Letter to Editor

Effects of N-acetyl cysteine on glutathione metabolism and lipid peroxidation in the experimentalhepatic intoxication

Volume: 62 Number: 1 March 1, 2015
  • Hasan Akşit
  • Dilek Akşit
  • Ayşegül Bildik
  • Hatibe Kara
  • Özlem Yavuz
  • Kamil Seyrek
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Effects of N-acetyl cysteine on glutathione metabolism and lipid peroxidation in the experimentalhepatic intoxication

Abstract

In this study, the effects of intraperitoneal applications N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) an glutathione (GSH) precursor, on GSH and related enzymes, lipid peroxidation activities in the erythrocyte and liver tissue were investigated. For this purpose, effects of the NAS were investigated on playing an important role in detoxification reactions of biomolecules; GSH/GSSG, GSH reductase, GSH-px, NADP/NADPH activity, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and as an indicator of lipid peroxidation malondialdehyde (MDA) in liver toxicity formed by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4). In this study in order to create liver toxicity in rats, CCl4 was applied 3 times with an interval of one day 1 ml/kg intraperitoneal (ip) in 1/1 ratio of olive oil in the form of solution. In order to determine the protective effect of the NAS, NAS application was started 3 days before (ip 50 mg /kg/day) that CCl4 injected to tested group and continued during the experiment. 24 hours after the last injection of CCl4, blood and liver samples were taken under ether anesthesia. It was determined that AST, ALT, GSSG, NADP/NADPH and MDA levels increased importantly in CCl4 group than control group and also observed that the levels decreased with addition of NAS. Also it was observed that GSH, GSH reductase, GSH-Px and SOD levels significantly decreased in CCl4 group than control group, the levels were increased with addition of the NAS. It is concluded that NAS may be useful repairing oxidative damage in liver injury induced by CCl4 and protecting the harmful effects of reactive oxygen species with removing oxygen radicals also may support the defense of tissues against oxidative stress and direct antioxidant effect

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Surgery

Journal Section

Letter to Editor

Authors

Hasan Akşit This is me

Dilek Akşit This is me

Ayşegül Bildik This is me

Hatibe Kara This is me

Özlem Yavuz This is me

Kamil Seyrek This is me

Publication Date

March 1, 2015

Submission Date

March 1, 2015

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2015 Volume: 62 Number: 1

APA
Akşit, H., Akşit, D., Bildik, A., Kara, H., Yavuz, Ö., & Seyrek, K. (2015). Effects of N-acetyl cysteine on glutathione metabolism and lipid peroxidation in the experimentalhepatic intoxication. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 62(1), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002649
AMA
1.Akşit H, Akşit D, Bildik A, Kara H, Yavuz Ö, Seyrek K. Effects of N-acetyl cysteine on glutathione metabolism and lipid peroxidation in the experimentalhepatic intoxication. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2015;62(1):1-5. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002649
Chicago
Akşit, Hasan, Dilek Akşit, Ayşegül Bildik, Hatibe Kara, Özlem Yavuz, and Kamil Seyrek. 2015. “Effects of N-Acetyl Cysteine on Glutathione Metabolism and Lipid Peroxidation in the Experimentalhepatic Intoxication”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 62 (1): 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002649.
EndNote
Akşit H, Akşit D, Bildik A, Kara H, Yavuz Ö, Seyrek K (March 1, 2015) Effects of N-acetyl cysteine on glutathione metabolism and lipid peroxidation in the experimentalhepatic intoxication. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 62 1 1–5.
IEEE
[1]H. Akşit, D. Akşit, A. Bildik, H. Kara, Ö. Yavuz, and K. Seyrek, “Effects of N-acetyl cysteine on glutathione metabolism and lipid peroxidation in the experimentalhepatic intoxication”, Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 62, no. 1, pp. 1–5, Mar. 2015, doi: 10.1501/Vetfak_0000002649.
ISNAD
Akşit, Hasan - Akşit, Dilek - Bildik, Ayşegül - Kara, Hatibe - Yavuz, Özlem - Seyrek, Kamil. “Effects of N-Acetyl Cysteine on Glutathione Metabolism and Lipid Peroxidation in the Experimentalhepatic Intoxication”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 62/1 (March 1, 2015): 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002649.
JAMA
1.Akşit H, Akşit D, Bildik A, Kara H, Yavuz Ö, Seyrek K. Effects of N-acetyl cysteine on glutathione metabolism and lipid peroxidation in the experimentalhepatic intoxication. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2015;62:1–5.
MLA
Akşit, Hasan, et al. “Effects of N-Acetyl Cysteine on Glutathione Metabolism and Lipid Peroxidation in the Experimentalhepatic Intoxication”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 62, no. 1, Mar. 2015, pp. 1-5, doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002649.
Vancouver
1.Hasan Akşit, Dilek Akşit, Ayşegül Bildik, Hatibe Kara, Özlem Yavuz, Kamil Seyrek. Effects of N-acetyl cysteine on glutathione metabolism and lipid peroxidation in the experimentalhepatic intoxication. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2015 Mar. 1;62(1):1-5. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002649

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