title: Induction of tumour necrosis factor alpha in experimental animals treated with hepatotoxicants.
abstract: Administrations of hepatotoxicants namely carbon tetrachloride (CCl4:0.4 ml in 1.2 ml of liquid paraffin) and ANIT (1 ml of 1.5% solution in liquid paraffin) in Charles foster rats (force fed) and D-galactosamine (8 mg in water per swiss albino mouse, ip) induce the release of TNF-alpha in case of CCl4 and D-galactosamine. High TNF-alpha level was observed up to 48 hr in CCl4 and up to 24 hr in D-galactosamine treated animals. Elevated levels of biochemical like ALP and SGPT are also recorded. TNF-alpha level can be measured of tissue damage and prognosis in case of hepatitis.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Virology, Pune, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Soni
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Kolhapure
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Patki
mesh_terms: D015058:1-Naphthylisothiocyanate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005688:Galactosamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D051381:Rats; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D015058:1-Naphthylisothiocyanate; D005688:Galactosamine; D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase