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Chiarpotto E, Biasi F, Scavazza A, Camandola S, Aragno M, Tamagno E, Danni O, Dianzani MU, Poli G: Acetaldehyde involvement in ethanol-induced potentiation of rat hepatocyte damage due to the carcinogen 1,2-dibromoethane. Alcohol Alcohol. 1995 Nov;30(6):721-8.
Previous experiments with hepatocytes isolated from ethanol-treated rats showed that alcohol potentiates the toxic action of 1,2-dibromoethane (DBE) by inhibiting its metabolism via glutathione-S-transferase. The aim of this study was to investigate whether acetaldehyde, the main product of ethanol metabolism, may be responsible for such inactivation. By pretreatment with 4-methylpyrazole, an inhibitor of acetaldehyde formation, the ethanol inactivation of glutathione transferase was actually prevented. As a consequence of this protective action, 4-methylpyrazole also prevented the high basal lipid peroxidation and the potentiated DBE toxicity observed in hepatocytes from ethanol-dosed animals. Finally, the inactivation of glutathione-S-transferase by concentrations of acetaldehyde likely to occur in the ethanol-intoxicated animal was confirmed in an in vitro model by direct aldehyde addition to hepatocyte suspensions. |
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