Biochemical and structural changes in rat liver resulting from the parenteral administration of a large dose of sodium salicylate

Autor: T. F. Slater, G.R. Bullock, B. C. Sawyer, V. B. Delaney
Rok vydání: 1970
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Zdroj: Biochemical Pharmacology. 19:245-253
ISSN: 0006-2952
Popis: The effects of a large parenteral dose of sodium salicylate on rat liver and plasma enzymes have been studied. A dose of 400 mg/kg by i.p. injection did not result in significant elevation of three plasma enzymes investigated: β-glucuronidase, acid phosphatase and alanine aminotransferase. There was, however, a rapid decrease in the liver's concentration of NADPH 2 and a similarly rapid choleresis. Although the total concentration of ATP in the liver was not altered by salicylate dosing the distribution between the large particle fraction and the cell sap was changed in favour of there being relatively more ATP in the cell sap fraction. Sodium salicylate produced only a small change in the microsomal cytochrome P 450 spectrum in vitro in comparison with the effects found with the drug SKF 525A that is known to bind strongly to P 450 . Liver sections obtained from rats dosed 1–3 hr previously with salicylate appeared relatively normal when examined by light microscopy. Electron microscopy, however, demonstrated several early effects of salicylate on liver parenchyma: there appeared to be an early increase in the number of peroxisomes, and multivesicular bodies were in evidence around the Golgi zone. The endoplasmic reticulum and attached ribosomes exhibited a normal appearance. These effects of salicylate on rat liver are discussed and contrasted with the results found previously with known hepatotoxic agents.
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