Research Article

Effect of α-lipoic acid and N-acetylcysteine on liver oxidative stress, preneoplastic lesions induced by diethylnitrosamine plus high-fat diet

Volume: 6 Number: 1 March 30, 2021
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Effect of α-lipoic acid and N-acetylcysteine on liver oxidative stress, preneoplastic lesions induced by diethylnitrosamine plus high-fat diet

Abstract

Aim: Oxidative stress and inflammation are important for development of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). High fat diet (HFD) acts as promoter and induces cancer formation by diethylnitrosamine (DEN)-initiated carcinogenesis. DEN+HFD experimental model may be suitable to investigate the relationship between diet, cirrhosis and cancer. Methods: Rats were injected with DEN (50 mg/kg/once a week; i.p.) for 4 weeks. After 15 days, rats received HFD with/without supplementations of α-lipoic acid (ALA; 2 g/kg chow), N-acetylcysteine (NAC; 1% w/v drinking water) and their combination for 12 weeks. Results: DEN+HFD-treatment resulted in increase of serum hepatic damage markers, hepatic oxidative stress parameters (lipid/protein oxidation products) and fibrotic changes. However, no HCC nodule was detected. Hepatic GST-pi and Ki-67 expressions also increased. Accordingly, DEN+HFD-treatment resulted in precancerous lesions and high rate of proliferation in the liver. NAC supplementation decreased hepatic oxidative stress and formation of fibrotic and preneoplastic lesions of DEN+HFD-treated rats. However, ALA supplementation did not have a curative effect on these lesions. No synergistic effect was seen with co-administration of ALA and NAC. Conclusions: According to present results NAC, acting as an antioxidant, has ameliorating effect on DEN+HFD-induced oxidative stress and the formation of preneoplastic lesions in liver.

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Supporting Institution

Research Fund of Istanbul University

Project Number

Project No: 52408 / 2630 / 21574

Thanks

The present work was supported by the Research Fund of Istanbul University (Project No: 52408 / 2630 / 21574).

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

​Internal Diseases

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 30, 2021

Submission Date

November 23, 2020

Acceptance Date

February 26, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 6 Number: 1

Vancouver
1.Adile Merve Baki, Pervin Vural, Abdurrahman Fatih Aydın, Merva Soluk Tekkeşin, Semra Doğru-abbasoğlu, Müjdat Uysal. Effect of α-lipoic acid and N-acetylcysteine on liver oxidative stress, preneoplastic lesions induced by diethylnitrosamine plus high-fat diet. Arch Clin Exp Med. 2021 Mar. 1;6(1):1-8. doi:10.25000/acem.830126