title: Toxicity of aromatic hydrocarbons. VII. Hepatotoxicity of 9-nitrophenanthrene, and protection against it by beta-naphthoflavone.
abstract: Male Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with a single i.p. injection of DMSO (3.0 ml/kg) or 9-nitrophenanthrene (9-NP, mg/kg) in DMSO. 9-NP produced a significant elevation of serum aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, sorbitol dehydrogenase, and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGTP) levels relative to DMSO-injected rats 24 hr after injection. With the exception of GGTP, the increase in enzyme activities induced by 9-NP was significantly reduced by a 3-day pretreatment with beta-naphthoflavone (BNF; 40 mg/kg/day) in DMSO. The effect of 9-NP on GGTP levels was enhanced by BNF pretreatment.
mesh_terms: D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D001571:Benzoflavones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007064:L-Iditol 2-Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D010616:Phenanthrenes / Q000633:toxicity*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012016:Reference Values; D019324:beta-Naphthoflavone; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001571:Benzoflavones; D005419:Flavonoids; D010616:Phenanthrenes; D019324:beta-Naphthoflavone; C042309:9-nitrophenanthrene; D007064:L-Iditol 2-Dehydrogenase; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase