ISSN:
1573-6822
Keywords:
enzyme leakage
;
glycyrrhizin
;
hepatotoxins
;
primary cultured hepatocytes
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Various hepatotoxins were added to the medium of primary cultures of adult rat hepatocytes and the release of the cytosolic enzymes lactic dehydrogenase, glutamic-oxaloacetic and glutamic-pyruvic aminotransferases were measured 24 h later. CCl4 at low concentrations caused dose-dependent release of soluble enzymes into medium without appreciable cytolysis of the hepatocytes. Mitochondrial enzymes were not released under these conditions. At 5 mM CCl4, both soluble and mitochondrial glutamic-oxaloacetic aminotransferase were found in the culture medium. Glycyrrhizin, a triterpenoid glycoside of licorice roots, prevented the enzyme release caused by CCl4.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00118193
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