Liver triglyceride accumulation after chronic ethanol administration: a possible protective role of metadoxina and ubiquinone

Int J Tissue React. 1990;12(4):247-50.

Abstract

Hepatoprotective actions of metadoxina and ubiquinone have been studied in alcoholic rats by evaluating hepatic triglyceride accumulation and serum biochemical parameters of liver function. The two drug-treated groups displayed significantly lower triglyceride concentrations as compared to the ethanol-treated group. No significant differences were found among the two drug-treated and the control groups. Electron-microscopic abnormalities were found only in ethanol-treated rats. Serum biochemical parameters of liver function did not show any significant difference among all four groups. These results suggest a possible protective role of metadoxina and ubiquinone in ethanol-induced liver triglyceride accumulation.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Drug Combinations
  • Ethanol / pharmacology*
  • Fatty Liver / chemically induced
  • Fatty Liver / prevention & control
  • Liver / metabolism*
  • Liver / ultrastructure
  • Male
  • Osmolar Concentration
  • Pyridoxine / pharmacology*
  • Pyrrolidonecarboxylic Acid / pharmacology*
  • Rats
  • Time Factors
  • Triglycerides / metabolism*
  • Ubiquinone / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Drug Combinations
  • Triglycerides
  • Ubiquinone
  • Ethanol
  • metadoxine
  • Pyridoxine
  • Pyrrolidonecarboxylic Acid