The process of liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy is very complex and is associated with signalling cascades involving initiation signals, transcription factors, cytokines, growth factors, tissue remodelling and termination of growth related signals. To date the exact mechanism of liver regeneration remains poorly understood. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) acts as a sensor for immune signals and plays a critical role in host defence. It is known that lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is one of the ligands for TLR4. Binding of LPS to TLR4 leads to activation of transcription factor, nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) via the intracellular adaptor molecule, myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88), which in turn activates the production of proinflammatory cytokines, TNF-α and IL-6. Evidence suggests that LPS/TLR4 signalling may be involved in liver regeneration following partial hepatectomy, as delayed liver regeneration and impaired cytokine responses were observed in C3H/HeJ mice, a mouse that is ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Proliferating cell nuclear antigen, plasma fibronectin, and liver regeneration rate after seventy percent hepatectomy in normal and cirrhotic rats. AU - Chijiiwa, K.. AU - Nakano, K.. AU - Kameoka, N.. AU - Nagai, E.. AU - Tanaka, M.. PY - 1994/1/1. Y1 - 1994/1/1. N2 - Background. The difference in liver regeneration rate in relation to proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and plasma fibronectin level in the cirrhotic and control liver after 70% hepatectomy were examined in the rat. Methods. Liver cirrhosis was induced by intraperitoneal injection of thioacetamide for 12 weeks; rats without thioacetamide administration served as controls. On the day before and days 1, 2, 3, and 7 after 70% hepatectomy, PCNA labeling index of hepatocyte, plasma fibronectin level, and percentage of the initial liver weight were determined. Results. Liver regeneration rate as expressed by percent of initial liver weight was impaired in the cirrhotic liver, and significantly lower regeneration ...

Liver regeneration requires spatially and temporally precisely coordinated proliferation of the two major hepatic cell populations, hepatocytes and liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs), to reconstitute liver structure and function. The underlying mechanisms of this complex molecular cross-talk remain elusive. Here, we show that the expression of Angiopoietin-2 (Ang2) in LSECs is dynamically regulated after partial hepatectomy. During the early inductive phase of liver regeneration, Ang2 down-regulation leads to reduced LSEC transforming growth factor-β1 production, enabling hepatocyte proliferation by releasing an angiocrine proliferative brake. During the later angiogenic phase of liver regeneration, recovery of endothelial Ang2 expression enables regenerative angiogenesis by controlling LSEC vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 expression. The data establish LSECs as a dynamic rheostat of liver regeneration, spatiotemporally orchestrating hepatocyte and LSEC proliferation ...

Studies on the hyperplasia (regeneration) of the rat liver following partial hepatectomy. Changes in lipid peroxidation and general biochemical aspects

The alternative regenerative medicine approach aims to explore the post-embryonic regeneration of tissues, such as the pancreas, as a therapeutic application option for a variety of diseases. Post-embryonic regeneration of tissue applies to the liver, kidney, peripheral tissues (i.e., wound healing), and others. Many examples of tissues regeneration without soliciting stem cells exist. For example, a salamander is regenerating lost limbs without soliciting stem cell intervention. These findings give possible strategies for tissues repair in humans, beyond stem cell-based approaches. Liver regeneration following partial hepatectomy is carried out by the participation of all mature liver cell types. We demonstrated through our novel biologic approach that integrates multiple levels of somatic cellular physiology to regulate regenerative organ capacity without stem cell via a post-embryonic mechanism. This new field of research has been coined as

A delay in liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy (PHx) leads to acute liver injury, and such delays are frequently observed in aged patients. BubR1 (budding uninhibited by benzimidazole-related 1) controls chromosome mitotic segregation through the spindle assembly checkpoint, and BubR1 down-regulation promotes aging-associated phenotypes. In this study we investigated the effects of BubR1 insufficiency on liver regeneration in mice. Low-BubR1-expressing mutant (BubR1(L/L)) mice had a delayed recovery of the liver weight-to-body weight ratio and increased liver deviation enzyme levels after PHx. Microscopic observation of BubR1(L/L) mouse liver showed an increased number of necrotic hepatocytes and intercalated disc anomalies, resulting in widened inter-hepatocyte and perisinusoidal spaces, smaller hepatocytes and early-stage microvilli atrophy. Up-regulation of desmocollin-1 (DSC1) was observed in wild-type, but not BubR1(L/L), mice after PHx. In addition, knockdown of BubR1 expression caused

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TY - JOUR. T1 - Liver regeneration and energetic changes in rats following hepatic radiation therapy and hepatocyte transplantation by 31P MRSI. AU - Landis, Charles S.. AU - Zhou, Hongchao. AU - Liu, Laibin. AU - Hetherington, Hoby P.. AU - Guha, Chandan. N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2014 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.. PY - 2015/4/1. Y1 - 2015/4/1. N2 - Radiation-induced liver damage (RILD) is a poorly understood and potentially devastating complication of hepatic radiation therapy (RT) for liver cancers. Previous work has demonstrated that hepatocyte transplantation (HT) can ameliorate RILD in rats. We hypothesized that RT inhibits generation of cellular ATP and suppresses hepatic regeneration. Methods: To study the metabolic changes that occur in RILD with and without HT, 31P MRSI data were acquired in rats treated with partial hepatectomy (PH) alone, PH with hepatic irradiation (PHRT) or PHRT with HT (PHRT+HT). Results: Both [γ -ATP] and ATP/Pi 31P MRSI signal ...

The liver is the only visceral organ that possesses the remarkable capacity to regenerate. The liver can regenerate after either surgical removal or after chemical injury. It is known that as little as 25% of the original liver mass can regenerate back to its full size. The process of regeneration in mammals is mainly compensatory growth because only the mass of the liver is replaced, not the shape. However, in lower species such as fish, both liver size and shape can be replaced. Liver regeneration involves replication of the liver cells, mainly hepatocytes, followed by other cells such as biliary epithelial cells and sinusoidal endothelial cells. Once cell proliferation is completed, the newly divided cells undergo restructuring, angiogenesis and reformation of extracellular matrix to complete the regeneration process. Interestingly, in most cases, liver function is only partially affected during liver regeneration. Whereas certain specialized functions such as drug metabolism decrease, many ...

Although liver regeneration occurring after partial hepatectomy (PH) is greatly reduced in aged mice, liver hyperplasia induced by xenobiotic mitogens was found to be age independent. Here, we investigated the potential utility of mitogens in stimulating liver regeneration in old mice subjected to two-third PH. Although virtually no hepatocytes entered S phase 48 h after PH, pretreatment (2 h prior to surgery) with 1,4-bis(2-(3,5-dichloropyridyloxy)benzene (TCPOBOP), a ligand of constitutive androstane receptor, induced an increase of bromodeoxyuridine incorporation and enhanced the expression of cyclin D1, cyclin A and proliferating cell nuclear antigen . Next, we investigated the potential utility of mitogens in the context of donor conditioning prior to living-related transplantation. Three days after TCPOBOP administration to intact young mice, an almost doubling of the liver mass and DNA content occurred; the regenerative response to two-third resection of the TCPOBOP-induced hyperplastic ...

Platelets are a vital part of wound healing processes. They can specifically secrete key growth factors at the site of the injury and therefore start the damaged tissues regeneration processes. In the latest study, which involved collaboration between the University Department of Surgery at the MedUni Vienna led by Patrick Starlinger and the Institute of Physiology led by Alice Assinger, scientists were able to demonstrate that the specific release of growth factors from the α granules was associated with post-operative liver regeneration.. The authors of this study demonstrated back in 2014 that serotonin stored in platelets can play a key role in post-operative liver regeneration. Serotonin is stored in the electron-dense granules (storage organelles) of platelets and is secreted after activation. As part of the platelet activation process, the contents of a second type of granule, known as the α granule, are also released. It has now been possible for the first time to prove a highly ...

To evaluate the effectiveness of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (ω-3 PUFA) administration on liver regeneration after 90% partial hepatectomy (PH) in rats. ω-3 PUFAs were intravenously injected in the ω-3 PUFA group before PH surgery. PH

In this study, we have shown that C5 is an essential component in liver regeneration following toxic injury. Mice deficient in this complement protein were unable to mount a normal regenerative response after toxic exposure to CCl4. This was demonstrated by the delayed entry of C5−/− hepatocytes into the cell cycle, the severely compromised mitotic activity detected in C5−/− livers, as well as the extensive parenchymal necrosis and fat deposition in the deficient mice that persisted until 96 h after the injury (data not shown). Reconstitution of the C5−/− mice with murine C5 resulted in a significant recovery of their regenerative phenotype, as shown by the restored hepatocyte DNA synthetic response and mitotic activity at 48 h after the toxic challenge. It should be noted that the C5−/− mice showed signs of acute necrosis and persisting degeneration until 4 days after the exposure to CCl4, a time at which the wild-type animals had completely recovered from injury. Both wild-type ...

Results siRNA-mediated knockdown of Fgfr4 severely affected liver regeneration due to impairment of hepatocyte proliferation combined with liver necrosis. Mechanistically, the proliferation defect resulted from inhibition of an Fgf15-Fgfr4-Stat3 signalling pathway, which is required for injury-induced expression of the Foxm1 transcription factor and subsequent cell cycle progression, while elevated levels of intrahepatic toxic bile acids were identified as the likely cause of the necrotic damage. Failure of liver mass restoration in Fgfr4 knockdown mice was prevented at least in part by compensatory hypertrophy of hepatocytes. Most importantly, our data revealed partially redundant functions of Fgf receptors in the liver, since knockdown of Fgfr4 in mice lacking Fgfr1 and Fgfr2 in hepatocytes caused liver failure after PH due to severe liver necrosis and a defect in regeneration.. ...

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H. Yamada, C.D. Gove, R.D. Hughes, Roger Williams; Balance between Inhibitors and Stimulators of Hepatic DNA Synthesis in Fulminant Hepatic Failure. Clin Sci (Lond) 1 January 1988; 74 (s18): 21P. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/cs074021Pa. Download citation file:. ...

The hepatoprotective effect of interleukin-6 (IL-6)/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) has been well documented. However, reports on the role of IL-6/STAT3 in liver regeneration are conflicting probably due to the fact that the model of Stat3 knockout mice were complicated wi …

Our objective was to demonstrate the protective effect of glycine (Gly) and vitamin E (VE) on a model ofethanol-induced acute liver injury during the early phase of liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy(PH) in rats. Fifty male Wistar rats (body weight (b.w.), 240 - 280 g) were divided into four groups (n = 10,each, respectively) as follows: 1) control partial hepatectomy (PH), 70%; 2) PH + ethanol (EtOH) at 1.5g/kg b.w; 3) PH + Gly (0.6 g/kg b.w) + EtOH, and; 4) PH + VE (400 International units [IU]) + EtOH. Twentyfour h after surgery, animals were killed and liver damage and oxidative stress parameters weremeasured. Ethanol caused a decrease in serum albumin (2.27 vs 3.12 g/dL; p < 0.05), cholesterol (31.4vs 48.0 mg/dL; p < 0.05), Aspartate aminotransferase (AST, 70 vs 380 UI; p < 0.05), and alanineaminotransferase (ALT, 110 vs 170 UI; p < 0.05) in comparison with the PH control group, but thesedecreases were reverted with either Gly or VE administration. Furthermore, Gly and VE ...

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ABSTRACT CELLULAR MECHANISMS OF MAMMALIAN LIVER REGENERATION Kilangsungla Yanger Ben Z. Stanger The liver is an essential organ that aids in metabolic processes, protein synthesis and detoxification of harmful substances. As the centre for detoxification, the liver is able to compensate for this routine damage with its robust regenerative ability. All vertebrate livers, for example, can make up for tissue mass loss (via surgical excision of a portion of the liver) by replication of their differentiated cells within the remnant lobes. These differentiated cells include parenchymal cells such as the hepatocytes and biliary epithelial cells (BECs) and also non-parenchymal cells. Despite the proliferative capacity exhibited by hepatocytes, the mechanism for how the liver regenerates after toxin injuries is debated. The liver is thought to utilize facultative stem cells (FSCs) originating from the BECs, often referred to as oval cells, for regeneration following toxin-based injury. However, the notion that

In the liver, the JNK cascade is induced downstream of TNF receptors (TNFRs) in response to inflammatory, microbial, and toxic challenges. Sustained activation of JNK triggers programmed cell death (PCD), and hepatocyte survival during these challenges requires induction of the NF-κB pathway, which antagonizes this activation by upregulating target genes. Thus, modulation of JNK activity is crucial to the liver response to TNFR-mediated challenge. The basis for this modulation, however, is unknown. Here, we investigated the role of the NF-κB target Gadd45b in the regulation of hepatocyte fate during liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy. We generated Gadd45b-/- mice and found that they exhibited decreased hepatocyte proliferation and increased PCD during liver regeneration. Notably, JNK activity was markedly increased and sustained in livers of Gadd45b-/- mice compared with control animals after partial hepatectomy. Furthermore, imposition of a Jnk2-null mutation, attenuating JNK ...

The liver has an enormous capacity to regenerate, as demonstrated by the 2/3 partial hepatectomy model in rodents. In addition, the liver has a stem cell compar...

When rats were subjected to partial hepatectomy, glucosamine 6-phosphate synthase (EC 5.3.1.19) of the remaining liver underwent alterations both in activity and in molecular form. To study the molecular alterations, glucosamine 6-phosphate synthase was purified from regenerating as well as control liver and was analyzed by isoelectric focusing. Although control liver exhibited only one form of glucosamine 6-phosphate synthase with a pl of 5.0, sequential and transient appearance of three other forms, with pl values of 4.3, 4.8, and 4.5, respectively, was observed for regenerating liver within 72 hr following partial hepatectomy. Laparotomy, on the other hand, induced in the liver only the pl 4.8 form, and injection of a mixture containing triiodothyronine, amino acids, glucagon, and heparin induced only the pl 4.3 and 4.5 forms. It therefore appears that the pl 4.3 and 4.5 forms, but not the pl 4.8 form, are associated with hepatic DNA synthesis. The pl 4.8 form is induced in the liver in ...

Transfer ribonucleic acid1 is methylated after the molecule is synthesized; at least eight enzymes are involved in the transfer of methyl groups (derived from methionine). The time courses of methylation and synthesis of tRNA during rat liver regeneration have been compared in an in vivo radioisotopic study, using 6-orotic acid-14C and 3H-methyl-L-methionine as precursors in double label pulses. Liver regeneration is a synchronized system in which biochemical events of the cell cycle are separable. Transfer RNA methylation increase precedes by several hours tRNA synthesis during regeneration, although the curves overlap. A ratio of the relative rate of methylation to the relative rate of synthesis has been made; that curve positively correlates with the rise and fall of protein synthesis during regeneration. It is clear that methylation and synthesis of tRNA are only weakly coupled; changing methyl content of the tRNA pool resulting from differential tRNA methylase and polymerase activities ...

The liver has the unique capacity to regulate its growth and mass. In rodents and humans, it grows rapidly after resection of more than 50% of its mass. This growth process, as well as that following acute chemical injury is known as liver regeneration, although growth takes place by compensatory hy …

Liver fibrosis is a reversible wound-healing response to injury reflecting the critical balance between liver repair and scar formation. Chronic damage leads to progressive substitution of liver parenchyma by scar tissue and ultimately results in liver cirrhosis. Stromal cells (hepatic stellate cells [HSC] and endothelial cells) have been proposed to control the balance between liver fibrosis and regeneration. Here, we show that endosialin, a C-type lectin, expressed in the liver exclusively by HSC and portal fibroblasts, is upregulated in liver fibrosis in mouse and man. Chronic chemically induced liver damage resulted in reduced fibrosis and enhanced hepatocyte proliferation in endosialin-deficient (EN(KO)) mice. Correspondingly, acute-liver-damage-induced hepatocyte proliferation (partial hepatectomy) was increased in EN(KO) mice. A candidate-based screen of known regulators of hepatocyte proliferation identified insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) as selectively endosialin-dependent hepatocyte

Lipids are the energy source used during liver regeneration. The research group, led by Dr. Albert Pol and with members from IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona and Queensland University, unveils the essential role of the protein caveolin-1 in a fundamental process for liver cure after injury or transplant. Results also evidence the existence of cellular mechanisms by which excessive accumulation of lipids in the liver is a risk factor for the apparition of hepatic tumours.

Metabolic alterations of liver regeneration. XI. Modulation of the uptake of orotic acid into ribonucleic acids in regenerating rat liver ...

Liver regeneration studies with transgenic mice demonstrated that FoxM1B regulates the onset of hepatocyte DNA replication and mitosis by stimulating expression of cell cycle genes (10, 22, 23, 26). In this study, we used Alb-Cre recombinase to generate a hepatocyte-specific deletion of the Foxm1b gene and demonstrated that Foxm1b is required for normal levels of hepatocyte DNA replication and is essential for mitosis in regenerating liver. We found no significant increase in hepatocyte apoptosis in regenerating Alb-Cre Foxm1b−/− liver (data not shown), suggesting that Foxm1b is required for hepatocyte proliferation but not survival. Reduced DNA replication in regenerating Foxm1b−/− hepatocytes coincided with sustained increase in nuclear staining of the Cdk inhibitor p21 protein between 24 and 40 h after PHx. This increase in nuclear p21 levels and a reduction in Cdc25A phosphatase expression resulted in decreased activation of Cdk2 kinase (Fig. 6G). Cyclin E/A-Cdk2 complex cooperates ...

Abstract: The high regenerative capacity of liver contributes to the maintenance of its size and function when injury occurs. Partial hepatectomy induces division of mature hepatocytes to maintain liver function, whereas severe injury stimulates expansion of undifferentiated hepatic precursor cells, which supply mature cells. Although several factors reportedly function in liver regeneration, the precise mechanisms underlying regeneration remain unclear. In this study, we analyzed expression of nucleostemin (NS) during development and in injured liver by using transgenic green fluorescent protein reporter (NS-GFP Tg) mice. In neonatal liver, the hepatic precursor cells that give rise to mature hepatocytes were enriched in a cell population expressing high levels of NS. In adult liver, NS was abundantly expressed in mature hepatocytes and rapidly upregulated by partial hepatectomy. Severe liver injury promoted by a diet containing 3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydrocollidine induced the emergence of ...

The function of the liver is well-preserved during the aging process, although some evidence suggests that liver regeneration might be impaired with advanced age. We observed a decreased ability of the liver to restore normal volume after partial hepatectomy in elderly mice, and we identified a pathway that rescued regeneration and was triggered by serotonin. 2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine (DOI), a serotonin receptor agonist, reversed the age-related pseudocapillarization of old liver and improved hepatosinusoidal blood flow. After hepatectomy, the open fenestrae were associated with a restored attachment of platelets to endothelium and the initiation of a normal regenerative response, including the up-regulation of essential growth mediators and serotonin receptors. In turn, hepatocyte proliferation recovered along with regain of liver volume and animal survival. DOI operates through the release of VEGF, and its effects could be blocked with anti-VEGF antibodies both in vitro and in vivo. ...

In this work, the expression of IGFBPs in the regenerating liver was investigated. Classic reports demonstrated that IGFBP-1 is an immediate-early gene, whose expression is rapidly and dramatically increased after 70% PHx (14, 23). In our experiments this pattern was confirmed. However, serum IGFBP-1 levels appeared to be decreased during the first day of liver regeneration, returning to control values thereafter. Similarly, a decline in IGFBP-3 serum levels was observed within 24 h after PHx, without significant differences in the hepatic mRNA abundance. A rapid decrease in circulating IGFBP levels also was reported by Phillips et al. (25), who proposed that this was caused by a rapid clearance of the binding proteins from blood once the main site of production was partially removed by two-thirds hepatectomy. Moreover, as observed by Ghahary et al. (14), a decrease in circulating IGFBP-3 during liver regeneration may be caused by a drop in nutrient intake and growth hormone secretion.. Our ...

Rats of either sex as intact or partially hepatectomized (two-thirds liver removal) were injected s.c. daily for 7 days post-operatively with natural and synthetic estrogens, androgens or anabolic steroids, progesterone and adrenal cortical hormones

BACKGROUND: It is now well established that various adult somatic tissues harbor multipotent stem cells that can differentiate into a broad variety of cell types of all three germ layer origins. It remains controversial, however, whether they are a reservoir of cells utilized for emergent tissue repair or simply a vestige of evolution and, if the former is the case, to what extent they can potentially contribute to reconstitution of a specific organ. To get an insight in such a direction, we examined the extent of contribution of naive intact cells of extrahepatic origin to hepatocyte reconstitution in the transplanted liver with or without injury in the rat. METHODS: Liver from wild-type donor rats was transplanted to green fluorescent protein (GFP)-transgenic rats, and GFP-positive hepatocytes were examined with or without liver injury. RESULTS: The proportion of GFP-positive hepatocytes in the transplanted noninjured liver linearly increased by 0.0048% per week, that is, approximately 5 x ...

Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Could 5 2020. Development hormone has been recognized as taking part in a key position in lowering irritation and rising survival charges following liver surgical procedure.. Researchers at The College of Queensland Diamantina Institute investigated how the physiques development hormone assists with liver regeneration in a examine utilizing mice.. Challenge chief Dr Andrew Brooks mentioned mice didnt survive surgical procedure to take away two thirds of their liver in the event that they lacked the receptor wanted for transmitting development hormone indicators to cells.. Mice with regular development hormone receptors survived the process and skilled full liver regeneration.. ...

Long Live the Liver By James Madeiros A human liver is pretty amazing for a lot of reasons, but it has one trick that borders on the miraculous: it is the only human organ capable of regenerating damaged tissue. Its actually a little more impressive than that. A liver can fully regenerate up to 75% of damaged tissue

Scientists from TWINCORE have now published new insights on the processes involved in liver inflammation in the Journal of Hepatology: Type I interferons, on the one hand, limit viral replication and thereby help the immune cells to control the viral pathogen. On the other hand, type I interferons delay the regeneration of immune cells, which are important to adjust and maintain the immune balance within the liver during acute inflammation.

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ssion of cytokines - the process is strictly controlled, ie,these factors are usually produced only by activated cells in response to extracellular signals.Typically, this process occurs rapidly at all regulated gene expression levels, depending on the cell type and status of the cells.Thus, the cytokines are fairly large heterogeneous group of water-soluble polypeptide mediators involved in the immune response, inflammatory response, promoting proliferation, cell growth and hematopoiesis.Their impact is carried out at very low (nanomolar or peak) concentrations.Same cytokine can be produced by different cells, and the mediator, generated in one of the cell populations , may affect the function of various cell types.Different cytokines often exhibit the same biological activity.This is due to pleiotropy and multifunctional action of cytokines.. cytokine system has considerable stability thanks to the interchangeability, the duplication of mediators, their diversity, the presence of synergists ...

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Ductular reactions (DRs) are observed in virtually all forms of human liver disease; however, the histogenesis and function of DRs in liver injury are not entirely understood. It is widely believed that DRs contain bipotential liver progenitor cells (LPCs) that serve as an emergency cell pool to regenerate both cholangiocytes and hepatocytes and may eventually give rise to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Here, we used a murine model that allows highly efficient and specific lineage labeling of the biliary compartment to analyze the histogenesis of DRs and their potential contribution to liver regeneration and carcinogenesis. In multiple experimental and genetic liver injury models, biliary cells were the predominant precursors of DRs but lacked substantial capacity to produce new hepatocytes, even when liver injuries were prolonged up to 12 months. Genetic modulation of NOTCH and/or WNT/β-catenin signaling within lineage-tagged DRs impaired DR expansion but failed to redirect DRs from biliary ...

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