Hepatic glutathione mediated antioxidant system in ethanol treated rats: Decline with age
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Abstract
Alcoholism is a pervasive problem. The aim of the present study was to clarify the effect of ethanol on the hepatic glutathione antioxidant system in young and elderly rats. Male albino Wistar rats of two age groups (3 months and 18 months old) were divided into two experimental groups. The first group of untreated rats served as controls (C; young n=6 and old n=6) and second group received ethanol (Et; young n=6 and old n=6) 2g of ethanol/kg b.w. for 2 months. After the completion of last treatment glutathione (GSH) and antioxidant enzymes glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), glutathione reductase (GR) and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) were determined. All these parameters including GST were remarkably decreased in the liver with advancing of age. The ethanol treatment decreased GSH, GSH-Px and GR, whereas, GST was increased in both age groups. The decrease of hepatic antioxidant status with ethanol and aging may be due to over production of free radicals. The changes of parameters studied were greater in the older than in the young rats. In conclusion, ethanol stress exhibited age dependent response on glutathione mediated antioxidant system in the liver.
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