawley rats, 200-300 g, received single (8.5-27.8 mumol) or multiple (64.1-208.7 mumol) infusions of protoporphyrin over 3-240 h. Single protoporphyrin infusions increased the hepatic protoporphyrin concentration from < 1 nmol/g up to 1368 nmol/g; multiple infusions up to 3908 nmol/g. The maximal non-hepatic tissue concentrations averaged 243 nmol/g in the spleen. Hepatocanalicular and ductular birefringent pigmented deposits were found in all livers, generally proportional to the protoporphyrin load. Aggregates of crystalline protoporphyrin were detected in biliary ductules, canaliculi, hepatocytes, Kupffer cells and fat-storage cells by electron microscopy. Laboratory abnormalities included elevations of the transaminases, LDH, GGTP and bilirubin and a modest fall in the haematocrit suggesting a mixture of red blood cell and hepatic injury. Thus, protoporphyric hepatopathy was produced by infusions of protoporphyrin into the portal circulation. This model may aid in understanding the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of liver disease in protoporphyria.
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