Abstract:
:The cytoprotective effects of propylthiouracil (PTU) were studied in rats treated with the hepatotoxin D-galactosamine (D-GNH2). Five days of PTU pretreatment prior to D-GNH2 caused hypothyroidism and a significant reduction in liver injury as assessed by serum transaminase levels. When PTU was administered as a single dose with D-GNH2, significant decreases in transaminase also occurred at times when thyroid function was unchanged. Furthermore, aminopyrine oxidation showed significant impairment after D-GNH2 and was normalized by one dose of PTU. Further studies were carried out in thyroidectomized rats. PTU caused significant reductions in transaminase levels when given for 5 days pretreatment or as a single dose. Animals receiving pretreatment with PTU plus thyroxine (T4) also had significant decreases in serum transaminase. The antithyroid drug methimazole also had a hepatoprotective effect, while two other potent antithyroid compounds (2-thiouracil and 2-thiobarbituric acid) did not. These data suggest that PTU can protect against liver injury induced by D-GNH2, that the effect is independent of thyroid function, and that this effect is not common to all thiol-containing antithyroid drugs.
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Biochem Pharmacoljournal_title
Biochemical pharmacologyauthors
Cooper DS,Carter EA,Kieffer JD,Wands JRdoi
10.1016/0006-2952(84)90110-2subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1984-11-01 00:00:00pages
3391-7issue
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0006-2952issn
1873-2968pii
0006-2952(84)90110-2journal_volume
33pub_type
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