title: Influence of alpha lipoic acid on antioxidant status in D-galactosamine-induced hepatic injury.
abstract: D-Galactosamine (GalN)-induced liver injury is associated with reactive oxygen species and oxidative stress. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of alpha lipoic acid (ALA) supplementation on acute GalN-induced oxidative liver injury. Hepatotoxicity induced by single intraperitoneal injection of GalN (500 mg/kg body wt) was evident from increase in lipid peroxidation and serum marker enzymes (asparate transaminase, alanine transaminase, alkaline phosphatase, and lactate dehydrogenase). The decreased activities of enzymic antioxidants (superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and glutathione reductase) as well as glutathione levels were the salient features observed in GalN-induced hepatotoxicity. Pretreatment with ALA (50 mg/kg body weight for 7 days) significantly precluded these changes and prevents the hepatic injury. Hence, this study clearly exemplified that ALA might be a suitable candidate against GalN-induced cellular abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Vel's College of Pharmacy, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. shanmuga5@yahoo.com
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Shanmugarajan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sivaraman
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Somasundaram
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arunsundar
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Krishnakumar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Balaji
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ravichandiran
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005688:Galactosamine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism; D008063:Thioctic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D015415:Biomarkers; D008063:Thioctic Acid; D005688:Galactosamine; D002374:Catalase; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D005978:Glutathione