Hepatotoxic effect of 1-bromopropane and its conjugation with glutathione in male ICR mice

Arch Pharm Res. 2005 Oct;28(10):1177-82. doi: 10.1007/BF02972983.

Abstract

The hepatotoxic effects of 1-bromopropane (1-BP) and its conjugation with glutathione were investigated in male ICR mice. A single dose (1000 mg/kg, po) of 1-BP in corn oil to mice significantly increased serum activities of alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase. Glutathione (GSH) content was dose-dependently reduced in liver homogenates 12 h after 1-BP treatment. In addition, 1-BP treatment dose-dependently increased levels of S-propyl GSH conjugate at 12 h after treatment, as measured by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. The GSH conjugate was maximally increased in liver at 6 h after 1-BP treatment (1000 mg/kg), with a parallel depletion of hepatic GSH content. Finally, 1-BP induced the production of malondialdehyde in liver. The present results suggest that 1-BP might cause hepatotoxicity, including lipid peroxidation via the depletion of GSH, due to the formation of GSH conjugates in male ICR mice.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Alanine Transaminase / blood
  • Animals
  • Aspartate Aminotransferases / blood
  • Body Weight / drug effects
  • Chromatography, Liquid
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Glutathione / chemistry
  • Glutathione / metabolism*
  • Hydrocarbons, Brominated / administration & dosage
  • Hydrocarbons, Brominated / chemistry
  • Hydrocarbons, Brominated / pharmacology
  • Lipid Peroxidation / drug effects
  • Liver / drug effects*
  • Liver / metabolism
  • Liver / pathology
  • Male
  • Malondialdehyde / metabolism
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred ICR
  • Organ Size / drug effects
  • Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Hydrocarbons, Brominated
  • Malondialdehyde
  • Aspartate Aminotransferases
  • Alanine Transaminase
  • Glutathione
  • 1-bromopropane