ABSTRACT
The present article summarizes the results of experimental studies on the hepatotropic action of native and modified low-mineralized sodium chloride and bicarbonate waters differing in the content of humic acids. It was found that the most beneficial changes after a course of 21 day therapy with the use of such mineral waters for the treatment of experimental hepatitis were observed after the application of the water with a humic acid content of roughly 20 g/dm3. Such treatment resulted in the significant improvement of the liver antitoxic function, intensification of basal metabolism, reduction of the inflammatory processes, normalization of the hepatic enzyme activity, and stimulation of proteinsynthetic function in parallel with positive dynamics of the morphological and histochemical characteristics of the liver.
Subject(s)
Carbonated Water/administration & dosage , Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/drug therapy , Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/metabolism , Humic Substances , Liver/metabolism , Sodium Chloride/administration & dosage , Animals , Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/pathology , Disease Models, Animal , Liver/pathology , Male , RatsABSTRACT
We undertook the ultrastructural analysis of liver parenchyma taken from male rats with experimental hepatitis induced by the administration of paracetamol at a dose of 1000 mg per 1 kg body weight either following a course of drinking mineral water containing humic acids at a concentration of 20 mg/sq. decimeter) or 14 days after the termination of the drug action (the after-effect phase). It was shown that the consumption of mineral water during 21 days resulted in the modification of the ultrastructural organization of hepatocytes apparent as the increased amount of cisterns in the granulosa endoplasmic system, glycogen rosettes, and mitochondrial polymorphism. These changes give evidence of the restoration of the energy, glycogen and protein synthesizing functions disturbed by paracetamol administration. The after-effect phase was characterized by the further strengthening of reparative processes and the functional activity of hepatic cells.