title: Stress proteins and SH-groups in oxidant-induced cell damage after acute ethanol administration in rat.
abstract: It is generally accepted that lipid peroxides play an important role in the pathogenesis of ethanol-induced cellular injury and that free sulfhydryl groups are vital in cellular defense against endogenous or exogenous oxidants. It has been observed that oxidative stress induces the synthesis of the 70-kDa family of heat-shock proteins (HSPs). Furthermore, induction of HSPs represents an essential and highly conserved cellular response to a variety of stressful stimuli. In the present study, we measured the intracellular levels of HSP 70 proteins after administration of mild intoxicating and grossly intoxicating doses of ethanol to rats. Our results demonstrate that elevated doses of ethanol induce HSP in various brain areas, namely, cerebellum, hippocampus, and to a lesser extent, striatum or liver. Induction of HSP 70 protein was correlated with a marked depletion of intracellular bound thiols and a decrease in lipid peroxidation measured as MDA formation. These studies support the hypothesis that a redox mechanism may be involved in the heat-shock signal pathway.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry, University of Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Calabrese
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Renis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calderone
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Barcellona
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rizza
mesh_terms: D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000818:Animals; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000378:metabolism; D009928:Organ Specificity; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; D000431:Ethanol; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase