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Human & Experimental Toxicology, Vol. 21, No. 12, 659-665 (2002)
DOI: 10.1191/0960327102ht310oa

Modulation of antioxidant defence system by dietary fat in rats intoxicated with o-toluidine

J Jodynis-Liebert

Department of Toxicology, Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences, ul. Dojazd 30, 60-631 Poznan, Poland; Department of Toxicology, Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences, ul. Dojazd 30, 60-631 Poznan, Poland; liebert{at}am.poznan.pl

M Murias

Department of Toxicology, Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences, ul. Dojazd 30, 60-631 Poznan, Poland

o-Toluidine was administered to rats in the diet for four weeks at levels approximately 40, 80 and 160 mg/kg b.w. per day. Two types of diet have been used, standard (4% fat) and high fat (14% fat). Activity of antioxidant enzymes, level of glutathione and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances were measured in liver. Glutathione peroxidase was significantly increased in all treated groups while glutathione S-transferase and glutathione reductase were elevated in rats fed high-fat diet. o-Toluidine slightly enhanced catalase activity regardless of the kind of diet. Superoxide dismutase was the only enzyme whose activity was lowered in almost all treated groups. Enzymatic and nonenzymatic microsomal lipid peroxidation was enhanced 2-to 3-fold in both diet groups. Reduced glutathione level in liver was 2.3-to 4.0-fold increased in all treated groups. Our findings indicate that free radical processes can be involved in the toxic effects of o-toluidine and dietary fat can modify the response of some antioxidant enzymes to this compound.

Key Words: antioxidant enzymes • high-fat diet • o-toluidine


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