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- Title
Tumor Necrosis Factor Soluble Receptor p55 and Lipid Peroxidation in Patients With Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis.
- Authors
Naveau, Sylvie; Abella, Annie; Raynard, Bruno; Balian, Axel; Giraud, Vincent; Montembault, Sarah; Mathurin, Philippe; Keros, Liliane Grangeot; Portier, Alain; Capron, Frédérique; Emilie, Dominique; Galanaud, Pierre; Chaput, Jean Claude
- Abstract
OBJECTIVES: In experimental models, liver injury induced by ethanol, cytotoxic activity of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) -α is principally mediated by TNF receptor p55 (TN-FRp55). Among the various mechanisms underlying the toxic effects of TNF-α, overproduction of reactive oxygen species seems to play a key role in mediating TNF-α-induced cytotoxicity. The aim of this study was to evaluate, in patients with alcoholic liver disease, whether alcohol TNFRp55-mediated hepatotoxicity could account for lipid peroxidation expressed by significant increase in serum thiobarbituric reactive acid substances (TBARS) content, and could be amplified by decrease in blood total glutathione content and decrease in plasma antioxidant protective capacity. METHODS: We studied 27 patients with histological alcoholic liver disease (five fibrosis, six acute alcoholic hepatitis (AAH) without cirrhosis, four cirrhosis without AAH, and 12 cirrhosis with AAH. TNFsRp55 and TNFsRp75 plasma levels were measured using ELISA assays. Plasma lipid peroxidation was evaluated by the content of TBARS. Total glutathione (tGSH) content in blood was determined by a kinetic assay. The sensitivity of erythrocytes to an oxidative stress and the plasma antioxidant protective capacity were simultaneously determined by a simple method. RESULTS: In the 18 patients with mild or severe AAH, the plasma levels of TNFsRp55 were negatively correlated with tGSH and were positively correlated with TBARS, with total bilirubin and with discriminant function. tGSH was positively correlated with plasma selenium. The plasma levels of TNFsRp75 were positively correlated with TBARS and with total bilirubin. There was no significant correlation with the mean inhibitory 50% plasma volume or with the percentage of hemolyzed erythrocytes. CONCLUSIONS: Our data support the notions that, in patients with AAH, TNFsRp55 probably mediates cytotoxicity of TNF-α, and that...
- Subjects
LIVER injuries; TUMOR necrosis factors; REACTIVE oxygen species; GLUTATHIONE; HEPATOTOXICOLOGY
- Publication
American Journal of Gastroenterology (Springer Nature), 2001, Vol 96, Issue 12, p3361
- ISSN
0002-9270
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1572-0241.2001.05338.x