Aluminum Trichloride Disorders Bile Acid Secretion and Induces Hepatocyte Apoptosis in Rats

作者：She, Yue; Zhao, Hansong; Zhu, Yanzhu; Han, Yanfei; Xia, Shiliang; Bai, Chongsheng; Zhang, Jihong; Li, Yanfei^*

来源：Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2015, 71(3): 1569-1577.

DOI：10.1007/s12013-014-0380-z

• AlCl3
• TBA
• Hepatocyte apoptosis
• Rats

The aim of this study was to examine effects of aluminum trichloride (AlCl3) on the bile acid secretion and hepatocyte apoptosis in rats. Forty male Wistar rats (5 weeks old) weighed 110-120 g were orally exposed to AlCl3 at doses of 0, 64.18 (1/20LD(50)), 128.36 (1/10LD(50)), and 256.72 (1/5LD(50)) mg/kg body weight in drinking water for 120 days. Each group had ten rats. The serum total bile acid (TBA) concentration, the early and total hepatocyte apoptosis indexes, and protein and mRNA expression of Bcl-2 and Bax were determined. The results showed that the serum TBA concentration, the early and total hepatocyte apoptosis indexes, and protein and mRNA expression of Bax increased, while protein and mRNA expression of Bcl-2 decreased in AlCl3-treated rats. The results indicate that AlCl3 disorders bile acid secretion and induces hepatocyte apoptosis in rats.

• 出版日期2015-4
• 单位东北农业大学; 中国农业科学院