title: The effect of trans-ferulic acid and gamma-oryzanol on ethanol-induced liver injury in C57BL mouse.
abstract: The effects of the oral administration of trans-ferulic acid and gamma-oryzanol (mixture of steryl ferulates) with ethanol (5.0 g per kg) for 30 days to c57BL mice on ethanol-induced liver injury were investigated. Preventions of ethanol-induced liver injury by trans-ferulic acid and gamma-oryzanol were reflected by markedly decreased serum activities of plasma aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase and significant decreases in hepatic lipid hydroperoxide and TBARS levels. Furthermore, the trans-ferulic acid- and gamma-oryzanol-treated mice recovered ethanol-induced decrease in hepatic glutathione level together with enhancing superoxide dismutase activity. These results demonstrate that both trans-ferulic acid and gamma-oryzanol exert a protective action on liver injury induced by chronic ethanol ingestion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Chatchawan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chotimarkorn
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ushio
mesh_terms: D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003373:Coumaric Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D008054:Lipid Peroxides / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D010666:Phenylpropionates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D003373:Coumaric Acids; D008054:Lipid Peroxides; D010666:Phenylpropionates; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; D000431:Ethanol; C004999:ferulic acid; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D005978:Glutathione; C013172:gamma-oryzanol