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- Title
Protective effect of infliximab on methotrexate-induced liver injury in rats: Unexpected drug interaction.
- Authors
Cure, Erkan; Kirbas, Aynur; Tumkaya, Levent; Cure, Medine Cumhur; Kalkan, Yildiray; Yilmaz, Arif; Yuce, Suleyman
- Abstract
Aims: Although methotrexate (mtx) is a widely used agent to treat cancer and inflammatory diseases, its hepatotoxic effect limits for clinical utility. We aimed to investigate whether infliximab (inf), an inhibitor of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) has a protective effect against mtx-induced hepatotoxicity. Materials and Methods: For mtx group, the animals received an intraperitoneal single dose injection of mtx at a dose of 20 mg/kg. For inf group, the animals received an intraperitoneal single dose injection of inf at a dose of 7 mg/kg. For mtx + inf group, the single dose of inf at a dose of 7 mg/kg was given 72 h prior to mtx injection. After 72 h, a single dose of mtx 20 mg/kg was given. All rats were sacrificed 5 days after mtx injection. Results: TNF-a and nitric oxide (NO) levels of mtx group was significantly higher than the control (P < 0.001), inf (P < 0.001) and mtx + inf (P < 0.001) groups. Total score of histological damage was higher in the mtx group when compared with the mtx + inf group. Arginase and carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 (CPS-1) of mtx group was suppressed in comparison with the control group and was markedly increased in mtx + inf group. Conclusion: Inf may partially prevent mtx-induced hepatic damage in rats. However, the combined usage of mtx and inf increases arginase and CPS-1 enzyme activities and at the same time blocks TNF-α. This combination especially in cancer patients may lead to cancer cell invasion and metastasis.
- Subjects
LIVER injuries; THERAPEUTICS; INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE; DRUG-DNA interactions; CARBAMOYL phosphate synthase; TUMOR necrosis factors; LABORATORY rats
- Publication
Journal of Cancer Research & Therapeutics, 2015, Vol 11, Issue 1, p164
- ISSN
0973-1482
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/0973-1482.140809