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1.
Incubation of isolated rat hepatocytes with propyl gallate (PG) at concentrations of ≥1 mM induced cell killing, whereas
PG at ≤0.5 mM did not cause cell death during a 3-h incubation. PG at ≥0.5 mM elicited the ladder formation of soluble low-molecular
weight DNA fragments with integer multiples of approximately 180 bp and specific nuclear DNA cleavages detected cytopathologically
by labeling of a digoxigenin-nucleotide complex to new 3′-OH ends. Both of these PG-induced changes observed in hepatocytes
are characteristic features of apoptosis. In contrast, the pretreatment of N-acetylcysteine (4 mM), a precursor of intracellular
glutathione (GSH) and antioxidant, prevented PG (0.5 mM)-induced formation of soluble DNA fragments and loss of cellular GSH,
ATP, and formation of blebbing. These results suggest that when the concentration of PG is decreased, the effects of PG on
hepatocytes change from acute necrotic to apoptotic mode, and that the onset of DNA fragmentation is associated with GSH depletion.
Received: 23 June 1997 / Accepted: 18 August 1997 相似文献
2.
Metabolism and cytotoxicity of bisphenol A and other bisphenols in isolated rat hepatocytes 总被引:9,自引:0,他引:9
The relation between the metabolism and the cytotoxic effects of bisphenol A (BPA, 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane) has been
studied in freshly isolated rat hepatocytes and isolated hepatic mitochondria. The incubation of hepatocytes with BPA (0.25–1.0
mM) elicited a concentration- and time-dependent cell death, accompanied by losses of intracellular ATP and total adenine
nucleotide pools. BPA at a low-toxic level (0.25 mM) in the hepatocyte suspensions was rapidly converted to its major conjugate,
BPA-glucuronide, and other minor products without marked loss of cell viability, although at a toxic level (0.5 mM), more
than 65% of the compound presented in an unaltered form 2 h after the incubation. Addition of salicylamide (2 mM), non-toxic
to hepatocytes during the incubation period, enhanced BPA-induced cytotoxicity and reduced the loss of BPA and the formation
of BPA-glucuronide. The addition of BPA to isolated hepatic mitochondria caused a concentration (0–0.5 mM)-dependent increase
in the rate of state 4 oxygen consumption in the presence of an FAD-linked substrate (succinate), indicating an uncoupling
effect, whereas the rate of state 3 oxygen consumption was inhibited by BPA. Further, the addition of BPA (0.25 mM) reduced
state 3 respiration with NAD+-linked substrates (pyruvate plus malate) and/or with the FAD-linked substrate, whereas state 3 respiration with ascorbate
plus tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine (cytochrome oxidase-linked respiration) was not significantly affected by BPA. A comparative study of the
toxic effects of BPA and some bisphenols on cell viability (at 1.0 mM) and mitochondrial respiration (at 0.25 mM) revealed
that 4,4′-(1,2-diethyl-1,2-ethenediyl)bisphenol (diethylstilbestrol) was more toxic than BPA, followed by 4,4′-methylenediphenol
and 4,4′-biphenol. These results indicate that the onset of cytotoxicity caused by BPA may depend on the intracellular energy
status and that mitochondria are important targets of the compound. The toxicity caused by the inhibition of ATP synthesis
may be related to the concentration of unmetabolised free BPA remaining in the cell suspensions. In addition, the toxic potency
of bisphenols to hepatocytes and mitochondria depends on the relative elongation and/or molecular size of the hydrocarbon
bridge between the phenolic groups.
Received: 25 October 1999 / Accepted: 31 January 2000 相似文献
3.
Role of mitochondrial membrane permeability transition in N-nitrosofenfluramine-induced cell injury in rat hepatocytes 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
The role of mitochondrial membrane permeability transition in N-nitrosofenfluramine-induced cell injury was studied in mitochondria and hepatocytes isolated from rat liver. Mitochondrial permeability transition has been proposed as a common final pathway in acute cell death through mitochondrial dysfunction. In isolated mitochondria, N-nitrosofenfluramine (0.25 to 1.0 mM) in the presence of Ca(2+) (50 microM) elicited a concentration-dependent induction of mitochondrial swelling dependent on mitochondrial permeability transition and the release of cytochrome c, both of which were prevented by pretreatment with a specific inhibitor of mitochondrial permeability transition, cyclosporin A (0.2 microM). The effects of N-nitrosofenfluramine on mitochondria were more potent than those of fenfluramine, which is a sympathomimetic amine with anorectic action. The pretreatment of isolated hepatocytes with cyclosporin A (2 microM) partially but not completely prevented N-nitrosofenfluramine (0.6 mM; a low toxic dose)-induced cell death, loss of cellular ATP, formation of cell blebs and decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential. These results suggest that the onset of N-nitrosofenfluramine-induced cytotoxicity is linked to mitochondrial failure dependent upon induction of mitochondrial permeability transition accompanied by mitochondrial depolarization, the release of cytochrome c and depletion of intracellular ATP through uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation. 相似文献
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The relationship between mitochondrial membrane permeability transition (MPT) and the toxic effects of the alkyl esters of p-hydroxybenzoic acid (parabens) has been studied in mitochondria and hepatocytes isolated from rat liver. MPT has been proposed as a common final pathway in acute cell death through mitochondrial dysfunction. In isolated mitochondria, propyl-paraben (0.1 to 0.5 mM) in the presence of Ca2+ (50 microM) elicited a concentration-dependent induction of mitochondrial swelling dependent on MPT. This was prevented by pretreatment with a specific inhibitor of MPT, cyclosporin A (0.2 microM). For the other parabens tested, the induction of MPT depended on the relative elongation of alkyl side-chains in their molecular structure and was associated with the partition coefficients. In contrast, the induction caused by p-hydroxybenzoic acid was more potent than that of methyl- or ethyl-paraben. The pretreatment of freshly isolated hepatocytes with cyclosporin A (5 microM) and trifluoperazine (10 microM), which inhibit MPT in a synergistic manner, partially but not completely prevented propyl-paraben (1 mM; plus diazinon, 100 microM)-induced cell death, ATP loss, and decreased mitochondrial membrane potential. These results suggest that the onset of paraben-induced cytotoxicity is linked to mitochondrial failure dependent upon induction of MPT accompanied by the mitochondrial depolarization and depletion of cellular ATP through uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation. 相似文献
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Kratz JM Andrighetti-Fröhner CR Leal PC Nunes RJ Yunes RA Trybala E Bergström T Barardi CR Simões CM 《Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin》2008,31(5):903-907
The synthetic n-alkyl esters of gallic acid, also known as gallates, are widely employed as antioxidants by food and pharmaceutical industries. Besides the antioxidant activity, other biological activities have been described for this group of molecules, mainly anticancer, antibacterial and antifungal properties. In the present study, the anti-herpes simplex virus (HSV)-2 activity of gallic acid and pentyl gallate was evaluated followed by the determination of the site of antiviral activity of these compounds. Our results demonstrated that both compounds reduced HSV-2 replication in a concentration-dependent manner when either incubated with the virus prior to the addition of the mixture to cells, or added to and incubated with cells after their infection. In summary, the anti-HSV-2 activity of gallic acid and pentyl gallate was ascribed to their virucidal effect on virus particles, a change that was likely accompanied by partial inhibition of the virus attachment to cells and its subsequent cell-to-cell spread activity. This suggests that these compounds can be regarded as promising candidates for development as topical anti-HSV-2 agents. 相似文献
6.
In cultured rat hepatocytes the mycotoxin ochratoxin A (OTA) induced unscheduled DNA synthesis (UDS) only in a narrow concentration
range. Using a culture medium supplemented with 1% fetal calf serum, at 750 nM OTA a weak induction and at 1 μM OTA a marked
induction of DNA repair was observed (15 ± 11 and 38 ± 24% cells in repair, respectively). Concentrations >1 μM OTA were cytotoxic,
and <750 nM no induction occurred. In cultures of cells from the urinary bladder (porcine urinary bladder epithelial cells;
PUBEC), a target organ of the mycotoxin, OTA induced UDS in a concentration-dependent manner. To inhibit the proliferation
of the cultured epithelial cells, which would counteract the detection of DNA repair, epidermal growth factor was omitted
and an arginine-deficient medium (ADM) was used. Under these serum-free culture conditions the amount of cells undergoing
DNA repair in PUBEC control cultures was ∼7±4%, a value also comparable to those of control cultures of rat hepatocytes. At
concentrations between 250 nM and 1 μM OTA a concentration-dependent increase of cells in repair was observed. Above 1 μM
OTA was cytotoxic. At this concentration a maximum of ∼61±9% of the cells undergo DNA repair. This amount is comparable to
control cultures incubated with 5 or 10 mM ethylmethane-sulphonate (EMS) (49±9 and 69±10% cells in repair, respectively),
used as a positive control. These results show that in cultured rat hepatocytes induction of UDS is relatively weak whereas
in urothelial cells this effect was significant. Whether this effect is due to OTA metabolites formed locally in the urothelium
cannot be excluded since PUBEC have been shown to be able to metabolize xenobiotics independently from the liver.
Received: 13 May 1997 / Accepted: 11 June 1997 相似文献
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The toxicity of aziridinylbenzoquinones may occur by a number of mechanisms, including oxidative stress caused by redox cycling
and the activation of the aziridine groups. Isolated hepatocytes were used to assess the relationship between the redox status
of NADP(H) associated with oxidative stress, the level of NAD(H) closely linked with DNA repair and the cytotoxicity of three
2,5-bis(aziridinyl)-1,4-benzoquinones (BABQ). Exposure of hepatocytes to the BABQ TW13 (200 μM) and TW25 (100 μM), which are
able to arylate and to redox cycle, resulted in increased intracellular NADP+ from <0.3 nmol/mg protein to 1.5 nmol/mg protein within 60 min. The increase in intracellular NADP+ was followed by the onset of cell death by 180 min. In contrast, exposure to lower concentrations of TW13 (100 μM), TW25
(50 μM) and carboquone (100–200 μM) (which neither arylates nor redox cycles via a one-electron reduction) resulted in a less
pronounced (<1.0 nmol/mg) increase in NADP+ and there was no evidence of cell death within the 180 min incubation. BABQ had a concentration dependent effect on intracellular
NAD+. Exposure of hepatocytes to TW13 (200 μM) and TW25 (100 μM) resulted in a decrease in intracellular NAD+ from >2.7 to <1.0 nmol/mg protein within 60 min. At concentrations of the BABQ where the level of NAD+ remained >1.0 nmol/mg protein after 30 min, the hepatocytes remained viable at 180 min. These changes in intracellular pyridine
nucleotides suggests two mechanisms may be involved in BABQ cytotoxicity. At high concentrations, aziridinylbenzoquinones
may cause cytotoxicity via oxidative stress following redox cycling. At lower concentrations, however, the predominant pyridine
nucleotide change is a prolonged depletion of NAD+, suggesting extensive DNA damage which may lead to delayed cell death.
Received: 30 October 1996 / Accepted: 13 January 1997 相似文献
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The effects of ortho-phenylphenol (OPP) and its metabolites, phenyl-hydroquinol (PHQ) and phenyl-benzoquinone (PBQ), on isolated rat hepatocytes were investigated. Addition of OPP (0.5-1.0 mM) to cells caused a dose-dependent cell death accompanied by the depletion of intracellular levels of ATP, glutathione (GSH) and protein thiols. GSH loss correlated with the formation of oxidized GSH. In addition, PHQ and especially PBQ (both at 0.5 mM) resulted in acute cell death with rapid depletion of ATP, GSH and protein thiols, and further low doses of PBQ (10-50 microM) elicited serious impairment of mitochondrial functions related to oxidative phosphorylation and Ca fluxes in isolated liver mitochondria. These results indicate that mitochondria are a target for these compounds and that OPP is itself toxic to hepatocytes even when metabolism is inhibited. The loss of cellular GSH and protein thiols accompanied by the impairment of mitochondrial function may be the main mechanisms of cytotoxicity induced by OPP and its metabolites. 相似文献
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Flavonoids including tea catechins and gallic acid esters were characterized for their ability to inhibit o-methyltranslation of protocatechuic acid (PCA) to form vanillic acid (VA) in rat liver cytosolic preparations and cultured hepatocytes. Flavonols and flavones exhibited different behaviors in inhibiting the formation of VA between the cell-free enzymatic preparations and the intact cells. The underlying mechanism of the inhibitory effects of flavonols and flavones on PCA o-methylation in cultured hepatocytes may not be due to the inhibition of the enzyme activity of catechol o-methyl transferase (COMT). Catechin gallates inhibited PCA o-methylation in liver cytosolic preparations with markedly higher potency than other flavonoids. As compared with catechin gallates, ungallated catechins had two to three orders of magnitude lower efficiency in inhibiting cytosolic PCA o-methylation. Gallic acid esters inhibited cytosolic PCA o-methylation with strong potency almost equal to that of catechin gallates. These results suggest that the COMT-inhibitory activity of catechin gallates is derived from the presence of the galloyl moiety at the C3 position in the C-ring. Catechin gallates and gallic acid esters inhibited PCA o-methylation in cultured hepatocytes with two orders of magnitude lower efficacy than that in cytosolic preparations. The inhibitory effects of catechin gallates and gallic acid esters on cellular PCA o-methylation appear to be due to the direct inhibition of COMT activity. 相似文献
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Kitagawa S Nabekura T Kamiyama S Takahashi T Nakamura Y Kashiwada Y Ikeshiro Y 《Biochemical pharmacology》2005,70(8):1262-1266
In this study, we examined the effects of the food antioxidants, alkyl gallates, on the function of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and elucidated the importance of alkyl chains and gallic acid moieties on the activity of P-gp. We examined the effects of three alkyl (n-butyl, n-octyl and n-dodecyl) gallates and their related compounds on the cellular accumulation and efflux of rhodamine 123 and daunorubicin in P-gp overexpressing KB-C2 cells. Alkyl gallates increased the cellular accumulation of these P-gp substrates dependent on their alkyl chain lengths by inhibiting the efflux of the substrates. n-Dodecylresorcinol also increased the accumulation, but its effect was less than that of n-dodecyl gallate. However, either lauric acid or n-dodecyl-beta-d-maltoside, which does not have a phenol group, did not increase the accumulation. The results indicated that both the gallic acid moiety and a long alkyl chain play important roles in the modification of P-gp function. The cytotoxicity of daunorubicin was recovered in the presence of alkyl gallates possibly due to their inhibition of P-gp function. 相似文献
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A. C. Padilha B. Piovesan M. C. Morais J. de B. Pazini M. J. Zotti M. Botton A. D. Grtzmacher 《Ecotoxicology (London, England)》2020,29(1):119-128
Use of pesticides in agroecosystems is considered a major cause of bees diversity losses in the Neotropics, where Plebeia emerina (Friese) and Tetragonisca fiebrigi (Schwarz) (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) are wild pollinators of native and crop plants. The aim of this study was to know the acute lethal toxicity of acetamiprid, malathion, phosmet and spinosad insecticides on P. emerina and T. fiebrigi. We obtained the mean concentration and mean lethal dose (LC50 and LD50) and the mean survival of workers after oral and topical exposure to insecticides, respectively. The LC50 values (ng a.i./μl of diet) and the decreasing order of toxicity for P. emerina was spinosad (4.96) > malathion (18.75) > phosmet (97.33) > acetamiprid (4204.06), and for T. fiebrigi also was spinosad (5.65) > malathion (8.39) > phosmet (53.91) > acetamiprid (9841.32), when orally exposed. The LD50 values (ng a.i./bee) and the decreasing order of toxicity for P. emerina was spinosad (1.90) > malathion (10.90) > phosmet (19.54) > acetamiprid (6216.55) and for T. fiebrigi was malathion (29.29) ≥ spinosad (29.79) > phosmet (41.95) > acetamiprid (1421.23), when topically exposed. The mean survival (hours) of contaminated bees by malathion, phosmet, and spinosad, was 11.81, 7.20, and 12.32 for P. emerina and 8.55, 7.20, and 13.34 for T. fiebrigi when orally exposed; and was 4.87, 9.87 and 11.17 for P. emerina, and 4.87, 4.76, and 19.05 for T. fiebrigi when topically exposed. Malathion, phosmet, and spinosad were highly toxic, while acetamiprid was moderately toxic. Our results indicated that the insecticides tested, mainly malathion, phosmet, and spinosad may be harmful to P. emerina and T. fiebrigi, making it essential to propose measures to minimize their impact on wild pollinators. 相似文献
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Toxicology of gallates: a review and evaluation 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
The propyl, octyl and dodecyl esters of gallic acid have been studied extensively in a large number of animal experiments involving oral dosing. Experimental data on general toxicity and studies on reproduction, teratogenicity and mutagenicity are also available. Most of the key toxicity studies, however, date back to the 1950s, do not meet current standards of toxicity testing and do not provide evidence for carcinogenic or mutagenic action of the gallates. Mutagenicity studies with octyl gallate and dodecyl gallate are lacking. The biokinetics of propyl gallate apparently differ from those of octyl and dodecyl gallate, the octyl and dodecyl esters being absorbed and hydrolysed to a lesser degree than the propyl ester. In toxicity studies with propyl gallate, growth retardation, anaemia, kidney and liver changes and hyperplasia of the forestomach were the most prominent effects at dose levels above 10,000 mg/kg feed. At 5000 mg/kg feed, liver enzyme induction was seen. In the available studies with octyl gallate or dodecyl gallate as the test compound, effects were found at 3000 mg/kg feed or higher levels. In studies performed with the various gallates, no effects were observed at a dose level of 1000 mg/kg feed, a level that was adopted as the no-effect level by the FAO/WHO Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) in 1976. This committee established an acceptable daily intake (ADI) for man of 0.2 mg/kg body weight (as a sum of propyl, octyl and dodecyl gallates). A re-evaluation of the toxicity of gallates indicates that a 'classic' long-term toxicity study of propyl gallate meeting current standards is required. As yet, the available toxicological evidence indicates that gallates may be used safely as antioxidants. 相似文献
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Biotransformation and cytotoxicity of a brominated flame retardant, tetrabromobisphenol A, and its analogues in rat hepatocytes 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Nakagawa Y Suzuki T Ishii H Ogata A 《Xenobiotica; the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems》2007,37(7):693-708
The metabolism and cytotoxic effects of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), a phenolic flame retardant, and its analogues were studied in freshly isolated rat hepatocytes and isolated hepatic mitochondria, respectively. The exposure of hepatocytes to TBBPA caused not only concentration (0.25-1.0 mM)- and time- (0-3 h) dependent cell death accompanied by the loss of cellular ATP, adenine nucleotide pools, reduced glutathione, and protein thiols, but also the accumulation of oxidized glutathione and malondialdehyde, indicating lipid peroxidation. TBBPA at a weakly toxic level (0.25 mM) was metabolized to monoglucuronide and monosulfate conjugates: the amounts of glucuronide rather than sulfate conjugate predominantly increased, accompanied by a loss of the parent compound, with time. In comparative effects based on cell viability, mitochondrial membrane potential and some toxic parameters, bisphenol A (BPA) was less toxic than TBBPA and tetrachlorobisphenol A (TCBPA), which are not significant differences in these parameters. In mitochondria isolated from rat liver, TBBPA and TCBPA caused an increase in the rate of State 4 oxygen consumption in the presence of succinate, indicating an uncoupling effect and a decrease in the rate of State 3 oxygen consumption in a concentration-dependent manner (5-25 microM). Taken collectively, our results indicate that (i) mitochondria are target organelles for TBBPA, which elicits cytotoxicity through mitochondrial dysfunction related to oxidative phosphorylation at an early stage and subsequently lipid peroxidation at a later stage; and (ii) the toxicity of TBBPA and TCBPA is greater than that of BPA, suggesting the participation of halogen atoms such as bromine and chlorine in the toxicity. 相似文献
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The cytotoxic effects of fenfluramine, an appetite suppressant, and its N-nitroso derivative, N-nitrosofenfluramine, have been studied in freshly isolated rat hepatocytes and isolated hepatic mitochondria. Exposure of hepatocytes to N-nitrosofenfluramine caused not only concentration (0.25–1.0 mmol L–1) and time (0–3 h)-dependent cell death accompanied by the loss of cellular ATP, adenine nucleotide pools, reduced glutathione (GSH), and protein thiols, but also the accumulation of oxidized glutathione and malondialdehyde (MDA), indicating lipid peroxidation. There was a time lag for the onset of the accumulation of MDA after the rapid depletion of ATP. Supplementation of the hepatocyte suspensions with N-acetylcysteine (4 mmol L–1), a precursor of intracellular GSH, partially inhibited N-nitrosofenfluramine (1 mmol L–1)-induced cytotoxicity. In comparative effects based on cell viability and rhodamine 123 retention, an index of mitochondrial membrane potential, fenfluramine was less toxic than N-nitrosofenfluramine. In mitochondria isolated from rat liver, N-nitrosofenfluramine caused an increase in the rate of state-4 oxygen consumption, indicating an uncoupling effect, and a decrease in the rate of state-3 oxygen consumption in a concentration-dependent manner. These results indicate that (a) mitochondria are target organelles for N-nitrosofenfluramine, which elicits cytotoxicity through mitochondrial dysfunction related to membrane potential and/or oxidative phosphorylation at an early stage and subsequently lipid peroxidation at a later stage; and (b) the toxicity of N-nitrosofenfluramine is greater than that of fenfluramine, suggesting participation of the nitroso group in the toxicity. 相似文献
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Félix Carvalho Fernando Remião M. Elisa Soares Rita Catarino Glória Queiroz M. Lourdes Bastos 《Archives of toxicology》1997,71(7):429-436
Amphetamines are indirect-acting sympathomimetic drugs widely abused due to their physical and psychostimulating effects.
However, the use of these drugs has been associated with numerous reports of hepatotoxicity. While glutathione depletion induced
by amphetamines contributes to the exposure of hepatocytes to oxidative damage, other indirect effects attributed to amphetamines
may have a role in cell injury. To examine this possibility, Wistar rats were used for plasma measurements of d-amphetamine and catecholamines (noradrenaline, adrenaline and dopamine) (15 min) after i.p. injection of d-amphetamine (5, 20 and 80 mg/kg). Freshly isolated rat hepatocytes were put into contact for 2 h with concentrations of d-amphetamine and catecholamines similar to those found in vivo. Since hyperthermia is a common consequence of acute amphetamine
intake, the study using isolated hepatocytes was conducted at 37 °C and also at 41 °C in order to simulate high temperature
levels. We found that hyperthermia was an important cause of cell toxicity: in vitro, a rise in incubation temperature from
37 to 41 °C causes oxidative stress in freshly isolated rat hepatocytes, as shown by a depletion of reduced glutathione (GSH;
23%), an increase of oxidized glutathione (GSSG; 157%), the induction of lipid peroxidation with 77% increase of thiobarbituric
acid substances TBARS) and the consequent loss of cell viability (≤ 44%). Single treatment of isolated hepatocytes with catecholamines
at 37 °C induced lipid peroxidation (29% increase of TBARS) but had no effect on glutathione or cell viability. Conversely,
a single treatment with d-amphetamine induced glutathione depletion (≤ 24% depletion of GSH) with no effect on lipid peroxidation or cell viability.
Also, d-amphetamine potentiated the induction by catecholamines of lipid peroxidation at 37 °C (≤ 48% increase of TBARS), while concomitant
treatment of d-amphetamine and catecholamines potentiated cell death at 41 °C (≤ 56% of cell death) although no effect on viability was
seen at 37 °C. It is concluded that the aforementioned modifications induced by d-amphetamine in vivo are cytotoxic to freshly isolated rat hepatocytes.
Received: 30 October 1996 / Accepted: 13 January 1997 相似文献
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Donald G. Robertson Timothy K. Braden Ellen R. Urda Narendra D. Lalwani Felix A. de la Iglesia 《Archives of toxicology》1998,72(6):362-371
Tetrahydroaminoacridine (tacrine) causes morphological and functional changes in the endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, and
mitochondria in the liver of humans and animals. In order to investigate species differences as well as to understand the
morphological changes, we examined the effects of tacrine on respiration and electron transport in mitochondria isolated from
rat, dog, monkey, and human liver. Tacrine produced significantly decreased respiratory control ratios (RCR) in all species
at concentrations ranging from 5 to 25 μg/ml. Human mitochondria were more sensitive to tacrine effects with RCR decreased
24% at 5 μg/ml while other species were unaffected at this concentration. The tacrine effects were characterized by increased
hepatic mitochondrial State 4 respiration in rats and decreased State 3 respiration in humans. Mitochondria from aged rats
were more sensitive to the effects of tacrine than mitochondria from young animals, with significantly decreased RCR at 10 μg/ml
in aged rats while mitochondria from young rats were unaffected at this concentration. Concomitant with the respiratory changes,
mitochondrial DNA synthesis was impaired. Since tacrine undergoes extensive biotransformation, we also explored the possibility
that metabolites could exert detrimental effects. The ranking order of potency for decreasing RCR caused by monohydroxylated
metabolites was: tacrine >4-OH and 7-OH >2-OH, 1-OH, and velnacrine with the latter group of metabolites having no effect
on mitochondrial respiration at concentrations up to 50 μg/ml. In vivo administration of 20 mg/kg tacrine to rats for up to
20 days caused a paradoxical increase in RCR and P/O on Day 1 and decreased RCR on Days 9 and 20, the later findings being
consistent with in vitro data. From these data we propose that tacrine does not necessarily have to be metabolized to exert
effects on mitochondria at different sites in the electron transport chain that differ among species. These effects are exacerbated
in mitochondria from older animals and humans appear to be more sensitive than the laboratory animals studied.
Received: 23 September 1997 / Accepted: 17 November 1997 相似文献
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Catherine J. Waterfield Carl Westmoreland Daniel S. Asker Janice C. Murdock Elisabeth George John A. Timbrell 《Archives of toxicology》1998,72(9):588-596
The hepato-steatogenic compound ethionine has been used to investigate the correlations between in␣vivo and in vitro toxicity
data. The aim was to find a suitable model of toxicity in hepatocyte suspensions or monolayers in vitro, which could predict
the known toxicity of ethionine in vivo and which could be implemented in screening compounds of unknown toxicity. Thus a
variety of markers of cytotoxicity, metabolic competence and liver-specific functions were investigated in rat hepatocyte
suspensions and monolayers and compared with in vivo data in the rat. The following markers were measured in the appropriate
system: (1) Neutral red uptake; 3-(4,5 dimethyl)thiazol-2-yl,-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) reduction; lactate dehydrogenase
(LDH), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) leakage (cytotoxicity). (2) ATP levels, protein
synthesis and glutathione (GSH) levels (metabolic competence). (3) Urea and triglyceride synthesis and β-oxidation (liver
specific functions). Ethionine (0–30 mM) did not affect the markers of direct cytotoxicity, except neutral red uptake, which
was reduced by 18 and 30 mM ethionine after 20 h in culture. ATP and GSH depletion occurred in hepatocyte suspensions at the
highest concentrations of ethionine (20 and 30 mM) after 1 h. In monolayers, GSH levels were reduced after 4 h, but not 20 h.
Urea synthesis was increased in hepatocyte suspensions from 1 to 3 h by 10–30 mM ethionine and reduced after 20 h in cultured
hepatocytes (18–30 mM). Protein synthesis was reduced and β-oxidation was increased in ethionine-treated hepatocyte suspensions.
Unfortunately, there was no measurable effect on triglyceride accumulation within cells (the major biochemical change in␣vivo)
in either system. Ethionine treated hepatocytes in suspension showed the same rate of triglyceride synthesis and transportation
out of cells as control cells. Thus, hepatocyte suspensions were able to mimic the early biochemical effects of ethionine
in vivo (ATP and GSH depletion, inhibition of protein synthesis) and some effects on urea synthesis, but monolayer cultures
appeared to be less sensitive to the toxicity of ethionine. However, neither in vitro system was able to model the effects
of ethionine on the accumulation of triglycerides in vivo.
Received: 16 June 1998 / Accepted: 29 June 1998 相似文献
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Ethylene glycol (EG) is a toxic chemical found in antifreeze and heat exchangers. Standard therapy for EG intoxication in administration of ethanol (ETOH) to inhibit its metabolism by alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH). Studies indicate 1,3-butylene glycol (BG) binds to ADH more efficiently than EG and is orally less toxic than EG or ETOH. Male rats were divided into 5 groups of 6 animals. Groups received by oral intubation a single dose of EG (32 mmole/kg), BG (39 mmole/kg) initially and every 6 h up to 72 h, ETOH (39 mmole/kg) initially and every 6 h up to 72 h, or EG initially and then either BG or ETOH every 6 h up to 72 h. Administration of ETOH produced hepatotoxicity and pulmonary pathology as indicated by changes in clinical chemistry, urinalysis, and histopathology, while BG did not. Neither ETOH nor BG produced any apparent nephrotoxicity. ETOH produced ataxia, lethargy and central nervous system depression while BG did not. BG produced a higher concentration of urinary EG indicating a better inhibition of ADH metabolism of EG. Ethanol produced a higher EG blood concentration than BG. Ethanol's higher EG blood concentration may be partially attributed to dehydration and a decreased urine output as well as inhibition of ADH metabolism. Ethanol produced mortality in all animals prior to 72 h. The EG/ETOH combination produced mortality more quickly due to additive toxicity of the combination. Lack of any significant toxicity produced by BG and the production of significant toxicities by ETOH indicates that BG is potentially a better antidote than ETOH. 相似文献
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David K. Obatomi Nguyen T. K. Thanh Stephen Brant Peter H. Bach 《Archives of toxicology》1998,72(8):524-530
The toxic and cellular metabolic effects of atractyloside, a diterpenoid glycoside, which causes fatal renal and hepatic
necrosis in vivo in animals and humans, have been investigated in tissue slices prepared from male domestic pig kidney and
liver. Precision-cut slices (200 μm thick) were incubated with atractyloside at concentrations of 200 μM, 500 μ M, 1.0 mM
and 2.0 mM for 3 h at 37 °C and changes in lipid profile and pyruvate-stimulated gluconeogenesis investigated. Lipid peroxidative
changes, reduced glutathione (GSH) and ATP content, the release of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), alkaline phosphatase (ALP),
alanine and aspartate aminotransferase (ALT/AST) were also assessed. After 3 h of incubation, atractyloside caused a significant
(P < 0.01) and concentration-dependent leakage of LDH and ALP from kidney slices. Only LDH leakage was significantly elevated
in liver slices while ALT and AST leakage showed marginal increase. Atractyloside at concentrations of ≥200 μ M caused a
significant increase in lipid peroxidation, but only in liver slices. However, atractyloside at concentrations of ≥200 μ M
caused a marked depletion of GSH and ATP content in both kidney and liver slices. There was a marked decrease in total and
individual phospholipid in kidney but not in liver slices. However, cholesterol and triacylglycerol levels were not affected
by atractyloside in both kidney and liver slices. Renal and hepatic pyruvate-stimulated gluconeogenesis were significantly
(P < 0.05) inhibited at atractyloside concentrations of ≥500 μM. Accumulation of organic anion p-aminohippuric acid (PAH) was also inhibited in renal cortical slices at atractyloside concentrations of ≥500 μM. These results
suggest that the observable in vivo effect of atractyloside can be reproduced in slices and that basic mechanistic differences
exist in the mode of toxicity in liver and kidney tissues. The data also raise the possibility that the mechanistic basis
of metabolic alterations in these tissues following treatment with atractyloside may be relevant to target selective toxicity.
Received: 21 January 1998 / Accepted: 23 March 1998 相似文献
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W. BAER-DUBOWSKA H. SZAEFER V. KRAJKA-KUZNIAK 《Xenobiotica; the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems》2013,43(8):735-743
1. The effect of the phenolic compounds protocatechuic acid, chlorogenic acid, tannic acid,gallates and silybinon ethoxyresorufin O-dealkylase(CYP1A1),methoxyresorufin O-dealkylase (CYP1A2) and pentoxy-O-dealkylase (CYP2B) was examined in mouse liver microsomes from induced animals. 2. All compounds tested could inhibit cytochrome P450-mediated enzyme activities, but to different extents. Tannic acid was the most potent inhibitor, especially toward EROD activity with an IC50 = 2.6 μM. Synthetic dodecyl gallate was also relatively selective toward this enzyme activity with an IC50 = 120 μM. 3. Protocatechuic acid,chlorogenicandsilybin were moreselectivetowards PRODand MROD activities. Their relative inhibitory potency for PROD activity was as follows: chlorogenic acid > protocatechuic acid > silybin > dodecyl gallate > propyl gallate. Protocatechuic acid was a more effective inhibitor of MROD activity than chlorogenic acid, and propyl gallate more effective than dodecyl gallate. Thus, no clear structure-activity or selectivity relationship was observed. 4. Analysis of the kinetics of inhibition revealed that the inhibition in most cases was non-competitive in nature. 相似文献