Hepatoprotective toxicity in mice

YAPAR K., KART A., KARAPEHLIVAN M., ATAKISI O., TUNCA R., ERGINSOY S., ...Daha Fazla

EXPERIMENTAL AND TOXICOLOGIC PATHOLOGY, cilt.59, sa.2, ss.121-128, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 59 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.etp.2007.02.009
  • Dergi Adı: EXPERIMENTAL AND TOXICOLOGIC PATHOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.121-128
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: l-carnitine, acetaminophen, sialic acid, hepatoprotection, oxidative stress, INDUCED HEPATIC-NECROSIS, SIALIC-ACID, L-CARNITINE, GLUTATHIONE DEPLETION, SUPEROXIDE-DISMUTASE, LIPID-PEROXIDATION, COVALENT BINDING, CYTO-TOXICITY, ACETAMINOPHEN, ANTIOXIDANTS
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

L-carnitine is a cofactor in the transfer of long-chain fatty acid allowing the beta-oxidation of fatty acid in the mitochondria. It is also a known antioxidant with protective effects against lipid peroxidation. In this study, hepatoprotective effect of L-carnitine was investigated against acetaminophen (AA)-induced liver toxicity where mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress are thought to be involved in AA hepatotoxicity. Sixty-four Balb/C mice were divided into eight groups. Mice were dosed with single-AA injection (500mg/kg via the intra peritoneal route) with or without L-carnitine (500 mg/kg for 5 days starting 5 days before AA injection via intra peritoneal route) and sampled at 4, 8 and 24 It following AA injection. AA increased serum AST, ALT, total sialic acid (TSA) and MDA as well as tissue TSA and MDA levels significantly with the highest increase observed at 4 h, but there was a decrease in blood and tissue GSH level. Administration Of L-carnitine significantly reduced AA-induced elevations in AST, ALT, TSA and MDA concentrations and increased GSH levels at all sampling points. AA also induced necrosis, hyperemia, sinusoidal congestion and hemorrhage with time-dependent increase in severity, but the degree of necrosis and histopathologic alterations were most severe at 24 h following AA administration. However, the degree of pathologic alterations was less severe with simultaneous L-carnitine application.