title: The influence of ascorbic acid on the hepatic cytochrome P-450, and glutathione in guinea-pigs exposed to 2,4-dichlorophenol.
abstract: Chlorophenols, mainly used as biocides, are compounds with a wide spectrum of toxic effects including teratogenic and carcinogenic actions. In this study, the effects of 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) on hepatic microsomal cytochrome P-450, NADPH-cytochrome c reductase activity, liver ascorbic acid (AA) and glutathione (GSH) content were studied in guinea-pigs with a low (2 mg/day/animal) or a high (50 mg/day/animal) ascorbic acid intake. The high AA intake significantly increased liver AA and GSH levels. There was a clear-cut correlation between liver AA and GSH levels. Administration of 2,4-DCP significantly decreased cytochrome P-450 and NADPH-cytochrome c reductase activity in hepatic microsomes isolated from guinea-pigs with the low AA intake. Such a reduction was not observed in intoxicated guinea-pigs with the high AA intake. The results suggest that AA can play a protective role in 2,4-DCP toxicity.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Preventive and Clinical Medicine, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nagyová
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ginter
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002733:Chlorophenols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D065607:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism*; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002733:Chlorophenols; D065607:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D005978:Glutathione; D001205:Ascorbic Acid; C004762:2,4-dichlorophenol