title: Effects of deoxycholic acid and its epimers on lipid peroxidation in isolated rat hepatocytes.
abstract: We studied the effects of deoxycholic acid and its three epimers with beta-hydroxyl groups (3alpha,12beta-, 3beta,12alpha-, and 3beta,12beta-dihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acids), which were hydrophilic and less cytotoxic, on lipid peroxidation to elucidate the relationship between structural features of bile acids and their effect on lipid peroxidation. Taurodeoxycholate markedly increased the production of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances, end products of lipid peroxidation, in isolated rat hepatocytes, whereas epimers of taurodeoxycholate did not. Deoxycholic acid inhibited mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase and NADH:ferricytochrome c oxidoreductase activities, leading to free radical generation, whereas epimers of deoxycholic acid had no effect on mitochondrial enzymes. These findings suggested that hydrophobic bile acids cause lipid peroxidation by impairment of mitochondrial function, leading to the generation of free radicals; and epimerization of alpha-hydroxyl groups in the steroid nucleus to beta-hydroxyl groups results in a decrease of the toxic effects of deoxycholic acid on lipid peroxidation.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hiroshima University, School of Medicine, Kasumi Minamiku Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. taiju@pharm.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Une
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujimura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuramoto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001647:Bile Acids and Salts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D003840:Deoxycholic Acid / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000819:agonists / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009245:NADH Dehydrogenase / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013657:Taurodeoxycholic Acid / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001647:Bile Acids and Salts; D005609:Free Radicals; D003840:Deoxycholic Acid; D013657:Taurodeoxycholic Acid; D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D009245:NADH Dehydrogenase