title: Protective effect of zinc on liver injury induced by D-galactosamine in rats.
abstract: The protective effects of zinc on liver injury induced by D-galactosamine (GalN) were investigated in rats in vivo and in vitro. Zinc supplementation (50 mg/kg/d) for 5 d of rats treated with GalN (1.5 g/kg, ip) could reduce their mortality rate, restore liver pathomorphological changes, maintain zinc content, inhibit the lipid peroxidation, hasten the protein synthesis, and improve liver function. In vitro, zinc supplement could abate the death of GalN-intoxicated hepatocytes, decrease malonaldehyde (MDA) content, and maintain reduced glutathione (GSH). It is concluded that zinc has protective effects on GalN-induced liver damage. Its effects may be owing to inhibition of lipid peroxidation and hastening of protein syntheses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing, P. R. China.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D002469:Cell Separation; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury; D005688:Galactosamine / Q000633:toxicity*; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D005688:Galactosamine; D015032:Zinc