title: Effect of alpha-tocopherol on doxorubicin-induced changes in rat liver and heart microsomes.
abstract: Rats were treated with doxorubicin (2.5 mg/kg body wt, iv) once a week for 8 weeks. Alpha-Tocopherol (400 mg/kg body wt/day) was co-administered orally for 2 months. Cytochrome-P450 (Cyt-P450) and Cytochrome-b5 (Cyt-b5) levels decreased significantly in doxorubicin treated rats. Significant decreases were observed in glucose-6-phosphatase, Cyt-P450 and Cyt-b5 reductase activities. In vitro lipid peroxidation study showed that alpha-tocopherol significantly minimises the lipid peroxide formation by doxorubicin. There was a significant change in microsomal cholesterol and phospholipid levels. Alpha-Tocopherol co-administration reduced the alterations in xenobiotic metabolising system and microsomal lipid levels. The results were discussed with reference to drug metabolising enzymes, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant nature of alpha-tocopherol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Madras Guindy Campus, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Geetha
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Marar
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Devi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D008861:Microsomes / Q000187:drug effects*; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D014810:Vitamin E; D004317:Doxorubicin