de Ferreyra EC, de Fenos OM, Castro JA. Modulation of galactosamine-induced liver injury by some amino acids or Triton WR1339.
Toxicol Lett 1983;
16:63-7. [PMID:
6836615 DOI:
10.1016/0378-4274(83)90011-5]
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Abstract
Galactosamine administration to rats (600 mg/kg, i.p.) produces a severe liver necrosis at 24 h. Pretreatment with cystine, tryptophan or methionine (600 mg/kg, p.o., 30 min before the hepatotoxin) significantly prevents galactosamine-induced liver necrosis. Glutamic or aspartic acids, however, were not protective under a similar dosage regimen. The prior administration of Triton WR1339 (1 g/kg, i.v., 30 min before galactosamine) significantly enhanced the liver response to galactosamine-induced liver injury, whereas the administration of tyrosine resulted in death of the animals.
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