[Effects of panthenol and carnitine on aldehyde metabolic enzymes in rats with tetrachloromethane-induced liver injury]

Eksp Klin Farmakol. 2009 Mar-Apr;72(2):39-40.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

Tetrachloromethane (2 g/kg, intragastric) produced a decrease in the activity of NAD- and NADH- dependent aldehyde dehydrogenases with high Km for aldehydes in rat liver. Panthenol and L-carnitine administered separately normalized the activity of aldehyde dehydrogenases, while a combination of the drugs did not produce any significant effect.

MeSH terms

  • Aldehyde Oxidoreductases / metabolism
  • Aldehydes / metabolism*
  • Animals
  • Carbon Tetrachloride Poisoning / metabolism*
  • Carnitine / pharmacology*
  • Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / metabolism*
  • Drug Interactions
  • Liver / drug effects*
  • Liver / enzymology
  • Male
  • Pantothenic Acid / analogs & derivatives*
  • Pantothenic Acid / pharmacology
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar

Substances

  • Aldehydes
  • Pantothenic Acid
  • dexpanthenol
  • Aldehyde Oxidoreductases
  • Carnitine