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Protective effect of binaphthyl diselenide, a synthetic organoselenium compound, on 2-nitropropane-induced hepatotoxicity in rats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20517888     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Organoselenides have been documented as promising pharmacological agents against a number of diseases associated with oxidative stress. Here we have investigated, for the first time, the potential antioxidant activity of binaphthyl diselenide ((NapSe)(2); 50 mg kg(-1), p.o.) against the 2-nitropropane (2-NP)-induced hepatoxicity in rats, using different end points of toxicity (liver histopathology, plasma aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and creatinine). In addition, in view of the association of oxidative stress with 2-NP exposure, hepatic lipid peroxidation, ascorbic acid levels, delta-aminolevulinate dehydratase (delta-ALA-D) and catalase (CAT) activities were evaluated. 2-NP caused an increase of AST, ALT and hepatic lipid peroxidation. 2-NP also caused hepatic histopathological alterations and delta-ALA-D inhibition. (NapSe)(2) (50 mg kg(-1)) prevented 2-NP-induced changes in plasmatic ALT and AST activities and also prevented changes in hepatic histology, delta-ALA-D and lipid peroxidation. Results presented here indicate that the protective mechanism of (NapSe)(2) against 2-NP hepatotoxicity is possibly linked to its antioxidant activity.
Authors:
Mohammad Ibrahim; Marina Prigol; Waseem Hassan; Cristina W Nogueira; Joao B T Rocha
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cell biochemistry and function     Volume:  28     ISSN:  1099-0844     ISO Abbreviation:  Cell Biochem. Funct.     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-06-02     Completed Date:  2010-09-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8305874     Medline TA:  Cell Biochem Funct     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  258-65     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Affiliation:
Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Alanine Transaminase / metabolism
Animals
Antioxidants / chemistry,  pharmacology*
Ascorbic Acid / metabolism
Aspartate Aminotransferases / metabolism
Catalase / metabolism
Creatinine / metabolism
Drug-Induced Liver Injury / pathology,  prevention & control*
Lipid Peroxidation
Nitroparaffins / toxicity
Organoselenium Compounds / chemistry,  pharmacology*
Oxidative Stress
Porphobilinogen Synthase / metabolism
Propane / analogs & derivatives,  toxicity
Rats
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antioxidants; 0/Nitroparaffins; 0/Organoselenium Compounds; 0/binaphthyl diselenide; 50-81-7/Ascorbic Acid; 60-27-5/Creatinine; 74-98-6/Propane; 79-46-9/2-nitropropane; EC 1.11.1.6/Catalase; EC 2.6.1.1/Aspartate Aminotransferases; EC 2.6.1.2/Alanine Transaminase; EC 4.2.1.24/Porphobilinogen Synthase

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