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Objective To study the effect of glutathione(GSH)on liver antioxidative function of microcystin‐LR(MC‐LR)‐in‐duced mice .Methods Forty healthy clean class KM 5‐week old mice were selected and divided into five groups by the random sam‐pling method ,including the norml saline control group ,GSH control group ,MC‐LR group ,MC‐LR+low dose GSH group and MC‐LR+high dose GSH group ,8 cases in each group ,half male and half female .The experiment lasted for 15 d by intraperitoneal injec‐tion of MC‐LR ,then the liver histopathological changes ,liver tissue activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) ,glutathione peroxidase (GSH‐Px)and content of malondialdehyde(MDA) were detected .Results Compared with the normal saline control group ,liver cell GSH level ,SOD and GSH‐Px activities in the MC‐LR group were significantly decreased (P<0 .05) ,while the MDA level was sig‐nificantly increased (P<0 .05) .Compared with the MC‐LR group ,the GSH level ,SOD and GSH‐Px activities in the MC‐LR+low dose GSH group and MC‐LR+high dose GSH group were significantly increased (P<0 .05) ,while the MDA level was significant‐ly decreased(PP<0 .05) .Conclusion The GSH intervention can alleviate MC‐LR induced mouse liver oxidative toxicity and has protective effect on the liver to some extent .
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AIM: To investigate the influence of diethylstilbestrol on metabolism and antioxidative functions in old castrated female rats in order to elucidate the physiological and pharmacological effects of estrogen therapy in climacteric. METHODS: The old female rats had been castrated, liver drug-metabolizing enzyme activities and antioxidative indexes were measured in rats treated with and without diethylstilbestrol (100 ?g?kg -1 , qd?40 d, ig). RESULTS: The activities of microsomal NADPH-Cyt C reductase, benzphetamine N-demethylase, aminopyrine N-demethylase, glutathione S-transferase, and the contents of microsomal cytochrome P450, cytochrome b_5 and homogenate glutathione remarkable decreased in the liver of castrated female rats. Meanwhile, an increase of liver malondialdehyde content was also observed. Treatment with diethylstilbestrol could reverse the changes of above indices except for cytochrome b_5. CONCLUSION: The decreased metabolism and antioxidative functions are related to the lower level of estrogen in old castrated female rats. Estrogen plays a significant role in keeping normal metabolism and antioxidative capacities of the liver.
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Objective: To investigate the effect of vitamin E (VE) and selenium (Se) on liver fibrosis and antioxidative function in the carbon tetrachloride induced rats. Methods: 48 normal male SD rats were randomly divided into three groups (16 rats / group): intervention group, pathological group and control group. The control group was injected with normal saline; the others were given intraperitonally CCl 4 (diluted with an equal volume of olive oil). The rats in the intervention group were fed with chow supplemented with VE (250 mg/kg) and Se(0.2 mg/kg), and the others were given standard chow. All rats were put to death after 8 w injection. Tissue sections were stained with routine HE and Masson trichrome collagen; the markers of liver fibrosis and antioxidative function were detected and the changes of these markers were observed. Results: As compared with rats in pathological group, a lower degree of fiber proliferation occurred in the rats in intervention group. The serum levels of ALT (alanine aminotransferase) and AST (aspartate aminotransferase) and the content of hydroxyproline in the liver tissue were significantly lower; the rats in intervention group had a higher ability of anti oxidation, and the activity of SOD (superoxide dismutase) in the liver tissue and serum and GPX (glutathione peroxidase) in erythrocyte were higher, and the MDA (malondialdehyde) levels in tissue and serum levels were significantly lower. Conclusion: The adequate dietary supplement of VE and selenium could elevate the ability of anti oxidation and the proliferative degree of collagenous fibers in liver was significantly reduced.