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Specific type IV phosphodiesterase inhibitor ameliorates thioacetamide‐induced liver injury in rats
Author(s) -
MATSUHASHI TAMOTSU,
OTAKA MICHIRO,
ODASHIMA MASARU,
JIN MARIO,
KOMATSU KOGA,
KONISHI NORIAKI,
WADA ISAO,
SATO TOSHIHIRO,
HORIKAWA YOUHEI,
OHBA REINA,
OYAKE JINKO,
HATAKEYAMA NATSUMI,
WATANABE SUMIO
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2004.03512.x
Subject(s) - rolipram , thioacetamide , medicine , phosphodiesterase inhibitor , liver injury , cytokine , alanine transaminase , tumor necrosis factor alpha , pharmacology , aspartate transaminase , phosphodiesterase , endocrinology , transaminase , chemistry , biochemistry , enzyme , alkaline phosphatase
Background and Aims: Rolipram is a specific type IV phosphodiesterase inhibitor that suppresses the activity of immune cells and the production of pro‐inflammatory cytokines. In this study, we assessed the effect of rolipram on acute liver injury using thioacetamide (TAA)‐induced liver injury in rats as a model. Methods: Rats were treated with rolipram (0.5–5 mg/kg, intraperitoneally) or vehicle and injected 30 min later with TAA (100 mg/kg, subcutaneously). Serum transaminase concentrations and tumor necrosis factor‐α (TNF‐α), interleukin 1β (IL‐1β) and growth related oncogene/cytokine‐induced neutrophil chemoattractant‐1 (GRO/CINC‐1) levels were measured and livers were examined for microscopic changes. Dose‐dependent protection against TAA liver injury was based on transaminase levels and inflammatory cytokine production, and was measured 9 h after TAA when the peak release of cytokines occurred. Result: Rolipram suppressed liver injury based on serum aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT) and histology and reduced TNF‐α, IL‐1β and GRO/CINC‐1 levels. Rolipram, at doses of 0.5–5 mg/kg, suppressed serum transaminase and TNF‐α production in a dose‐dependent manner, and these effects were significant at doses of 2.5 and 5 mg/kg. Conclusion: In our rodent model of acute liver injury, rolipram clearly reduced liver damage and inhibited pro‐inflammatory cytokine production. These results suggest that specific type IV phosphodiesterase inhibitors, such as rolipram, have potent hepatoprotective effects that are associated with suppressing inflammatory cytokine production.