Characterization of an alcoholic hepatic steatosis model induced by ethanol and high-fat diet in rats



Título del documento: Characterization of an alcoholic hepatic steatosis model induced by ethanol and high-fat diet in rats
Revista: Brazilian archives of biology and technology
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000387701
ISSN: 1516-8913
Autors: 1
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Institucions: 1Universidade Federal do Parana, Departamento de Farmacologia, Curitiba, Parana. Brasil
2Universidade Federal do Parana, Departamento de Bioquimica e Biologia Molecular, Curitiba, Parana. Brasil
3Universidade Federal do Parana, Departamento de Medicina Veterinaria, Curitiba, Parana. Brasil
4Universidade Federal do Parana, Departamento de Patologia Medica, Curitiba, Parana. Brasil
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Període: May-Jun
Volum: 58
Número: 3
Paginació: 367-378
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Experimental, aplicado
Resumen en inglés Alcoholic liver disease is characterized by a wide spectrum of liver damage, which increases when ethanol is associated with high-fat diets (HFD). This work aimed to establish a model of alcoholic hepatic steatosis (AHS) by using a combination of 10% ethanol and sunflower seeds as the source of HFD. Male rats received water or 10% ethanol and regular chow diet and/or HFD, which consisted of sunflower seeds. The food consumption, liquid intake and body weight of the rats were monitored for 30 days. After this period, blood was collected for biochemical evaluation, and liver samples were collected for histological, mitochondrial enzyme activity and oxidative stress analyses. Our results indicated that the combination of 10% ethanol and HFD induced micro- and macrosteatosis and hepatocyte tumefaction, decreased the levels of reduced glutathione and glutathione S-transferase activity and increased the level of lipoperoxidation and superoxide dismutase activity. The mitochondrial oxidation of NADH and succinate were partially inhibited. Complexes I and II were the main inhibition sites. Hepatic steatosis was successfully induced after 4 weeks of the diet, and the liver function was modified. The combination of 10% ethanol and sunflower seeds as an HFD produced an inexpensive model to study AHS in rats
Disciplines Biología,
Medicina
Paraules clau: Gastroenterología,
Medicina experimental,
Esteatosis,
Hígado,
Etanol,
Dieta hiperlipídica,
Mitocondrias,
Modelos patológicos
Keyword: Biology,
Medicine,
Experimental medicine,
Gastroenterology,
Steatosis,
Liver,
Ethanol,
Hyperlipidic diet,
Mitochondria,
Pathological models
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