Journal
TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Volume 100, Issue 1, Pages 267-280Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfm209
Keywords
tumor necrosis factor alpha; inflammation; liver injury; lipopolysaccharide; ranitidine; adverse drug reactions; coagulation; hemostasis; hepatotoxicity
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- NIDDK NIH HHS [DK061315] Funding Source: Medline
- NIEHS NIH HHS [2 T32 ES07255] Funding Source: Medline
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Exposure to a nontoxic dose of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) increases the hepatotoxicity of the histamine-2 (H2) receptor antagonist, ranitidine (RAN). Because some of the pathophysiologic effects associated with LPS are mediated through the expression and release of inflammatory mediators such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF), this study was designed to gain insights into the role of TNF in LPS/RAN hepatotoxicity. To determine whether RAN affects LPS-induced TNF release at a time near the onset of liver injury, male Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with 2.5 x 10(6) endotoxin units (EU)/kg LPS or its saline vehicle (iv) and 2 h later with either 30 mg/kg RAN or sterile phosphate-buffered saline vehicle (iv). LPS administration caused an increase in circulating TNF concentration. RAN cotreatment enhanced the LPS-induced TNF increase before the onset of hepatocellular injury, an effect that was not produced by famotidine, a H2-receptor antagonist without idiosyncrasy liability. Similar effects were observed for serum interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-6, and IL-10. To determine if TNF plays a causal role in LPS/RAN-induced hepatotoxicity, rats were given either pentoxifylline (PTX; 100 mg/kg, iv) to inhibit the synthesis of TNF or etanercept (Etan; 8 mg/kg, sc) to impede the ability of TNF to reach cellular receptors, and then they were treated with LPS and RAN. Hepatocellular injury, the release of inflammatory mediators, hepatic neutrophil (PMN) accumulation, and biomarkers of coagulation and fibrinolysis were assessed. Pretreatment with either PTX or Etan resulted in the attenuation of liver injury and diminished circulating concentrations of TNF, IL-1 beta, IL-6, macrophage inflammatory protein-2, and coagulation/fibrinolysis biomarkers in LPS/RAN-cotreated animals. Neither PTX nor Etan pretreatments altered hepatic PMN accumulation. These results suggest that TNF contributes to LPS/RAN-induced liver injury by enhancing inflammatory cytokine production and hemostasis.
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