• 대한약리학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.407-416
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• 1996

간독성물질인 $CCl_4$의 대사에서 반응성이 높은 대사중간체의 증가가 P450 2E1의 활성 및 발현증가와 관련된다. YH439는 랫트에서 사염화탄소에 의하여 유발된 간 손상에 보호효과가 탁월하였고, 각종 독성물질에 의하여 발생하는 간염을 억제하며 P450 2E1의 발현을 억제하는 것으로 나타났다. P450 2E1의 발현억제가 YH439의 간장보호작용의 일부기전으로 해석되나 free radical 공격의 제어, 방어과정에 관련된 탐식세포의 역할등 간장독성에 관련된 YH439의 영향 및 관련된 기초연구는 완전히 확립되어 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 상승적인 화학적 독성에 대한 YH439의 보호효과를 관찰하였다. Retinoyl palmiate (Vit-A)를 전처러하고 YH439를 처리한 rat의 경우 $CCl_4$ 단독투여군에 비하여 혈장 alanine aminotransferase (ALT)활성이 5배로 증가하여 $CCl_4$에 의한 간독성을 현저히 강화시켰으나, YH439와 Vit-A를 동시에 전처리한 rats에 있어서는 Vit-A에 의하여 강화된 독성이 94% 감소하였다. Vit-A에 의한 혈장 ALT 활성 증가는 Kupffer cell 활성을 선택적으로 억제하는 $GdCl_3$의 투여에 의해 완전히 차단되어 YH439가 Kupffer cell 활성억제를 매개로 상승적 간손상에 대하여 보호효과가 있음을 지지한다. Propyl sulfide의 전처치는 $CCl_4$에 의해 유도되는 간독성을 $CCl_4$ 단독투여와 비교했을때 5배 이상 증가시켰으나, Propyl sulfide와 YH439를 병용투여할 경우 propyl sulfide에 의해 강화되는 간독성이 YH439의 투여용량에 의존적으로 감소하였고, propyl sufide와 $CCl_4$에 의한 지질과산화의 증가가 YH439에 의하여 용량의존적으로 억제되는 것으로 나타났다. Propyl sulfide에 의하여 강화된 간독성의 차단은 YH439가 P450 2E1 발현조절을 통하여 간독성을 제어함을 지지한다. 그러나 YH439는 pyridine과 $CCl_4$에 의한 독성을 억제시키지 못하였다. 이는 Pyridine에 의해 유도되는 다른 형의 P450발현이 YH439에 의해 억제되지 못하는 이유로 해석된다. 중금속에 의해 유도되는 간독성에 대한 YH439의 보호효과를 ICR mice에서 관찰하였을 때 $CdCl_2$를 1회 투여할때 ALT와 aspartate aminotransferase (AST)활성이 $5{\sim}6$배 증가하였으나 YH439를 투여한 후 $CdC1_2$를 투여한 동물에 있어서는 투여후 6시간에 AST의 증가가 유의성 있게 억제되었다. 그러나 YH439는 thioacetamide에 의하여 유발된 liver fibrosis에는 개선효과가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 YH439가 Kupffer cell 불활성화를 통하여 Vit-A에 의해 유도되는 간독성을 효과적으로 방어하고, YH439에 의한 P450 2E1의 발현억제는 propyl sulfide를 경유하는 간독성 차단과 관계되며, YH439는 중금속으로 유도된 조직독성에 방어효과가 있음을 지지한다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.275-280
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• 2012

The kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa) is well known to contain anti-oxidants. In this study, we investigated the anti-oxidant effects of kiwi extract on carbon tetrachloride ($CCl_4$) induced liver injury in BALB/c mice. The radical scavenging effect of 80% methanol extract of Halla-Gold kiwi was observed. For the animal study, mice were randomly divided into four groups: normal group, $CCl_4$-induced model group, kiwi extract administered group, and silymarin treated group. The kiwi extract was provided daily for 10 days. At the 24 h after last administration, $CCl_4$ was injected. The kiwi extract showed strong inhibitory effect of DPPH radicals and superoxide scavenging. In animal study, administration of $CCl_4$ resulted in significantly elevated plasma levels of ALT and AST but they decreased in kiwi-extract pretreated group. Anti-oxidant enzymes such as GSH-px and GSH-rd were restored in the kiwi extract treatment group. Histopathological degeneration was also prevented in the kiwi extract treated group compared with of the control group, which exhibited $CCl_4$-induced hepatotoxicity. On the basis of the obtained results, it can be concluded that kiwi extract showed protective effects, not only as anti-oxidant effects, but also in the protection of hepatotoxicity in $CCl_4$-intoxicated mice.

• 생약학회지
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• 제36권1호통권140호
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• pp.44-49
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• 2005

The protective effects of the DWP-04 [DDB : selenium yeast: glutathione {31.1 : 6.8 : 62.1 (%, w/w)} against hepatotoxicity by carbon tetrachloride $(CCl_4)$ were studied in rats. The rats were intraperitoneally injected with $CCl_4$ (50% in com oil) at initial dose of 1 ml/kg followed by 0.5 ml/kg 3 times during 1 week. The DWP-04 (50, 100 or 200 mg/kg) or its vehicle was administered everyday before the start of $CCl_4$ injection for two weeks. $CCl_4$ induced hepatocelluar degeneration and necrosis, which led to a great increase in serum aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase activity and serum lipid levels. It was found by biochemical analysis that $CCl_4$ treatment remarkably increased thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and physphatidylcholine hydroperoxide in hepatic tissues and induced antioxidant enzymes such as catalase and superoxide dismutase (SOD). Liver and serum lipids were significantly lower in rats fed on DWP-04 than in rats induced by $CCl_4$ only-treatment. These results suggested that the DWP-04 could be a promising candidate for the protection of liver injury based on the preventive effects against lipid peroxidation and serum biochemical parameters.

• 생약학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.96-100
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• 1989

Traditional herbal drugs of Korea, namely, Atractylodes Rhizome(蒼朮) and Atractylodes Rhizome White(白朮) which are derived from and old-grown rhizome and a newly-grown rhizome of Atractylodes japonica Koidz.(Compositae), respectively, were investigated their potential liver-protective activities against hepatotoxicity induced by $CCl_4$ intoxication in mice. Each herbal drug was extracted separately with chloroform, methanol and butanol. No extract of Atractylodes Rhizome showed a significant reduction of the duration of hypnosis produced by hexobarital after $CCl_4$ intoxication in mice. In addition, the the treatments of Atractylodes Rhizome extracts produced no decrease of aspartate aminotransferase(EC 2.6.1.1) activity in serum. However, the methanol extract of Atractylodes Rhizome White exhibited a marked protection from hepatotoxicity induced by $CCl_4$ intoxication in mice. It produced significant reductions of the duration of hypnosis and serum enzyme activity, but no other extract showed liver-protective activity against $CCl_4-induced$ hepatotoxicity.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.325-335
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• 2008

The protective effects of the Naringin, on carbon tetrachloride ($CCl_4$)-induced hepatotoxicity and the possible mechanisms involved in this protection were investigated in mice. Pretreatment with Naringin prior to the administration of $CCl_4$ significantly prevented an increase in serum alanine, aspartate aminotransferase activity and hepatic lipid peroxidation in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, pretreatment with Naringin also significantly prevented the depletion of glutathione (GSH) content in the livers of $CCl_4$-induced mice. However, reduced hepatic glutathione levels was unaffected by treatment with Naringin alone. In addition, Naringin prevented $CCl_4$-induced apoptosis and necrosis, as indicated by a liver DNA laddering. To determine whether caspase-8,-3 pathway involved in $CCl_4$-induced acute liver injury, caspase-8, -3 activities were tested by ELISA. Naringin attenuated $CCl_4$induced caspase-8, -3 activities in mouse livers. $CCl_4$-induced hepatotoxicity was also prevented, as indicated by a liver histopathologic study. The effects of Naringin on the cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2E1, the major isozyme involved in $CCl_4$ were also investigated. Treatment of mice with Naringin resulted in a significant decrease of the CYP2E1-dependent hydroxyl at ion and aniline in a dose-dependent manner. These findings suggest that protective effects of Naringin against the $CCl_4$-induced hepatotoxicity may be due to its ability to block CYP2E1-mediated $CCl_4$ bioactivation and that is also protects against caspase-8, -3 pathway mediated apoptosis.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.181-185
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• 1995

To know the mechanism of biphenyl dimethyl dicarboxylate (DDB) in the protection of chemically induced hepatotoxicity, the activity of glutamic pyruvic tran.saminase (GPT) and the level of lipid peroxidation metabolite (malondialdehyde, MDA) and ATP content in hepatocytes were determined in serum and primarily cultured hepatocytes. For in vibo study, rats were pretreated with DDB (300 mg/ kg, p.o.)for 7 days. DDB pretreatment efficiently reduced the elevation of serum GPT activity induced by carbon tetrachloride (1.6 ml/kg, s.c.) and acetaminophen administration (1500 mg/kg, i.p.). In ex vivo study, hepatocytes were isolated from the rats pretreated with DDB (300 mg/kg, p.o.)for 7 days and cultured for 12 hrs before inducing cytotoxicity with chemicals. The MDA formation and the GPT release induced by adriamycin $(1\times10^{-4} mg/ml)$ and cisplatin $(2\times10^{-4} mg/ml)$ were markedly decreased in the hepatocytes from the rats pretreated with DDB as compared to vehicle only. However, DDB pretreatment did not prevent the decrease of ATP contents of hepatocytes induced by cisplatin and adriamycin. In in vitro experiment, DDB was pretreated in primary cultured hepatocytes for 3 days. DDB enhanced the decreases of ATP contents induced by cisplatin and adriamycln. These results suggest that DDB may protect the hepatocytes from injury induced by hepatotoxlcants through inhibiting the lipid peroxidation.

• 혜화의학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.135-142
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• 2000

For the evaluation of protective effect on hepatic damage by Korean red ginseng mixed formula, we used GR(Korean red ginseng), GRF-A(Korean red ginseng-mixed formula) as a materials. The study was performed on protective effect against hepatic damage induced by $CCl_4$. In vitro assay with 1.1 mM galactosamine, protection(%) was 44%(GR), 58%(GRF-A) at 50ug/ml, while maxium protection(%) was 5%(GR) and 24% (GRF-A) against acute hepatotoxicity by $CCl_4$. GRF-A significantly protected ethanol induced-liver damage by lowering ALT and ALP and fatty degenertion in liver tissue.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.133-141
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• 2010

LED의 간 보호 기능을 연구하기 위하여 $CCl_4$ 및 ethanol로 SD rat에 간독성을 유발한 다음, LED를 처리하였다. LED의 간 기능 보호효과는 간장치료제인 Silymarin과 비교하였다. $CCl_4$로 간 독성을 유발한 경우, LED는간의 항산화효소인 SOD, catalase, GSH peroxidase 효소활성의 항진을 유도하였고, 산화물인 TBARS의 함량을 감소시켰다. 또한 간 손상의 지표인 혈장의 GOT, GPT 및 LDH의 활성을 감소시켰다. Ethanol로 간 독성을 유발한 경우 LED는 간의 SOD, catalase, GSH preoxidase 효소활성 및 GSH 함량을 항진시켰고, 총 cholesterol, triglyceride 및 TBARS의 함량을 감소시켰다. 또한 ethanol 대사에 관여하는 ADH 효소 활성을 증진시켰고, ROS 생성에 관여하는 CYP2E1 효소의 발현을 감소시킴으로써, 혈장의 GOT, GPT 및 LDH 효소활성이 감소되었다. 또한 LED는 DPPH 및 mouse liver mitochondrial system에서 항산화효과를 보였다. 이러한 결과로 미루어 볼 때 LED는 in vitro와 in vivo에서 항산화효과에 의한 간 기능 보호효과를 갖는 것으로 추정된다.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.203-207
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• 2008

The present study aimed at assessing the protective effect of water extract from fruit body of the Grifola frondosa (GFW) on carbon tetrachloride ($CCl_4$)-induced hepatotoxicity. Rats orally administered with GFW 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 g/kg for 14 days were treated with $CCl_4$ to induce hepatotoxicity. Pretreatment with GFW remarkably prevented the elevation of serum AST, ALT, ALP, LDH, $\gamma$-GTP, and liver lipid peroxides in $CCl_4$-treated rat and GFW administration in liver injured rats by $CCl_4$ showed significant (p<0.05) protection of liver as evidenced from normal serum enzymes and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels. In the ultrastructural changes, administration of $CCl_4$-induced damage of hepatocytes with vacuolation, a highly damaged endoplasmic reticulum, and degenerating nuclei. However, pre-administration with GFW preserved normal ultrastructure of hepatocytes. These results suggest that GFW had an effect to inhibit $CCl_4$-induced liver injury in rat, and that it could be used as an effective hepatoprotective agent against chemical-induced liver damage.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제27권9호
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• pp.1386-1392
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• 2006

Kahweol and cafestol significantly reduced t-BHP-induced oxidative injuries in cultured rat hepatocytes, as determined by cell cytotoxicity, intracellular glutathione (GSH) content and lipid peroxidation in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, kahweol and cafestol provided good protection from the t-BHPinduced production of intracellular reactive oxygen species and DNA damage. The in vivo study showed that pretreatment with kahweol and cafestol prior to the administration of t-BHP significantly prevented the increase in serum levels of hepatic enzyme markers (alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase) and reduced oxidative stress, such as GSH content and lipid peroxidation, in the liver in a dose-dependent manner. The histopathological evaluation of the livers also revealed that kahweol and cafestol reduced the incidence of liver lesions induced by t-BHP. Taken together, these results support the anti-oxidative role of kahweol and cafestol and demonstrate that kahweol and cafestol can protect hepatocytes from oxidative stress.