Journal
CHEMICO-BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS
Volume 216, Issue -, Pages 34-42Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2014.03.013
Keywords
Metformin; Oxidative stress; Catalase; AMPK; Carbon tetrachloride
Funding
- National Nature Science Foundation of China [30900651]
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Metformin is a commonly used anti-diabetic drug with AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)-dependent hypoglycemic activities. Recent studies have revealed its anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties. In the present study, the anti-oxidative potential of metformin and its potential mechanisms were investigated in a mouse model with carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced severe oxidative liver injury. Our results showed that treatment with metformin significantly attenuated CCl4-induced elevation of serum aminotransferases and hepatic histological abnormalities. The alleviated, liver injury was associated with decreased hepatic contents of oxidized glutathione (GSSG) and malondialdehyde (MDA). In addition, metformin treatment dose-dependently enhanced the activities of catalase (CAT) and decreased CCl4-induced elevation of hepatic H2O2 levels, but it had no obvious effects on the protein level of CAT. We also found that metformin increased the level of phosphorylated AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), but treatment with AMPK activator AICAR had no obvious effects on CAT activity. A molecular docking analysis indicated that metformin might interact with CAT via hydrogen bonds. These data suggested that metformin effectively alleviated CCl4-induced oxidative liver injury in mice and these hepatoprotective effects might be associated with CAT. (c) 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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