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In association with partial OLT, splenectomy (SP) is a procedure used to reduce the portal pressure. However, the precise effects of SP on partial OLT have been unclear. In this study, using small-for-size liver grafts in rats, we examined the cytoprotective effects of SP on OLT. Liver grafts were assigned to 2 groups: a control group (OLT alone) and an SP group (OLT after SP). SP significantly increased animal survival and decreased liver damage. SP exerted the following cytoprotective effects: (1) it improved hepatic microcirculation and prevented increases in the portal pressure after OLT, (2) it suppressed the hepatic infiltration of neutrophils and macrophages through the direct elimination of splenic inflammatory cells before OLT, (3) it decreased the hepatic expression of tumor necrosis factor \u03b1 and interleukin-6, (4) it attenuated sinusoidal endothelial injury, (5) it decreased plasma endothelin 1 levels and increased hepatic heme oxygenase 1 expression, (6) it suppressed hepatocellular apoptosis through the down-regulation of hepatic caspase-3 and caspase-8 activity, and (7) it increased hepatic regeneration. In conclusion, SP for small-for-size grafts exerts dual cytoprotective effects by preventing excessive portal vein hepatic inflow and eliminating splenic inflammatory cell recruitment into the liver; this in turn inhibits hepatocellular apoptosis and improves liver regeneration. 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