Platelet activating factor receptor blockade alone or in combination with leukotriene synthesis inhibition does not ameliorate alpha-naphthylisothiocyanate-induced hepatotoxicity.
Toxicol Lett
; 84(2): 89-95, 1996 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
Alpha-naphthylisothiocyanate (ANIT) is a cholangiolitic hepatotoxicant that causes periportal edema, hepatic parenchymal and biliary epithelial cell necrosis, and cholestasis in the rat. A hallmark of ANIT hepatotoxicity is periportal inflammation that includes neutrophil infiltration. Neutrophils are requisite for the expression of ANIT-induced liver injury; however, the mechanism(s) of neutrophil accumulation in the liver and the role of these cells in ANIT hepatotoxicity is incompletely understood. Platelet activating factor (PAF) is a proinflammatory agent that is both a chemoattractant for and an activator of neutrophils. Therefore, we evaluated the role of PAF in ANIT-induced liver injury. Rats were treated with the PAF receptor antagonist, WEB 2086 (WEB), to determine if it afforded protection from ANIT hepatotoxicity. In a separate study, a combination of WEB and the leukotriene synthesis inhibitor, Zileuton (ZIL), was used to address the possible interaction of PAF and leukotrienes in ANIT-induced liver injury. Treatment of rats with WEB, alone or in combination with Zileuton, did not attenuate ANIT-induced liver injury as assessed by increases in plasma alanine aminotransferase or gamma-glutamyl transferase activities. In addition, neither treatment ameliorated ANIT-induced cholestasis assessed as increased plasma bilirubin concentration. These results suggest that PAF, alone or in combination with products of 5-lipoxygenase, does not contribute to ANIT-induced liver injury.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Factor de Activación Plaquetaria
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Leucotrienos
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Hígado
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1-Naftilisotiocianato
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Toxicol Lett
Año:
1996
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos