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1 Laboratory of Hepatobiology and Toxicology, Department of Pharmacology and 2 Curriculum in Toxicology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7365; and 3 Laboratory of Pharmacology and Chemistry, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
The oxidant source in
alcohol-induced liver disease remains unclear. NADPH oxidase (mainly in
liver Kupffer cells and infiltrating neutrophils) could be a potential
free radical source. We aimed to determine if NADPH oxidase
inhibitor diphenyleneiodonium sulfate (DPI) affects nuclear factor-
B
(NF-
B) activation, liver tumor necrosis factor-
(TNF-
) mRNA
expression, and early alcohol-induced liver injury in rats. Male Wistar
rats were fed high-fat liquid diets with or without ethanol (10-16
g · kg
1 · day
1)
continuously for up to 4 wk, using the Tsukamoto-French intragastric enteral feeding protocol. DPI or saline vehicle was administered by
subcutaneous injection for 4 wk. Mean urine ethanol concentrations were
similar between the ethanol- and ethanol plus DPI-treated groups.
Enteral ethanol feeding caused severe fat accumulation, mild
inflammation, and necrosis in the liver (pathology score, 4.3 ± 0.3). In contrast, DPI significantly blunted these changes (pathology
score, 0.8 ± 0.4). Enteral ethanol administration for 4 wk also
significantly increased free radical adduct formation, NF-
B
activity, and TNF-
expression in the liver. DPI almost completely
blunted these parameters. These results indicate that DPI prevents
early alcohol-induced liver injury, most likely by inhibiting free
radical formation via NADPH oxidase, thereby preventing NF-
B
activation and TNF-
mRNA expression in the liver.
nuclear factor-
B; tumor necrosis factor-
; enteral
feeding
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