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Delivery of the Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase gene with adenovirus reduces early alcohol-induced liver injury in rats.

Authors: Wheeler, MD  Kono, H  Yin, M  Rusyn, I  Froh, M  Connor, HD  Mason, RP  Samulski, RJ  Thurman, RG 
Citation: Wheeler MD, etal., Gastroenterology. 2001 Apr;120(5):1241-50.
RGD ID: 9587792
Pubmed: PMID:11266387   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1053/gast.2001.23253   (Journal Full-text)

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Alcohol-induced liver injury is associated with an increase in oxidants from a variety of possible sources. Therefore, it was hypothesized that increased and stable expression of the antioxidant enzyme Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) would diminish oxygen free radicals and reduce alcohol-induced liver injury. METHODS: To test this hypothesis, rats were given recombinant adenovirus containing Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase (Ad.SOD1) or beta-galactosidase (Ad.lacZ) and fed ethanol enterally for 3 weeks. RESULTS: SOD was increased significantly 3-5-fold over endogenous levels in both hepatocytes as well as Kupffer cells 3 weeks after infection. Serum transaminase levels and pathology were elevated significantly in Ad.lacZ-treated animals by using an intragastric feeding model. This effect was blunted significantly in Ad.SOD1-infected animals. Importantly, electron spin resonance-detectable free-radical adducts caused by ethanol were also decreased by SOD1 overexpression. Moreover, the increase in nuclear factor kappaB (NFkappaB), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), and interleukin 1 messenger RNA (mRNA) caused by ethanol was blunted in animals treated with Ad.SOD1. CONCLUSIONS: These data support the hypothesis that oxidant production is critical in early alcohol-induced liver injury and that gene delivery of antioxidant enzymes may be useful in prevention and treatment.

RGD Manual Disease Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
Alcoholic Liver Diseases treatmentIMP 9587792human gene in a rat modelRGD 
Alcoholic Liver Diseases treatmentISOSOD1 (Homo sapiens)9587792; 9587792human gene in a rat modelRGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Sod1  (superoxide dismutase 1)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Sod1  (superoxide dismutase 1, soluble)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
SOD1  (superoxide dismutase 1)


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