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. 1985 Mar 1;226(2):545–549. doi: 10.1042/bj2260545

Hepatic thiol and glutathione efflux under the influence of vasopressin, phenylephrine and adrenaline.

H Sies, P Graf
PMCID: PMC1144742  PMID: 3994671

Abstract

Thiol and glutathione (GSH) efflux across the sinusoidal plasma membrane in isolated perfused rat liver was stimulated by addition of hormones such as vasopressin, phenylephrine and adrenaline, whereas glucagon or dibutyryl cyclic AMP were without effect. Phenylephrine and adrenaline effects were sensitive to prazosin and phentolamine, respectively. The increase in thiol efflux was largely accounted for by an increase in GSH efflux. Thiol efflux and the hormone effects were abolished in GSH-depleted liver. Biliary GSH efflux was diminished upon hormone addition. The newly discovered hormone-dependence of GSH release across the sinusoidal plasma membrane may explain the known loss of GSH during conditions of experimental shock (traumatic or endotoxin) and stress and peripheral inflammation.

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