title: Liver damage induced by Oriental hornet venom sac extract at the level of subcellular fractions.
abstract: The hepatotoxic effect of venom sac extract (VSE) of the Oriental hornet has already been demonstrated using the well-known models of experimental toxicology: in vivo, isolated in situ and in vitro. The present work deals with a series of 48 rats treated daily with 5 mg VSE/kg body weight for 1-14 days. Serum activities of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) were measured. Liver tissue fractionation was performed. Detailed information on the topographical and functional aspects of some enzyme changes was obtained in respect to the number of envenomations. The biochemical alterations are partially reversible. The biochemically proven liver damage induced by VSE correlated well with previous electron microscopic observations of damage to mitochondria and cell membranes.
mesh_terms: D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D001514:Bee Venoms / Q000633:toxicity*; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000201:enzymology; D014862:Wasp Venoms / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D001514:Bee Venoms; D014862:Wasp Venoms; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase