N-acetylcysteine attenuates alcohol-induced oxidative stess in rats

作     者：Resat Ozaras Veysel Tahan Seval Aydin Hafize Uzun Safiye Kaya Hakan Senturk 

作者机构：Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical MicrobiologyUniversity of IstanbulIstanbulTurkey Department of Internal MedicineUniversity of IstanbulIstanbulTurkey Department of BiochemistryUniversity of IstanbulIstanbulTurkey 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》 (世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2003年第9卷第4期

页      面：791-794页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学] 

基　　金：the research Fund of the University of Istanbul Project Number:T-589/240698 

主　　题：Acetylcysteine Alanine Transaminase Animals Aspartate Aminotransferases Ethanol inhibitors Glutathione Glutathione Peroxidase Liver Male Malondialdehyde Oxidative Stress Rats Rats, Wistar Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Superoxide Dismutase 

摘      要：AIM:To investigate free-radical scavenger effect of n- acetylcysteine in rats intragastrically fed with ethanol. METHODS:Twenty-four rats divided into three groups were fed with ethanol (6 g/kg/day,Group 1),ethanol and n- acetylcysteine (1 g/kg,Group 2),or isocaloric dextrose (control group,Group 3) for 4 *** animals were sacrificed under ether anesthesia,and intracardiac blood and liver tissues were *** were made in both serum and homogenized liver tissues. Malondialdehyde (MDA) level was measured by TBARS *** peroxidase (GSH-Px) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) levels were studied by commercial kits. Kruskal-Wallis test was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS:ALT and AST in Group 1 (154 U/L and 302 U/L, respectively) were higher than those in Group 2 (94 U/L and 155 U/L) and Group 3 (99 U/L and 168 U/L) (P=0.001 for both).Serum and tissue levels of MDA in Group 1 (1.84 nmol/mL and 96 nmol/100 mg-protein) were higher than that in Group 2 (0.91 nmol/mL and 64 nmol/100 mg protein) and Group 3 (0.94 nmol/ml and 49 nmol/100 mg-protein) (P0.001 for both).On the other hand,serum GSH-Px level in Group 1 (8.21 U/g Hb) was lower than that in Group 2 (16 U/g Hb) and Group 3 (16 U/g-Hb) (P0.001).Serum and liver tissue levels of SOD in Group 1 (11 U/mL and 26 U/100 rag-protein) were lower than that in Group 2 (18 U/ mL and 60 U/100 mg protein) and Group 3 (20 U/mL and 60 U/100 rag-protein) (P0.001 for both). CONCLUSION:Ethanol-induced liver damage was associated with oxidative stress,and co-administration of n-acetylolsteine attenuates this damage effectively in rat model.