Background And Objectives: The mechanisms that trigger gallbladder evacuation dysfunction, the key risk factor for gallstone formation, have not yet been fully elucidated. The sphincter of Oddi (SO) plays important roles in the regulation of gallbladder evacuation and maintenance of normal hydraulic pressure of the biliary tract. The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of hypercholesterolemia on the motility function of SO and the underlying mechanisms of SO dysfunction (SOD).
Methods: Forty New Zealand white rabbits were divided randomly into the control group fed with standard chow and the experimental (Ch) group fed with a high-cholesterol diet for 8 weeks. Changes in the maximal gallbladder emptying rate, gallbladder evacuation with cholecystokinin-octapeptide (CCK-8) stimulation and SO functions of both groups were measured in vivo; B ultrasound examination was used for dynamic observation of peristaltic movements in vivo; SO pressure was measured using manometry; morphological characteristics were observed by electronic microscope; laser scanning confocal fluorescence microscopy was used to identify changes in [Ca]i and Ca oscillation in primary SO smooth muscle cells (SMCs).
Results: Gallbladder cholestasis was observed during early stages of gallstone formation in Ch rabbits. CCK-8 could not improve the gallbladder cholestatic state in Ch group. Passive dilation of SO significantly improved the cholestatic state in Ch rabbits (P<0.05), although the maximal gallbladder emptying rate was still lower than that of the control group. Manometry data indicted a significant increase in the base pressure of the SO low-pressure ampulla segment and high-pressure segment (P<0.05) in Ch group. laser scanning confocal fluorescence microscopy assay data indicated that [Ca]i in SO cells of Ch group significantly increased and were in a state of overload (P<0.05); Ca oscillation signals in SO cells of Ch group were also abnormal.
Conclusion: Hypercholesterolemia initially induced SOD, leading to increased gallbladder evacuation resistance and cholestasis. We suggested that [Ca]i overload and/or Ca oscillation abnormality potentially play important roles in the pathogenesis of SOD.
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