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Article: Increased severity of alcoholic liver injury in female rats: Role of oxidative stress, endotoxin, and chemokines

TitleIncreased severity of alcoholic liver injury in female rats: Role of oxidative stress, endotoxin, and chemokines
Authors
KeywordsCyclooxygenase-2
Cytokines
Tumor necrosis factor-α
Issue Date2001
PublisherAmerican Physiological Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://intl-ajpgi.physiology.org/
Citation
American Journal Of Physiology - Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology, 2001, v. 281 n. 6 44-6, p. G1348-G1356 How to Cite?
AbstractAlcoholic liver injury is more severe and rapidly developing in women than men. To evaluate the reason(s) for these gender-related differences, we determined whether pathogenic mechanisms important in alcoholic liver injury in male rats were further upregulated in female rats. Male and age-matched female rats (7/group) were fed ethanol and a diet containing fish oil for 4 wk by intragastric infusion. Dextrose isocalorically replaced ethanol in control rats. We analyzed liver histopathology, lipid peroxidation, cytochrome P-450 (CYP)2E1 activity, nonheme iron, endotoxin, nuclear factor-KB (NF-KB) activation, and mRNA levels of cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and COX-2, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), and macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (MIP-2). Alcohol-induced liver injury was more severe in female vs. male rats. Female rats had higher endotoxin, lipid peroxidation, and nonheme iron levels and increased NF-KB activation and upregulation of the chemokines MCP-1 and MIP-2. CYP2E1 activity and TNF-α and COX-2 levels were similar in male and female rats. Remarkably, female rats fed fish oil and dextrose also showed necrosis and inflammation. Our findings in ethanol-fed rats suggest that increased endotoxemia and lipid peroxidation in females stimulate NF-KB activation and chemokine production, enhancing liver injury. TNF-α and COX-2 upregulation are probably important in causing liver injury but do not explain gender-related differences.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/67809
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dc.contributor.authorNanji, AAen_HK
dc.contributor.authorJokelainen, Ken_HK
dc.contributor.authorFotouhinia, Men_HK
dc.contributor.authorRahemtulla, Aen_HK
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Pen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTipoe, GLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorGrace, LSUen_HK
dc.contributor.authorDannenberg, AJen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T05:58:27Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T05:58:27Z-
dc.date.issued2001en_HK
dc.identifier.citationAmerican Journal Of Physiology - Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology, 2001, v. 281 n. 6 44-6, p. G1348-G1356en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0193-1857en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/67809-
dc.description.abstractAlcoholic liver injury is more severe and rapidly developing in women than men. To evaluate the reason(s) for these gender-related differences, we determined whether pathogenic mechanisms important in alcoholic liver injury in male rats were further upregulated in female rats. Male and age-matched female rats (7/group) were fed ethanol and a diet containing fish oil for 4 wk by intragastric infusion. Dextrose isocalorically replaced ethanol in control rats. We analyzed liver histopathology, lipid peroxidation, cytochrome P-450 (CYP)2E1 activity, nonheme iron, endotoxin, nuclear factor-KB (NF-KB) activation, and mRNA levels of cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and COX-2, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), and macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (MIP-2). Alcohol-induced liver injury was more severe in female vs. male rats. Female rats had higher endotoxin, lipid peroxidation, and nonheme iron levels and increased NF-KB activation and upregulation of the chemokines MCP-1 and MIP-2. CYP2E1 activity and TNF-α and COX-2 levels were similar in male and female rats. Remarkably, female rats fed fish oil and dextrose also showed necrosis and inflammation. Our findings in ethanol-fed rats suggest that increased endotoxemia and lipid peroxidation in females stimulate NF-KB activation and chemokine production, enhancing liver injury. TNF-α and COX-2 upregulation are probably important in causing liver injury but do not explain gender-related differences.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherAmerican Physiological Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://intl-ajpgi.physiology.org/en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofAmerican Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiologyen_HK
dc.subjectCyclooxygenase-2-
dc.subjectCytokines-
dc.subjectTumor necrosis factor-α-
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_HK
dc.subject.meshChemokine CCL2 - geneticsen_HK
dc.subject.meshChemokine CXCL2en_HK
dc.subject.meshChemokines - genetics - physiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshCyclooxygenase 1en_HK
dc.subject.meshCyclooxygenase 2en_HK
dc.subject.meshCytochrome P-450 CYP2E1 - metabolismen_HK
dc.subject.meshDietary Fats, Unsaturated - administration & dosageen_HK
dc.subject.meshEndotoxemia - physiopathologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshEndotoxins - physiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshEthanol - administration & dosageen_HK
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshFish Oils - administration & dosageen_HK
dc.subject.meshIron - metabolismen_HK
dc.subject.meshIsoenzymes - geneticsen_HK
dc.subject.meshLipid Peroxidationen_HK
dc.subject.meshLiver - chemistry - metabolism - pathologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshLiver Diseases, Alcoholic - pathology - physiopathologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshMaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshMembrane Proteinsen_HK
dc.subject.meshNF-kappa B - metabolismen_HK
dc.subject.meshOxidative Stressen_HK
dc.subject.meshProstaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases - geneticsen_HK
dc.subject.meshRNA, Messenger - analysisen_HK
dc.subject.meshRatsen_HK
dc.subject.meshRats, Wistaren_HK
dc.subject.meshSex Characteristicsen_HK
dc.subject.meshTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - geneticsen_HK
dc.subject.meshWeight Gainen_HK
dc.titleIncreased severity of alcoholic liver injury in female rats: Role of oxidative stress, endotoxin, and chemokinesen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailTipoe, GL:tgeorge@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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