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This paper reports a study of changes in red blood cell enzymes and some serum parameters during and after treatment of protein-calorie malnutrition. The red cell GSH levels were low during the crisis, together with the levels of GSSG:NADPH reductase, GSH:H2O2 peroxidase, aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase. After treatment the levels of all these enzymes increased significantly to normal values. Of the serum parameters investigated, significant reduction in the activity of the enzymes cholinesterase, catecholamine oxidase, total proteins, albumin, urea and electrolytes were obvious, and returned to normal values after treatment. Ceruloplasmin activity remained low even after three weeks' treatment and could not be related to copper levels. The results are discussed in relation to anemia and liver damage that may accompany the syndrome.
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PMID:Protein-calorie malnutrition: a study of red blood cell and serum enzymes during and after crisis. 82 Apr 94

1. Changes in hepatic and renal glutathione (GSH) and plasma aspartate aminotransferase (AST) following single or daily oral doses of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1, 2 mg/kg BW) or corn oil vehicle (1 ml/kg BW) were determined in male chickens (14-21-day-old). 2. Plasma AST and hepatic GSH increased 2 and 8 hr, respectively, following a single AFB1 dose. 3. Hepatic GSH continued to increase through 5 daily doses of AFB1, but there were no differences in AST levels on days 1-5. Feeding a diet containing 150% of NRC requirement for methionine attenuated the AFB1-induced increase in hepatic GSH. Renal GSH was unaffected by AFB1 or dietary treatment.
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PMID:Aflatoxin and glutathione in domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus)--I. Glutathione elevation and attenuation by high dietary methionine. 135 97

1. The effect of aflatoxin on plasma aspartate aminotransferase (AST), protein, and hepatic glutathione (GSH) and hepatic blood flow (perfusion), were determined in 3-week-old male chickens. 2. Daily aflatoxin gavage (2 mg/kg body wt, in corn oil) for 5 and 10 days elevated plasma AST and hepatic GSH, and depressed plasma protein and hepatic perfusion. Also, renal GSH was elevated after 10 days of aflatoxin treatment. 3. Birds given aflatoxin for 10 days followed by a 10-day recovery period exhibited tissue GSH, plasma AST and protein levels that were not different from control, but hepatic perfusion remained depressed.
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PMID:Aflatoxin and glutathione in domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus)--II. Effects on hepatic blood flow. 135 22

This study was designed to clarify the effects of changes in liver tissue glutathione (GSH) concentration on postischemic liver injury together with the effects of gamma-glutamylcysteine ethyl ester (GCE), a prodrug of GSH, and GSH. Rats were pretreated with GSH (50 mg/kg, i.v.), or GCE (50 mg/kg, i.v.), or untreated. In each rat, liver was isolated, and liver mitochondria were prepared after 2 h of ischemia or 1 h of reperfusion following 2 h of ischemia. Mitochondrial function was measured polarographically. Liver adenine nucleotide concentrations were also determined using high-performance liquid chromatography. Liver tissue GSH, an oxidized form of glutathione (GSSG) concentrations, and activities of GSH peroxidase and GSSG reductase were determined enzymatically. Liver hypoxanthine and xanthine concentrations were determined by HPLC. Liver tissue concentration of lipid peroxide was measured. Leakages of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and adenine nucleotides into the hepatic vein after reperfusion were also measured. Administration of GCE improved the recovery of mitochondrial function and maintained tissue GSH concentration concomitantly. Increases in liver lipid peroxide concentration after reperfusion, and leakage of liver cell enzymes and adenine nucleotides were mitigated by administration of GCE. Administration of GSH itself failed to maintain tissue GSH concentration and had no protective effects. From these results, it is concluded that in the postischemic process, free radical formation might be enhanced, and the radical scavenging system deteriorated. To enhance the radical scavenging system is a possible maneuver to prevent radical-related cell damage associated with reperfusion, because pharmacological reduction of breakdown of ATP to hypoxanthine and xanthine seems to be difficult. GCE maintained liver GSH concentrations and mitigated postischemic liver injury, concomitantly. Clinical use of GCE might be recommended.
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PMID:The effects of gamma-glutamylcysteine ethyl ester, a prodrug of glutathione, on ischemia-reperfusion-induced liver injury in rats. 833 63

Monensin is an ionophoretic antibiotic, which selectively transports alkali metal cations across biological membranes. In growing swine, monensin toxicosis causes acute, degenerative cardiac and skeletal myopathy resembling vitamin E-selenium deficiency. Selenium is an essential trace element incorporated in glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), an antioxidant enzyme system that protects subcellular membranes. In our study, we examined the effects of monensin on body weight, Se balance, antioxidant status, and serum concentrations of selected minerals in growing pigs that were genetically hypo- or hyperselenemic (hypo-Se and hyper-Se, respectively). Three groups of eight 8-week-old pigs, each comprised of 4 hypo-Se and 4 hyper-Se pigs (76.4 +/- 3.0 and 106.3 +/- 10.3 ng of Se/ml of serum, respectively), were fed standard diets containing 0.1 mg of supplemental Se/kg of body weight, and either 0, 200, or 400 mg of monensin/kg for a 77-day period, followed by a 28-day monensin withdrawal period. On days 0, 7, 28, 56, 70, and 98, all pigs were weighed and blood was collected for determination of serum GSH-Px, creatine phosphokinase, and aspartate transaminase values, as well as serum concentrations of vitamin E, Se, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Na, P, and Zn. Significance of main effects of monensin treatment, genetic Se status, and their interactions was tested by Fisher's variance ratio test, followed by conditional comparison of treatment means with a Bonferroni test. Signs of monensin toxicosis were not observed and monensin consumption had no effect on body weight, or serum creatine phosphokinase, aspartate transaminase, or Se values. However, pigs consuming monensin had consistently higher serum GSH-Px activities, possibly because of increased synthesis of this adaptive antioxidant enzyme. Interactions were not found between monensin and genetic Se status. Hyperselenemic pigs were heavier and had higher serum Se and GSH-Px values than hypo-Se pigs. Furthermore, hypo-Se and hyper-Se pigs were hypo- and hypercupremic, respectively, suggesting genetic regulation of copper status. It is likely that pigs with inadequate antioxidant status (hyposelenemia, hypocupremia) are more susceptible to diseases associated with cellular membrane damage, such as vitamin E-Se deficiency disease and monensin toxicosis.
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PMID:Effects of monensin on selenium status and related factors in genetically hypo- and hyperselenemic growing swine. 146 9

The protective effect of L-cystine on the toxicity of paraquat (PQ) in mice was studied. Lipid peroxidation in the lung significantly increased after oral administration of PQ (200 mg/kg) and the increase in lipid peroxidation was prevented by L-cystine treatment (300 mg/kg). PQ administration produced an increase in superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and a decrease in glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity in the lung at 24 h after PQ. L-Cystine treatment significantly prevented the changes in SOD and GSH-Px activity in the lung after PQ. L-Cystine treatment prevented the decrease in non-protein sulfhydryl (NP-SH) content in the lung after PQ administration. The tissue distribution and excretion of PQ after PQ administration were not changed by L-cystine treatment. Plasma aspartate aminotransferase activity did not change after PQ administration. These results suggest that L-cystine protects against the toxicity of PQ by maintaining reduced glutathione levels in the cells.
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PMID:Effect of L-cystine on toxicity of paraquat in mice. 153 84

The effects of crocetin pretreatment on both hepatic aflatoxin B1 (AFB1)-DNA binding and AFB1 hepatotoxicity in rats has been examined. For these studies, male Wistar rats were treated with AFB1 (2 mg/kg) by i.p. administration, and the different degrees of hepatic damage were revealed by the elevations of levels of serum marker enzymes such as aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase and gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase. After pretreatment of the animals with crocetin (2 or 6 mg/kg) daily for three consecutive days, the enzyme elevations were significantly suppressed. This suggested that the crocetin possessed chemopreventive effects on the early acute hepatic damage induced by AFB1. Under these experimental conditions, consistent elevations of hepatic glutathiones (GSH) and activities of glutathione S-transferase (GST) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) were observed. Crocetin treatment also decreased AFB1-DNA adduct formation in AFB1-treated animals. From these results, we suggest that the protective effect of crocetin on AFB1 hepatotoxicity in rats might be due to the hepatic tissues' defense mechanisms that elevated the cytosol GSH and the activities of GST and GSH-Px.
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PMID:Effects of crocetin on the hepatotoxicity and hepatic DNA binding of aflatoxin B1 in rats. 167 27

alpha-Naphthylisothiocyanate (ANIT) injures bile duct epithelium and hepatic parenchymal cells in rats. It is commonly believed that ANIT must undergo bioactivation by hepatic, cytochrome P450-dependent mixed-function oxidases (MFO), since agents which are inducers or inhibitors of hepatic MFO activity enhance or attenuate, respectively, the liver injury associated with ANIT. Several of these agents also affect hepatic glutathione (GSH) content and/or GSH S-transferase activity in a manner to suggest a causal role for GSH in ANIT-induced hepatotoxicity. To determine whether GSH might be involved in the mechanism of injury, buthionine sulfoximine (BSO), diethyl maleate (DEM), or phorone was used to reduce hepatic non-protein sulfhydryl (NPSH) content, an indicator of GSH content. Twenty-four hours after ANIT treatment, rats exhibited cholestasis and elevations in serum of total bilirubin concentration, total bile acid concentration, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) activity, and gamma-glutamyltransferase activity. Cotreatment of rats with BSO decreased NPSH content by 70% at 24 hr and prevented the cholestasis and elevations in serum markers of liver injury caused by ANIT. Likewise, cotreatment of rats with DEM afforded protection against markers of liver injury. Phorone treatment attenuated ANIT-induced elevations in serum total bilirubin concentration and AST activity. Although BSO treatment afforded protection against ANIT-induced liver injury at 24 hr, the injury was evident at 48 hr, and it appeared to coincide with a return of hepatic NPSH content. These results suggest that GSH plays a causal or permissive role in the liver injury caused by ANIT.
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PMID:Protection against alpha-naphthylisothiocyanate-induced liver injury by decreased hepatic non-protein sulfhydryl content. 167 29

The effects of geniposide pretreatment on both hepatic aflatoxin B1 (AFB1)-DNA binding and AFB1 hepatotoxicity in rats has been examined. For these studies, male Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with AFB1 (2 mg/kg) by i.p. administration, and the different degrees of hepatic damage were revealed by the elevations of levels of serum marker enzymes such as aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine amino-transferase (ALT) and gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (gamma-GT). After pretreatment of animals with geniposide (10 mg/kg) daily for 3 consecutive days, the enzyme elevations were significantly suppressed. This suggested that the geniposide possessed chemopreventive effects on the early acute hepatic damage induced by AFB1. Under these experimental conditions, consistent elevation of the activities of glutathione S-transferase (GST) and gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase but not glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase were observed. Treatment of rats with geniposide significantly lowered hepatic GSH and GSSG levels, but the ratio of GSH to GSSG was not changed. Geniposide treatment also decreased AFB1-DNA adduct formation in AFB1-treated animals. From these results, we suggest that the protective effect of geniposide on AFB1 hepatotoxicity in rats might be due to the hepatic tissues' defense mechanisms that involve the enhanced GST activity for AFB1 detoxication and induction gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase for GSH biosynthesis.
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PMID:Suppressive effect of geniposide on the hepatotoxicity and hepatic DNA binding of aflatoxin B1 in rats. 168 34

The suppressive effects of crocetin (a natural carotenoid) on the hepatotoxic lesions induced by aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) were investigated in male Wistar rats. Rats were divided into five groups: groups I and II served as normal and solvent control respectively. Group III was given AFB1 (25 micrograms/day/rat) alone; group IV was given crocetin (0.1 mg/day/rat) alone; and group V received both AFB1 and crocetin. Rats received AFB1 and crocetin for 9 and 10 weeks respectively, and were maintained on basal diet for 35 weeks. At the end of the experiment (week 45), the incidence of liver lesions in rats of group V was significantly reduced by approximately 40% compared with group III. There were no liver lesions in rats of groups I, II and IV. A significant protective effect of crocetin on AFB1 hepatotoxicity was shown, as manifested by reduced effects on the activities of serum aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (P less than 0.01-0.001). From our previous results and present data, we suggest that the suppression of crocetin on AFB1 hepatotoxicity in the rats might be due to the defense mechanisms of hepatic tissues that elevated the GSH S-transferase activity and decreased the formation of hepatic AFB1-DNA adducts.
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PMID:Suppression of aflatoxin B1-induced hepatotoxic lesions by crocetin (a natural carotenoid). 193 61


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