title: Sesame oil protects against lead-plus-lipopolysaccharide-induced acute hepatic injury.
abstract: Lead (Pb) increases lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced tumor necrosis factor alpha, which causes liver damage. In this study, we investigated the effect of sesame oil on Pb-plus-LPS (Pb + LPS)-induced acute liver damage in mice. Mice were given sesame oil (8 mL/kg orally) just after Pb acetate (10 mmol/kg i.p.) plus LPS (5 mg/kg i.p.). Aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-1beta, nitric oxide, and inducible nitric oxide synthase levels were examined. Sesame oil significantly decreased serum aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase levels in Pb + LPS-stimulated mice. Sesame oil reduced Pb + LPS-induced tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-1beta, and nitric oxide production in serum and liver tissue. Furthermore, sesame oil decreased inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in leukocytes and liver tissue in Pb + LPS-treated mice. We hypothesize that the inhibition of proinflammatory cytokines and nitric oxide might be involved in sesame oil-associated protection against Pb + LPS-induced acute hepatic injury in mice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Dur-Zong
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Ke-Ting
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Pei-Yi
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Ya-Hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ming-Yie
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism; D007249:Inflammation; D053583:Interleukin-1beta / Q000378:metabolism; D007854:Lead / Q000494:pharmacology; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II / Q000378:metabolism; D009573:Nitrites / Q000378:metabolism; D012715:Sesame Oil / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D053583:Interleukin-1beta; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D009573:Nitrites; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D007854:Lead; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D012715:Sesame Oil; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II