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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-5-10
pubmed:abstractText
Toxic oil syndrome (TOS) is caused by ingestion of denatured edible oils. Even though the etiology and pathogenesis of this disease are not fully known, it is quite clear that generation of free radicals caused by ingestion of fatty acid anilides is responsible for the pathogenetic mechanism in many TOS patients. Fatty acid anilides may also alter the free radical status of lungs and erythrocytes; this possibility may shed some light on understanding toxic oil syndrome. The present study describes the effects of oral administration of fatty acid anilides on the activities of major enzymes involved in the oxygen defense systems of lungs and erythrocytes. Feeding fatty acid anilides caused an increase in the superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in erythrocytes, whereas it caused a decrease in the SOD activity in lungs. GSH-Px activity was not significantly changed in erythrocytes but was decreased in lungs. Although the activity of catalase was increased only by a higher dose in the erythrocytes, it was not affected in the lung at any dosage. Even though the ingestion of fatty acid anilides caused an increase in the SOD activity in the erythrocytes and a decrease in the SOD activity in the lungs, there was an increase in the lipid peroxidation in both cases. The increase in lipid peroxidation in erythrocytes is probably caused by the accumulation of H2O2, and that in the lungs is due to the accumulation of superoxide anion.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0887-2082
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Toxic effects of fatty acid anilides on the oxygen defense systems of guinea pig lungs and erythrocytes.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't