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Kim SH, Choi HJ, Seo H, Kwon D, Yun J, Jung YS. Downregulation of Glutathione-Mediated Detoxification Capacity by Binge Drinking Aggravates Acetaminophen-Induced Liver Injury through IRE1α ER Stress Signaling. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:antiox10121949. [PMID: 34943052 PMCID: PMC8750905 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10121949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Revised: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Overdose of acetaminophen (APAP) can cause severe liver injury. Although alcohol is considered a risk factor for APAP toxicity, the mechanism underlying the interaction between alcohol and APAP remains unclear. Binge alcohol (5 g/kg every 12 h, 3 doses) reduced the concentration of cysteine and glutathione (GSH) and decreased expression of cystathionine β-synthase (CβS), cystathionine γ-lyase (CγL), and glutamate cysteine ligase catalytic subunit (GCLC) in the livers of male C57BL/6 mice. Furthermore, the levels of GSH S-transferase (GST) and GSH peroxidase (GPx) were decreased. To evaluate the effect of binge drinking on APAP-induced liver injury, 300 mg APAP was administered following alcohol binges. APAP in the binge group significantly amplified the serum ALT more than two fold and enhanced the pro-apoptotic proteins with a severe centrilobular necrosis compared to APAP alone. APAP treatment after alcohol binges caused lower levels of hepatic cysteine and GSH than APAP alone over 24 h, indicating that alcohol binges reduced GSH regenerating potential. Exposure to APAP after binge treatment significantly increased oxidative stress (lipid peroxidation) and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress (Grp78 and ATF6) markers at 6 h after treatment. Notably, the IRE1α/ASK1/MKK4/JNK pathway was activated, whereas CHOP expression was reduced by APAP administration in mice with pre-exposed alcohol binges compared with APAP alone. Thus, pretreatment with binge alcohol decreases GSH-mediated antioxidant capacity and contributes to augmentation of liver injury caused by subsequent APAP administration through differential ER stress signaling pathway.
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- Sou Hyun Kim
- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea; (S.H.K.); (H.J.C.); (H.S.)
- Research Institute for Drug Development, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea; (S.H.K.); (H.J.C.); (H.S.)
- Research Institute for Drug Development, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea; (S.H.K.); (H.J.C.); (H.S.)
- Research Institute for Drug Development, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea;
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- College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28160, Korea
- Correspondence: (J.Y.); (Y.-S.J.); Tel.: +82-43-261-2827 (J.Y.); +82-51-510-2816 (Y.-S.J.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea; (S.H.K.); (H.J.C.); (H.S.)
- Research Institute for Drug Development, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea
- Correspondence: (J.Y.); (Y.-S.J.); Tel.: +82-43-261-2827 (J.Y.); +82-51-510-2816 (Y.-S.J.)
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Gonçalves DF, de Carvalho NR, Leite MB, Courtes AA, Hartmann DD, Stefanello ST, da Silva IK, Franco JL, Soares FA, Dalla Corte CL. Caffeine and acetaminophen association: Effects on mitochondrial bioenergetics. Life Sci 2018; 193:234-241. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2017.10.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2017] [Revised: 10/18/2017] [Accepted: 10/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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2,3,4',5-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-D-glucoside exacerbates acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity by inducing hepatic expression of CYP2E1, CYP3A4 and CYP1A2. Sci Rep 2017; 7:16511. [PMID: 29184146 PMCID: PMC5705655 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-16688-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2017] [Accepted: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Hepatotoxicity induced by medicinal herb Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. attracts wide attention in the world recently. 2,3,4',5-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-D-glucoside (TSG) is a main active compound in Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. This study aims to observe TSG-provided the aggravation on acetaminophen (APAP)-induced hepatotoxicity in mice by inducing hepatic expression of cytochrome P450 (CYP450) enzymes. Serum alanine/aspartate aminotransferase (ALT/AST) analysis and liver histological evaluation showed that TSG (200, 400, 800 mg/kg) exacerbated the hepatotoxicity induced by sub-toxic dose of APAP (200 mg/kg) in mice, but TSG alone had no hepatotoxicity. TSG aggravated hepatic reduced glutathione (GSH) depletion and APAP-cysteine adducts (APAP-CYS) formation induced by APAP in mice. TSG increased the expression of CYP2E1, CYP3A4 and CYP1A2 both in mice and in human normal liver L-02 hepatocytes. TSG also enhanced liver catalytic activity of CYP2E1, CYP3A4 and CYP1A2 in mice. TSG induced the nuclear translocation of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) and pregnane X receptor (PXR), and TSG-provided the aggravation on APAP-induced hepatotoxicity in mice was reversed by PXR or AHR inhibitors. In summary, our results demonstrate that TSG enhances hepatic expression of CYP3A4, CYP2E1 and CYP1A2, and thus exacerbates the hepatotoxicity induced by APAP in mice. PXR and AHR both play some important roles in this process.
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Thiel C, Cordes H, Baier V, Blank LM, Kuepfer L. Multiscale modeling reveals inhibitory and stimulatory effects of caffeine on acetaminophen-induced toxicity in humans. CPT Pharmacometrics Syst Pharmacol 2017; 6:136-146. [PMID: 28130915 PMCID: PMC5321810 DOI: 10.1002/psp4.12153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2016] [Revised: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 10/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Acetaminophen (APAP) is a widely used analgesic drug that is frequently co-administered with caffeine (CAF) in the treatment of pain. It is well known that APAP may cause severe liver injury after an acute overdose. However, the understanding of whether and to what extent CAF inhibits or stimulates APAP-induced hepatotoxicity in humans is still lacking. Here, a multiscale analysis is presented that quantitatively models the pharmacodynamic (PD) response of APAP during co-medication with CAF. Therefore, drug-drug interaction (DDI) processes were integrated into physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models at the organism level, whereas drug-specific PD response data were contextualized at the cellular level. The results provide new insights into the inhibitory and stimulatory effects of CAF on APAP-induced hepatotoxicity for crucially affected key cellular processes and individual genes at the patient level. This study might facilitate the risk assessment of drug combination therapies in humans and thus may improve patient safety in clinical practice.
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- C Thiel
- Institute of Applied Microbiology (iAMB), Aachen Biology and Biotechnology (ABBt), Rheinisch‐Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen UniversityAachenGermany
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- Institute of Applied Microbiology (iAMB), Aachen Biology and Biotechnology (ABBt), Rheinisch‐Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen UniversityAachenGermany
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- Institute of Applied Microbiology (iAMB), Aachen Biology and Biotechnology (ABBt), Rheinisch‐Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen UniversityAachenGermany
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- Institute of Applied Microbiology (iAMB), Aachen Biology and Biotechnology (ABBt), Rheinisch‐Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen UniversityAachenGermany
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- Institute of Applied Microbiology (iAMB), Aachen Biology and Biotechnology (ABBt), Rheinisch‐Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen UniversityAachenGermany
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Yaman H, Cakir E, Akgul EO, Aydin I, Onguru O, Cayci T, Kurt YG, Agilli M, Aydin FN, Gulec M, Altinel O, Isbilir S, Ersoz N, Yasar M, Turker T, Bilgi C, Erbil KM. Pentraxin 3 as a potential biomarker of acetaminophen-induced liver injury. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 65:147-51. [PMID: 21880472 DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2011.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2010] [Revised: 06/29/2011] [Accepted: 07/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Overdose of acetaminophen (APAP) can lead to severe liver injury in humans and experimental animals. Pentraxin-3 (PTX-3) is produced and released by several cell types. In this study, we aimed to evaluate whether PTX-3 is a potential biomarker in the identification of APAP-induced liver injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty adult male Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups: control, APAP-1 and APAP-2 groups. APAP-1 (1 g/kg) and APAP-2 (2 g/kg) group rats were given APAP by gastric tube. Liver tissues and blood samples were obtained for biochemical and histopathological analysis. Biochemical parameters, plasma and liver PTX-3 levels and degree of liver necrosis were measured in all groups. RESULTS APAP treatments caused necrosis in liver and accompanied by elevated liver PTX-3 levels after 48 h. In APAP-1 and APAP-2 groups when compared with control group (7.5±3.3 ng/mg protein), mean liver PTX-3 concentrations were 14.1±3.0 (p=0.032) and 28.5±8.2 (p<0.001) ng/mg protein, respectively. All rats (100%) in the APAP-2 group had the degree 3 liver necrosis. However 10%, 40% and 50% of rats had the degree 1, the degree 2 and the degree 3 liver necrosis in the APAP-1 group, respectively. The degrees of liver necrosis of the APAP-1 and APAP-2 groups were higher than the group of control (p<0.001 and p<0.001, respectively). CONCLUSIONS PTX-3 may have a role in the APAP-induced liver injury in the rats. The elevated liver PTX-3 in the APAP-induced hepatic necrosis might be a marker of acute histological liver damage. Further prospective studies are necessary to clarify the prognostic value of liver PTX-3 for prediction of histological hepatic necrosis in the APAP-induced liver injury.
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- Halil Yaman
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik-06018 Ankara, Turkey.
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Palmer H, Graham G, Williams K, Day R. A risk-benefit assessment of paracetamol (acetaminophen) combined with caffeine. PAIN MEDICINE 2010; 11:951-65. [PMID: 20624245 DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2010.00867.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the risk: benefit of paracetamol combined with caffeine in the short-term management of acute pain conditions. DESIGN Database searches were conducted to identify double-blind trials comparing paracetamol/caffeine with paracetamol alone (benefit analysis) and any data pertaining to hepatotoxicity of paracetamol when combined with caffeine (risk analysis). INTERVENTIONS Paracetamol/caffeine (1,000 mg/130 mg) vs paracetamol (1,000 mg) alone. OUTCOME MEASURES Assessment of benefit has been derived by meta-analysis. Information on the pain condition and number of patients studied, dosing regimen, study design and analgesic outcome measures (total pain relief scores) was extracted and dichotomous outcomes were obtained by calculating the number of patients in each treatment group who achieved at least 50% of the maximum total pain relief score. Assessment of risk has been made by appraisal of the literature. RESULTS Eight studies from four papers provided sufficient quantitative data for satisfactory meta-analysis. The relative benefit (of achieving at least 50% pain relief) of paracetamol/caffeine vs paracetamol alone was 1.12 (95% Confidence Interval 1.05-1.19) across a number of acute pain states (dysmenorrhoea, headache, post-partum pain, and dental pain). Review of the effects of the combination of paracetamol and caffeine on the liver revealed no compelling data to suggest a clinically meaningful increase in hepatotoxicity with use of paracetamol/caffeine combinations. CONCLUSIONS Paracetamol/caffeine (1,000 mg/130 mg) is effective and safe for use in acute management of pain. The hepatotoxicity of overdoses of paracetamol results from its oxidative metabolism, caffeine does not produce any increase in oxidative metabolism of therapeutic concentrations of paracetamol.
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- Hazel Palmer
- Scius Solutions Pty Ltd, Mosman, New South Wales, Australia.
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Chen YH, Lin FY, Liu PL, Huang YT, Chiu JH, Chang YC, Man KM, Hong CY, Ho YY, Lai MT. Antioxidative and hepatoprotective effects of magnolol on acetaminophen-induced liver damage in rats. Arch Pharm Res 2009; 32:221-8. [PMID: 19280152 DOI: 10.1007/s12272-009-1139-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2008] [Revised: 12/15/2008] [Accepted: 12/15/2008] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Acute liver failure (ALF), an often fatal condition characterized by massive hepatocyte necrosis, is frequently caused by drug poisoning, particularly with acetaminophen (N-acetyl-p-aminophenol/APAP). Hepatocyte necrosis is consecutive to glutathione (GSH) depletion and mitochondrial damage caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS) overproduction. Magnolol, one major phenolic constituent of Magnolia officinalis, have been known to exhibit potent antioxidative activity. In this study, the anti-hepatotoxic activity of magnolol on APAP-induced toxicity in the Sprague-Dawley rat liver was examined. After evaluating the changes of several biochemical parameters in serum, the levels of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were elevated by APAP (500 mg/kg) intraperitoneal administration (8 and 24 h) and reduced by treatment with magnolol (0.5 h after APAP administration; 0.01, 0.1, and 1 mug/kg). Histological changes around the hepatic central vein, lipid peroxidation (thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance/TBARS), and GSH depletion in liver tissue induced by APAP were also recovered by magnolol treatment. The data show that oxidative stress followed by lipid peroxidation may play a very important role in the pathogenesis of APAP-induced hepatic injury; treatment with lipid-soluble antioxidant, magnolol, exerts anti-hepatotoxic activity. Our study points out the potential interest of magnolol in the treatment of toxic ALF.
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- Yung-Hsiang Chen
- Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Wu YL, Piao DM, Han XH, Nan JX. Protective effects of salidroside against acetaminophen-induced toxicity in mice. Biol Pharm Bull 2008; 31:1523-9. [PMID: 18670083 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.31.1523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The protective effect of salidroside (SDS) isolated from Rhodiola sachalinensis A. BOR. (Crassulaceae), was investigated in acetaminophen (APAP)-induced hepatic toxicity mouse model in comparison to N-acetylcysteine (NAC). Drug-induced hepatotoxicity was induced by an intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of 300 mg/kg (sub-lethal dose) of APAP. SDS was given orally to mice at a dose of 50 or 100 mg/kg 2 h before the APAP administration in parallel with NAC. Mice were sacrificed 12 h after the APAP injection to determine aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) levels in serum and glutathione (GSH) depletion, malondialdehyde (MDA) accumulation, and caspase-3 expression in liver tissues. SDS significantly protected APAP-induced hepatotoxicity for SDS improved mouse survival rates better than NAC against a lethal dose of APAP and significantly blocked not only APAP-induced increases of AST, ALT, and TNF-alpha but also APAP-induced GSH depletion and MDA accumulation. Histopathological and immunohistochemical analyses also demonstrated that SDS could reduce the appearance of necrosis regions as well as caspase-3 and hypoxia inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) expression in liver tissue. Our results indicated that SDS protected liver tissue from the APAP-induced oxidative damage via preventing or alleviating intracellular GSH depletion and oxidation damage, which suggested that SDS would be a potential antidote against APAP-induced hepatotoxicity.
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- Yan-Ling Wu
- Key Laboratory of Organism Functional Factors of the Changbai Mountain, College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Jilin Province, China
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Morishita K, Mizukawa Y, Kasahara T, Okuyama M, Takashima K, Toritsuka N, Miyagishima T, Nagao T, Urushidani T. Gene expression profile in liver of differing ages of rats after single oral administration of acetaminophen. J Toxicol Sci 2006; 31:491-507. [PMID: 17202762 DOI: 10.2131/jts.31.491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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In order to verify the influence of the rat age on hepatotoxicity, male Sprague-Dawley rats of 6 (young) and 12 (adult) weeks of age were orally administered acetaminophen (APAP), isoniazid (INH), or carbon tetrachloride (CCl4). Liver samples were obtained in a time-course manner, and changes in gene expression examined by an Affymetrix GeneChip. APAP caused more prominent hepatic injury with respect to pathology and blood biochemistry in adults than in young rats, whereas no obvious age-related differences were observed in INH- or CCl4-treated rats. Comparing gene expression in control rats, CYP3A13 was higher and GSTY2c was lower in adults, suggesting that production of the active metabolite of APAP is higher and its detoxification is lower in adults. The total amount of glutathione and total SH in rat liver was found to be higher in adult rats whereas the extent of its reduction by APAP was larger in adults. A detailed analysis of genes showing age-related differences revealed that some of them were different not in their extent but in their time course, i.e., the stress responses occurred earlier in the young than in the adult, resulting in a difference at 24 hr after dosing. These results suggest that the age-related difference in toxicity would be attributed to a higher expression of CYP3A13, producing the active metabolite of APAP as well as the lower expression of the detoxification enzyme, GSTY2c, in adult rats. Furthermore, these differences affect the time course of APAP toxicity. The present study clearly depicts the advantage of the multi-time, multi-dose protocol employed in our project for analyzing the mechanism of toxicity by gene expression profiling.
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- Katsumi Morishita
- Toxicogenomics Project, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
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Yoon MY, Kim SJ, Lee BH, Chung JH, Kim YC. Effects of dimethylsulfoxide on metabolism and toxicity of acetaminophen in mice. Biol Pharm Bull 2006; 29:1618-24. [PMID: 16880615 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.29.1618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Effects of dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) on metabolism and toxicity of acetaminophen (APAP) were examined using male mice. A dose of DMSO (1 ml/kg, i.p.) inhibited the induction of APAP hepatotoxicity almost completely as indicated by changes in serum hepatotoxic parameters. Quantification of major APAP metabolites in plasma showed that APAP-glutathione (GSH), a conjugate generated via metabolic activation of APAP, was reduced significantly while APAP-sulfate and APAP-glucuronide, detoxified metabolites both produced directly from the parent drug, were increased in mice pretreated with DMSO. However, microsomal CYP2E1 activity measured with p-nitrophenol and p-nitroanisole as substrates was increased by DMSO treatment. Generation of APAP-GSH in microsomes from control mice was inhibited by DMSO in a dose-dependent manner. Lineweaver-Burk plot analysis indicated that the inhibition pattern produced by DMSO was competitive in nature. A 10000 g supernatant was reconstituted with the cytosolic fraction and microsomes from DMSO- or saline-treated animals. APAP-GSH production was increased significantly when the cytosolic fraction from saline-treated mice and/or microsomes from DMSO-treated mice were used. The results indicate that DMSO induces the enzyme activity responsible for oxidative metabolism of APAP, but its direct inhibitory effect on the enzymatic interaction with this drug decreases the overall production of a reactive metabolite, resulting in reduction of the hepatotoxicity. It is suggested that DMSO effects on metabolism of a xenobiotic would vary depending on its potential to inhibit the interaction of enzyme(s) and the xenobiotic.
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- Mi Young Yoon
- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
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Toklu HZ, Sehirli AO, Velioğlu-Oğünç A, Cetinel S, Sener G. Acetaminophen-induced toxicity is prevented by β-d-glucan treatment in mice. Eur J Pharmacol 2006; 543:133-40. [PMID: 16822497 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2005] [Revised: 05/17/2006] [Accepted: 05/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The protective effect of beta-glucan against oxidative injury caused by acetaminophen was studied in mice liver. BALB-c mice (25-30 g) were pre-treated with beta-d-glucan (50 mg/kg, p.o.) for 10 days and on the 11th day they received an overdose of acetaminophen (900 mg/kg, i.p.). Four hours after the acetaminophen injection, mice were decapitated and their blood was taken to determine serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) levels. Tissue samples of the liver were taken for histological examination or for the determination of levels of malondialdehyde, an end product of lipid peroxidation; glutathione (GSH), a key antioxidant; and myeloperoxidase activity, an index of tissue neutrophil infiltration. The formation of reactive oxygen species in hepatic tissue samples was monitored by using the chemiluminescence technique with luminol and lucigenin probes. Acetaminophen caused a significant decrease in the GSH level of the tissue, which was accompanied with significant increases in the hepatic luminol and lucigenin chemiluminescence values, malondialdehyde level, MPO activity and collagen content. Similarly, serum ALT, AST levels, as well as LDH and TNF-alpha, were elevated in the acetaminophen-treated group when compared with the control group. On the other hand, beta-d-glucan treatment reversed all these biochemical indices, as well as histopathological alterations that were induced by acetaminophen. In conclusion, these results suggest that beta-d-glucan exerts cytoprotective effects against oxidative injury through its antioxidant properties and may be of therapeutic use in preventing acetaminophen toxicity.
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- Hale Z Toklu
- Marmara University, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology, Istanbul, Turkey
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Sener G, Omurtag GZ, Sehirli O, Tozan A, Yüksel M, Ercan F, Gedik N. Protective effects of ginkgo biloba against acetaminophen-induced toxicity in mice. Mol Cell Biochem 2006; 283:39-45. [PMID: 16444584 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-006-2268-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2005] [Accepted: 08/18/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The analgesic acetaminophen (AAP) causes a potentially fatal, hepatic centrilobular necrosis when taken in overdose. It was reported that these toxic effects of AAP are due to oxidative reactions that take place during its metabolism. OBJECTIVE In this study, we aimed to investigate the possible beneficial effect of Ginkgo biloba (EGb), an antioxidant agent, against AAP toxicity in mice. METHODS Balb/c mice were injected i.p. with: (1) vehicle, control (C) group; (2) a single dose of 50 mg/kg Ginkgo biloba extract, EGb group; (3) a single dose of 900 mg/kg i.p. acetaminophen, AAP group, and (4) EGb, in a dose of 50 mg/kg after AAP injection, AAP + EGb group. Serum ALT, AST, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) levels in blood and glutathione (GSH), malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, and collagen contents in liver tissues were measured. Formation of reactive oxygen species in hepatic tissue samples was monitored by using chemiluminescence (CL) technique with luminol and lusigenin probe. Tissues were also examined microscopically. RESULTS ALT, AST levels, and TNF-alpha were increased significantly (p < 0.001) after AAP treatment, and reduced with EGb. Acetaminophen caused a significant (p < 0.05-0.001) decrease in GSH levels while MDA levels and MPO activity were increased (p < 0.001) in liver tissues. These changes were reversed by EGb treatment. Furthermore, luminol and lusigenin CL levels in the AAP group increased dramatically compared to control and reduced by EGb treatment (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION Our results implicate that AAP causes oxidative damage in hepatic tissues and Ginkgo biloba extract, by its antioxidant effects protects the tissues. Therefore, its therapeutic role as a "tissue injury-limiting agent" must be further elucidated in drug-induced oxidative damage.
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- Göksel Sener
- School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Sener G, Sehirli O, Cetinel S, Yeğen BG, Gedik N, Ayanoğlu-Dülger G. Protective effects of MESNA (2-mercaptoethane sulphonate) against acetaminophen-induced hepatorenal oxidative damage in mice. J Appl Toxicol 2005; 25:20-9. [PMID: 15669031 DOI: 10.1002/jat.1012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Acetaminophen, a widely used analgesic and antipyretic, is known to cause hepatic and renal injury in humans and experimental animals when administered in high doses. It was reported that these toxic effects of acetaminophen are due to oxidative reactions that take place during its metabolism. In this study we aimed to investigate the possible beneficial effect of 2-mercaptoethane sulphonate (MESNA), an antioxidant agent, against acetaminophen toxicity in mice. Balb-c mice were injected i.p. with: vehicle (the control group); a single dose of 150 mg kg(-1) MESNA (MES group); a single dose of 900 mg kg(-1) i.p. acetaminophen (AA4h and AA24h groups); and MESNA, at a dose of 150 mg kg(-1) after acetaminophen injection (AA4h-MES and AA24h-MES groups). The MESNA injection was repeated once more 12 h after the first injection in the AA24h-MES group. Blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels in blood and glutathione (GSH) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity and collagen contents in liver and kidney tissues were measured. Tissues also were examined microscopically. Blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine, which were increased significantly (P < 0.001) following acetaminophen treatment were decreased significantly (P < 0.05-0.001) after treatment with MESNA. The ALT and AST levels were also increased significantly (P < 0.001) after acetaminophen treatment but were not reduced with MESNA. Acetaminophen treatment caused a significant (P < 0.05-0.001) decrease in GSH levels whereas MDA levels and MPO activity were increased in both tissues. These changes were reversed by MESNA treatment. Collagen contents of the liver and kidney tissues were increased by acetaminophen treatment (P < 0.001) and reversed back to the control levels with MESNA. Our results imply that acetaminophen causes oxidative damage in hepatic and renal tissues and that MESNA, via its antioxidant effects, protects these tissues. Therefore, its therapeutic role as a 'tissue injury-limiting agent' must be elucidated further in drug-induced oxidative damage.
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- Göksel Sener
- School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Sener G, Sehirli AO, Ayanoğlu-Dülger G. Protective effects of melatonin, vitamin E and N-acetylcysteine against acetaminophen toxicity in mice: a comparative study. J Pineal Res 2003; 35:61-8. [PMID: 12823615 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079x.2003.00050.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Acetaminophen (AA) is a commonly used analgesic and antipyretic drug; however, when used in high doses, it causes fulminant hepatic necrosis and nephrotoxic effects in both humans and experimental animals. It has been reported that the toxic effects of AA are the result of oxidative reactions that take place during its metabolism. In this study we investigated if melatonin, vitamin E or N-acetylcysteine (NAC) are protective against AA toxicity in mice. The doses of the antioxidants used were as follows: melatonin (10 mg/kg), vitamin E (30 mg/kg) and NAC (150 mg/kg). Blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels in blood, and glutathione (GSH), malondialdehyde (MDA), oxidized protein levels and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity in liver and kidney tissues were measured. BUN and serum creatinine, ALT and AST levels which were increased significantly following AA treatment decreased significantly after pretreatment with either vitamin E, melatonin or NAC; however, they were not reduced to control levels. ALT and AST levels were significantly higher at 4 hr compared with the 24 hr levels after AA administration. However, BUN and creatinine levels were significantly elevated only at 24 hr. GSH levels were reduced while MDA, MPO and oxidized protein levels were increased significantly following AA administration. These changes were reversed by pretreatment with either melatonin, vitamin E or NAC. Liver toxicity was higher at 4 hr, whereas nephrotoxicity appeared to be more severe 24 hr after treatment with AA. Vitamin E was the least efficient agent in reversing AA toxicity while melatonin, considering it was given as at lower dose than either vitamin E or NAC, was the most effective. This may be the result of the higher efficacy of melatonin in scavenging various free radicals and also because of its ability in stimulating the antioxidant enzymes.
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- Göksel Sener
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Bray BJ, Rosengren RJ. Retinol potentiates acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in the mouse: mechanistic studies. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2001; 173:129-36. [PMID: 11437634 DOI: 10.1006/taap.2001.9170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This study was designed to elucidate the mechanism of retinol's potentiation of acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity. To accomplish this, the major bioactivation and detoxification pathways for acetaminophen were investigated following retinol (75 mg/kg/day, 4 days), acetaminophen (400 mg/kg), and retinol + acetaminophen treatment. Hepatic microsomes were used to determine the catalytic activity and polypeptide levels of cytochrome P450 enzymes involved in the murine metabolism of acetaminophen. Results showed that the catalytic activity and polypeptide levels of CYP1A2, CYP2E1, and CYP3A were unchanged in the treatment groups compared to vehicle and untreated controls. In combination, retinol + acetaminophen caused a significantly greater depletion of GSH compared to corn oil + acetaminophen (0.36 +/- 0.11 vs 0.89 +/- 0.19 micromol/g, respectively, p < 0.05). This greater GSH depletion correlated with a higher degree of hepatic injury in the retinol + acetaminophen-treated animals but is probably not the cause of the potentiated injury since the results showed that retinol treatment itself did not alter hepatic glutathione (3.34 +/- 0.43 vs 3.44 +/- 0.46 micromol/g for retinol vs vehicle, respectively). However, hepatic UDPGA stores were decreased in the retinol-treated group compared to untreated and corn oil controls (54.6 +/- 10.6 vs 200.6 +/- 17.6 nmol/g for retinol and untreated control, respectively, p < 0.001). This demonstrates that there is significantly less hepatic UDPGA available for conjugation following retinol administration. The results suggest that decreased hepatic UDPGA is likely the cause of retinol's potentiation of acetaminophen-induced hepatic injury.
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- B J Bray
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Bessems JG, Vermeulen NP. Paracetamol (acetaminophen)-induced toxicity: molecular and biochemical mechanisms, analogues and protective approaches. Crit Rev Toxicol 2001; 31:55-138. [PMID: 11215692 DOI: 10.1080/20014091111677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 509] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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An overview is presented on the molecular aspects of toxicity due to paracetamol (acetaminophen) and structural analogues. The emphasis is on four main topics, that is, bioactivation, detoxication, chemoprevention, and chemoprotection. In addition, some pharmacological and clinical aspects are discussed briefly. A general introduction is presented on the biokinetics, biotransformation, and structural modification of paracetamol. Phase II biotransformation in relation to marked species differences and interorgan transport of metabolites are described in detail, as are bioactivation by cytochrome P450 and peroxidases, two important phase I enzyme families. Hepatotoxicity is described in depth, as it is the most frequent clinical observation after paracetamol-intoxication. In this context, covalent protein binding and oxidative stress are two important initial (Stage I) events highlighted. In addition, the more recently reported nuclear effects are discussed as well as secondary events (Stage II) that spread over the whole liver and may be relevant targets for clinical treatment. The second most frequent clinical observation, renal toxicity, is described with respect to the involvement of prostaglandin synthase, N-deacetylase, cytochrome P450 and glutathione S-transferase. Lastly, mechanism-based developments of chemoprotective agents and progress in the development of structural analogues with an improved therapeutic index are outlined.
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- J G Bessems
- Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research, Department of Pharmacochemistry, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Sinclair JF, Szakacs JG, Wood SG, Kostrubsky VE, Jeffery EH, Wrighton SA, Bement WJ, Wright D, Sinclair PR. Acetaminophen hepatotoxicity precipitated by short-term treatment of rats with ethanol and isopentanol: protection by triacetyloleandomycin. Biochem Pharmacol 2000; 59:445-54. [PMID: 10644054 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(99)00349-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ethanol and isopentanol are the predominant alcohols in alcoholic beverages. We have reported previously that pretreatment of rats with a liquid diet containing 6.3% ethanol plus 0.5% isopentanol for 7 days results in a synergistic increase in acetaminophen hepatotoxicity, compared with rats treated with either alcohol alone. Here, we investigated the role of CYP3A in acetaminophen hepatotoxicity associated with the combined alcohol treatment. Triacetyloleandomycin, a specific inhibitor of CYP3A, protected rats pretreated with ethanol along with isopentanol from acetaminophen hepatotoxicity. At both 0.25 and 0.5 g acetaminophen/kg, triacetyloleandomycin partially prevented elevations in serum levels of alanine aminotransferase. At 0.25 g acetaminophen/kg, triacetyloleandomycin completely protected 6 of 8 rats from histologically observed liver damage, and partially protected the remaining 2 rats. At 0.5 g acetaminophen/kg, triacetyloleandomycin decreased histologically observed liver damage in 7 of 15 rats. In rats pretreated with ethanol plus isopentanol, CYP3A, measured immunohistochemically, was decreased by acetaminophen treatment. This effect was prevented by triacetyloleandomycin. These results suggest that CYP3A has a major role in acetaminophen hepatotoxicity in animals administered the combined alcohol treatment. We also found that exposure to ethanol along with 0.1% isopentanol for only 3 days resulted in maximal increases in acetaminophen hepatotoxicity by the combined alcohol treatment, suggesting that short-term consumption of alcoholic beverages rich in isopentanol may be a risk for developing liver damage from acetaminophen.
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- J F Sinclair
- Veterans Administration Medical Center, White River Junction, VT 05009, USA.
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Kostrubsky VE, Szakacs JG, Jeffery EH, Wood SG, Bement WJ, Wrighton SA, Sinclair PR, Sinclair JF. Role of CYP3A in ethanol-mediated increases in acetaminophen hepatotoxicity. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 1997; 143:315-23. [PMID: 9144448 DOI: 10.1006/taap.1996.8081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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CYP2E is considered the only form of cytochrome P450 responsible for ethanol-mediated increases in acetaminophen hepatotoxicity. However, in experimental systems used for investigating ethanol-mediated increases in acetaminophen hepatotoxicity, animals are withdrawn from ethanol for 16 to 24 hr before the administration of acetaminophen to ensure the clearance of ethanol from the circulation. In rats, CYP2E has been shown to decrease to control levels after this time period of withdrawal from ethanol. We have previously shown in cultured human and rat hepatocytes, and in intact rats, that ethanol induces CYP3A in addition to CYP2E. To determine if there might be a role for CYP3A in ethanol-mediated APAP hepatotoxicity in addition to the recognized role for CYP2E, we investigated the effect of triacetyloleandomycin (TAO) on acetaminophen hepatotoxicity in ethanol-pretreated rats, as well as the effect of 11 hr withdrawal from ethanol on hepatic levels of CYP3A and CYP2E. TAO was dissolved in saline instead of dimethylsulfoxide, the solvent most usually employed, since dimethylsulfoxide inhibits CYP2E. Rats were administered 6.3% ethanol as part of the Lieber-DeCarli diet for 7 days, followed by replacement of the liquid diet with water for 11 hr. This 11-hr withdrawal from ethanol resulted in a decrease in hepatic levels of ethanol-induced CYP2E; however, considerable induction was still evident. There was no significant decrease in CYP3A. TAO completely prevented the histologically observed liver damage from acetaminophen in ethanol-pretreated rats, but did not prevent the increase in serum levels of AST. In ethanol-pretreated rats, exposure to APAP in the absence of TAO was associated with a 75% decrease in CYP3A, compared to animals exposed to APAP in the presence of TAO. These results suggest that CYP3A may have been suicidally inactivated by acetaminophen in the absence of TAO. Our findings suggest that CYP3A has a major role in ethanol-mediated increases in acetaminophen hepatotoxicity.
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- V E Kostrubsky
- Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire 03756, USA
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Sawamoto T, Kurosaki Y, Sasaki K, Kimura T, Nakayama T. Biopharmaceutical studies on drug/conjugated-metabolite interactions. II. Effect of acetaminophen sulfate on pharmacokinetics of acetaminophen in rats. Int J Pharm 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5173(96)04803-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Farag MM, Abdel-Meguid EM. Hepatic glutathione and lipid peroxidation in rats treated with theophylline. Effect of dose and combination with caffeine and acetaminophen. Biochem Pharmacol 1994; 47:443-6. [PMID: 8117310 DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(94)90173-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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As theophylline, caffeine and acetaminophen (APAP) are commonly found in combination in prescription and non-prescription drugs, the present study was designed to evaluate changes of hepatic glutathione (GSH) and lipid peroxidation in rats treated concurrently with these widely used drugs. In rats treated with different doses of theophylline, a dose-related depletion of hepatic GSH was observed (r = -0.88, P < 0.001). After a dose of 100 mg/kg of caffeine given alone and in combination with 50 mg/kg of theophylline, hepatic GSH levels were decreased by 22.5% (P > 0.05) and 35.5% (P < 0.01) of the control value, respectively. Also, the challenge with 500 mg/kg of APAP significantly depleted hepatic GSH in rats pretreated with either saline or the combination of both theophylline and caffeine (50 and 100 mg/kg, respectively), P < 0.001. In the latter group, hepatic GSH levels were approximately 47% of the corresponding values in rats that received APAP (P < 0.02). Such severe depletion of hepatic GSH, in rats that received the three drugs, was associated with a significant rise in the extent of lipid peroxidation (P < 0.05). The other experimental groups treated with one or two drugs did not exhibit similar changes. These results suggest that the concomitant administration of theophylline, caffeine and APAP may enhance the susceptibility of the liver cells to the toxic effect of APAP by severely depleting hepatic GSH with subsequent induction of lipid peroxidation.
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- M M Farag
- Department of Pharmacology, Alexandria University, Egypt
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