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Hepatic catalase and superoxide dismutases after acute ethanol administration in rats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  4015837     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The administration of an acute ethanol load (2.3 g/kg, IP) to rats is followed by a decrease of the hepatic activity of cytosolic catalase, a decrease which precedes a reduction in the cytosolic Cu, Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity. Desferrioxamine, an iron chelator and scavenger of superoxide radicals, administered prior to ethanol, prevents the changes in the cytosolic catalase activity, changes which are unaffected by the administration of allopurinol, an inhibitor of xanthine oxidase. These data favour the hypothesis that acute ethanol results in an overproduction of oxygen free radicals which affects primarily the cytosolic catalase activity and increases hereby susceptibility of Cu, Zn-SOD to these radicals. They suggest also that xanthine oxidase does not play a major role in oxygen radical production in the liver cytosol during acute alcohol intoxication.
Authors:
C Ribiere; J Sinaceur; D Sabourault; R Nordmann
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.)     Volume:  2     ISSN:  0741-8329     ISO Abbreviation:  Alcohol     Publication Date:    1985 Jan-Feb
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1985-08-27     Completed Date:  1985-08-27     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8502311     Medline TA:  Alcohol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  31-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Allopurinol / pharmacology
Animals
Catalase / analysis*
Deferoxamine / pharmacology
Ethanol / administration & dosage*,  pharmacology
Liver / drug effects,  enzymology*
Male
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Superoxide Dismutase / analysis*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
315-30-0/Allopurinol; 64-17-5/Ethanol; 70-51-9/Deferoxamine; EC 1.11.1.6/Catalase; EC 1.15.1.1/Superoxide Dismutase

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