Glutamine attenuates the production of nitric oxide production and the reduction of mitochondrial membrane potential of cultured rat hepatocytes induced by IL-1β / 中华急诊医学杂志

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Objective To investigate the effects of different concentrations of glutnine(Gln) on the procfion of nitric oxide (NO)and reduction in mitochondrial membrane potential in rat heputocytesactivated in by interleukin(IL)-1β.Method The primary cultured rat hepatocytes with high-purity Wfffe isolated from 6-week-old male Sprague-Dawley raL, by flirt in situ circulatory collagenase peffusion method.After incubation for hours.hepatocytes were stimulated by saline,or IL-l(1 nmol/L)or IL-I(1 mnol/L)combined with gIne in concentrations rangiIfrom 2 to 10 mmol/L.The culture muln and hepatocytes were collected at 24 hours after stimulation.The concentrations of alanine aminotransferase(ALT)and NO in the lnllln were detected by biochemical methods.The mitochondrial membrane potential of the hepatocytes was detected with flow cytometry after incubated with fluorescem probe JC-1.Statistic package ofSPSS 11.5 was used for the data analysand significant differences between mean8 were evaluated byQ、4k analysis.Results The average concentration ofand NOinthe culturemedium afterIL-Istimulationwas 38.2U/L and 72.7tmaol/L,respectively,whichwere sis,cantly big,herthanthose ofcontrol group(7.4 U/L and41.7nol/L,respectively,P<0.01).1hemitochondrial membrane potential ofhepatocytes in IL-lgroup was much lowerthan that in control group(30.O%vs.62.8%.P<0.01).Gin inhibited NO production induced byⅡ,lp,Jeleasing and reduction in mitochondrial II brahetential ofcuhured rat hepatocytes in a dose-dependent HmIll.Conclusions Ghtamine,the most abundant free amino acid in the body,call attenuate hepatocye injury mechateel in vitro by pro-inflammatory cytokine mediated.nlis protective effectmay be associatedwiththeinhibition of NO production and thereby amelioration of mitochondrialfunction.