Journal article
UDP glucuronosyltransferase in the cirrhotic rat liver.
HS Debinski, PI Mackenzie, CS Lee, ML Mashford, JA Danks, TR Tephly, M Green, PV Desmond
J Gastroenterol Hepatol | Published : 1996
Abstract
In patients with cirrhosis, the elimination of drugs metabolized by glucuronidation is relatively preserved, in comparison with the metabolism of drugs by oxidation. This study explores this phenomenon at a molecular level. In cirrhotic rat livers the content of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) was examined by immunohistochemistry and immunoblotting using three antibodies: (i) a polyclonal antibody directed against a broad number of UGT isoforms from both family 1 and family 2; (ii) a family 2-specific antibody; and a (iii) family 1-specific antibody. The steady state mRNA level of UGT of a family 2 isoform was also detected by northern blot analysis. The results demonstrate normal or incre..
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