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Thromboxane Inhibitors Attenuate Inflammatory and Fibrotic Changes in Rat Liver Despite Continued Ethanol Administrations.
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Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research . Jan2013, Vol. 37 Issue 1, p31-39. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Background Thromboxane levels are increased in rats fed ethanol ( Et OH), whereas thromboxane inhibitors reduce alcoholic liver injury. The aim of this study is to determine whether thromboxane inhibitors could attenuate the already established alcoholic liver injury. Methods Rats were fed Et OH and liquid diet for 6 weeks by intragastric infusion to induce liver injury after which EtOH was continued for 2 more weeks, and the rats were treated with either a thromboxane synthase inhibitor ( TXSI) or a thromboxane receptor antagonist ( TXRA). Liver pathology, lipid peroxidation, nuclear factor-kappa- B ( NF-κ B) activity, tumor necrosis factor-α ( TNF-α), cyclooxygenase-2 ( COX-2), and transforming growth factor-beta1 ( TGF-β1) were evaluated. Results Administration of fish oil and Et OH caused fatty liver, necrosis, inflammation and fibrosis accompanied by increased in lipid peroxidation, NF-κ B activity, and expression of TNF-α, COX-2, and TGF-β1. Treatment with the thromboxane inhibitors ameliorated a certain level of the pathological and biochemical abnormalities. In particular, TXSI in addition to reducing necrosis, inflammation and fibrosis also decrease the severity of fatty liver. Conclusions Thromboxane inhibitors attenuated the alcoholic liver injury, inflammation and fibrotic changes despite continued Et OH administration. Inhibition of the production of thromboxane by thromboxane inhibitor and receptor antagonists may be a useful treatment strategy in clinical alcoholic liver disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- *ALCOHOLIC liver diseases
*FATTY liver
*THERAPEUTICS
*ANALYSIS of variance
*ANIMAL experimentation
*FISH oils
*GROWTH factors
*HISTOLOGICAL techniques
*LIVER diseases
*RATS
*RESEARCH funding
*STATISTICS
*THROMBOXANES
*DATA analysis
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*IN vitro studies
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- Language :
- English
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 84622725
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2012.01838.x