Acute liver toxicity by carbon tetrachloride in HSP70 knock out mice

  • Ji Ye Song
  • , Lan Li
  • , Jae Bum Ahn
  • , Jong Gil Park
  • , Ji Sang Jo
  • , Dae Hun Park
  • , Hyung Kwan Jang
  • , Ja June Jang
  • , Min Jae Lee*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The effects of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) treatment on acute liver damage in knock out (heat shock proteins-HSP70-/-) mice and wild-type (C57BL/6) mice were examined. Acute liver injury was induced by a single intraperitoneal injection of 0.3 ML/kg CCl4 in olive oil. Mice were sacrificed at 12, 24, 48 and 72 h after treatment. To assess hepatotoxicity, alanine transaminase, neutrophil infiltration and degree of necrosis were measured. Western blot analysis was employed for heat shock proteins. The result revealed that HSP70-/- mice showed higher alanine transaminase levels and a more severe degree of neutrophilic infiltration and necrosis than those of wild-type mice. Furthermore, HSP70-/- mice recovered more slowly from CCl4 treatment. In HSP70-/- mice, HSP47 was overexpressed. Therefore, HSP70-/- mice could be an adequate model of acute liver toxicity study.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)29-34
Number of pages6
JournalExperimental and Toxicologic Pathology
Volume59
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007.09.1

Keywords

  • Acute liver toxicity
  • Carbon tetrachloride (CCl<inf>4</inf>)
  • HSP70
  • Knock out
  • Mice

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Medicine
  • Pharmacy & Pharmacology
  • Biological Sciences

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