ISSN:
1420-908X
Keywords:
Leukotrienes
;
Streptozotocin
;
Estradiol
;
Lipopolysaccharide
;
Galactosamine
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The acute phase response to chemically-induced organ damage involves inflammation and the production of leukotrienes. The liver ordinarily takes up, metabolizes and excretes into bile cysteinyl leukotrienes, but the effect of hepatic injury on these processes is unknown. The hepatic uptake and biliary excretion of LTC4 was studied in male Sprague-Dawley rats after exposure to either streptozotocin (45 mg/kg iv 30 days before experimentation), estradiol-17 β-valerate (1mg/kg sc once a week for 3 weeks) or lipopolysaccharide/d-galactosamine (33 μg/kg ip; 300 mg/kg ip at 6 h and 3 h, respectively, before experimentation). Acute liver injury is produced by these treatment paradigms. Glucose concentrations and activities of several marker enzymes in plasma were measured to demonstrate hepatic injury. Biliary excretion of3H-LTC4 was similar to normal control rats in the three types of acute liver injury. Bile flow rates after3H-LTC4 injection were reduced in lipopolysaccharide-pretreated rats and increased in estradiol-treated animals. Total biliary excretion of leukotrienes was not altered in any disease group. Thus, these models of acute hepatic injury do not appear to influence the hepatobiliary clearance of leukotrienes.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02311089
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