Time course of hepatic injury and recovery following coadministration of carbon tetrachloride and trichloroethylene in Fischer-344 rats

Steup, DR; Hall, P; Mcmillan, DA; Sipes, IG

HERO ID

6175

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

1993

Language

English

PMID

8248722

HERO ID 6175
In Press No
Year 1993
Title Time course of hepatic injury and recovery following coadministration of carbon tetrachloride and trichloroethylene in Fischer-344 rats
Authors Steup, DR; Hall, P; Mcmillan, DA; Sipes, IG
Journal Toxicologic Pathology
Volume 21
Issue 3
Page Numbers 327-334
Abstract Simultaneous administration of trichloroethylene (TCE), at an oral dose of 0.5 ml/kg, resulted in a marked potentiation of liver injury caused by an oral dose of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4, 0.05 ml/kg). Hepatic glutathione levels were depressed at 24 hr only in the rats given TCE and CCl4. Using serum enzyme (ALT and SDH) as indicators of hepatotoxicity, potentiation of CCl4-injury was most apparent at 24 hr. Upon histological examination of H&E stained liver sections, the differences between livers obtained from TCE and CCl4-treated rats versus CCl4-treated rats were most apparent at later time points (48 and 72 hr). At 48 hr after CCl4, livers showed a distinctive and uniform pattern of injury with regeneration features predominating over necrosis. At this time, livers from TCE and CCl4-treated rats were characterized by extensive zone 3 coagulative necrosis. Inflammatory infiltrations were less prominent. At 72 hr, morphological features of livers from TCE and CCl4 rats were similar to those from rats given CCl4 alone at 48 hr. From the results obtained, it appears that the regenerative activity of the liver may be delayed in rats simultaneously administered TCE and CCl4 as compared to rats administered only CCl4.
Doi 10.1177/019262339302100309
Pmid 8248722
Wosid WOS:A1993MA73200009
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Comments Toxicol. Pathol. 21: 327-334.
Is Public Yes
Language Text English
Keyword INTERACTIVE HEPATOTOXICITY; GLUTATHIONE; SYNERGISM; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; SORBITOL DEHYDROGENASE; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS; REGENERATION
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