title: Free radical inhibitor effect of retinol after carbon tetrachloride intoxication in the rat.
abstract: A study was conducted to explore the free radical inhibitor effect of retinol in Male Wistar rats. When retinol-deprived animals were considered retinol-depleted (after a period of 8 weeks), rats of each group, control and depleted, received an intraperitoneal injection of mineral oil (5 ml/kg body weight) or an equivalent volume of 20% carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) dissolved in mineral oil. The animals were killed by decapitation 4 h after administration of CCl4 and liver, heart, spleen, brain and testes were quickly removed. Minced tissues were homogenized and microsomes were prepared; vitamins A and E were monitored and malondialdehyde (MDA) content was estimated. Retinol-depleted rats showed an hepatic vitamin A level less than 10 pmol/mg protein, compared to control rats (15-45 pmol). In all hepatic preparations, we found low vitamin E levels (100-1300 pmol/mg protein). MDA production increased significantly in livers and hearts of retinol-depleted rats but not in brains, spleens and testes. Hearts contain less lipids and vitamin E than these latter organs, which could correlate with the highest production of MDA.
authors: Laboratoire de Biochimie Médicale A, Université de Bordeaux II, France.
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: Melin
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Carbonneau
authors: M J
authors: MJ
authors: Maviel
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Perromat
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Clerc
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002252:Carbon Tetrachloride Poisoning / Q000378:metabolism*; D005609:Free Radicals; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D008899:Mineral Oil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005609:Free Radicals; D014801:Vitamin A; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D008899:Mineral Oil