Effect of Aminotriazole on Isopropanol- and Acetone-Induced Potentiation of CCl4 Hepatotoxicity
The effect of aminotriazole on (1) isopropanol- and acetone-induced potentiation of CCl4 hepatotoxicity, and (2) the in vivo metabolism of isopropanol and acetone was studied in rats. Aminotriazole plus isopropanol, 18 h prior to a challenging dose of CCl4, reduced the isopropanol-enhanced response of CCl4; serum glutamic–pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) activities were less than those found for isopropanol plus CCl4. Hepatic triglyceride content also reflected reduced hepatotoxicity. Aminotriazole pretreatment did not produce any change in the rate of isopropanol elimination nor was the rise and subsequent decline in the blood concentrations of the derived acetone altered. An 18 h pretreatment with acetone enhanced CCl4 hepatotoxicity. Aminotriazole, 15 min prior to acetone, diminished the enhanced response of CCl4 to acetone (reduced SGPT activities and hepatic triglyceride content). Aminotriazole had no effect on acetone elimination from the blood 1, 4, and 8 h after the oral administration of acetone. Aniline hydroxylase activity was increased 17 h after the administration of isopropanol. The data are consistent with the hypothesis that isopropanol augments CCl4 hepatotoxicity by affecting the microsomal drug-metabolizing enzyme system.