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Aluminum (Al) is the most abundant metal element in the earth's crust, and is implicated in the pathogenesis of liver lesions. However, the mechanisms underlying Al
3+
-induced hepatotoxicity are still largely elusive. Based on analysis with native gel electrophoresis, Al
3+
plus 8-hydroxyquinoline staining and LC-MS/MS, the proteins with high Al
3+
affinity were identified to be
carbamoyl-phosphate synthase
,
adenosylhomocysteinase
, heat shock protein 90-alpha, carbonic anhydrase 3, serum albumin and calreticulin. These proteins are involved in physiological processes such as the urea cycle, redox reactions, apoptosis and so on. Then we established an Al
3+
-treated rat model for biochemical tests, morphology observation and Ca
2+
homeostasis analysis, in order to evaluate the extent of oxidative damage, hepatic histopathology and specific indicators of Al
3+
-related proteins in liver. Our findings indicated the high-affinity interactions with Al
3+
perturbed the normal function of the above proteins, which could account for the mechanism underlying Al
3+
-induced hepatotoxicity.
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PMID:Study on the mechanism underlying Al-induced hepatotoxicity based on the identification of the Al-binding proteins in liver. 3134 13
