사염화탄소에의한 간손상시 $CCl_4$대사에 xanthine oxidase(XO)가 관련되는지를 규명하기위한 일환으로 allopurinol을 흰쥐 체중 Kg당 50mg을 전처치한다음 $CCl_4$를 투여한 후 처치하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. $CCl_4$투여로 인한 간조직의 postmitochondria 분획의 XO활성은 allopurinol을 전처치하므로서 현저히 감소되었으나 투석한 경우에는 오히려 증가되었으며 type D로부터 type O로의 전환율은 감소되었다. 또한, 투석한 간조직의 XO를 반응속도적인 측면에서 관찰해 볼 때 allopurinol을 전처치후 $CCl_4$투여군이 $CCl_4$단독투여 군보다 Vmax가 크게 나타났다. $CCl_4$투여로 인한 체중당 간무게의 증가율과 혈청 alanine aminotransferase활성증가율은 allopurinol을 전처치하므로서 저하되었다. 한편 $CCl_4$투여로 인한 간조직중 aniline hydroxylase및 glucose 6 phosphatase활성 감소율은 allopurinol을 전처치하므로서 저하되었다. 이상의 실험결과를 종합하여 볼때 실험동물에 $CCl_4$와 allopurinol을 병행 투여시 allopurinol이 사염화탄소에 의한 간손상을 억제시키는 현상은 XO와 사염화탄소 대사간에 관련성이 있음을 시사해주고 있다.
To evaluate an effect of xanthine oxidase(XO) reaction system on the carbon tetrachloride($CCl_4$) metabolism, $CCl_4$ was given twice at 0.1ml/100g body wt. at intervals of 18 hour to the rats and those pretreated with allopurinol (50mg/kg. body wt.). The influence of XO on the metabolism of $CCl_4$ was focused on the degree of liver damage and the activities of a $CCl_4$ metabolizing marker enzyme, glucose-6-phosphatase. The increasing rate of liver weight per body weight and the levels of serum alanine aminotransferase to the control group were more decreased in allopurinol-pretreated rats than in those treated with $CCl_4$ alone. The liver XO activities were more increased in $CCl_4$-treated rats than the control group and the $CCl_4$-treated rats pretreated with allopurinol showed a decreased activities of XO compared to the $CCl_4$-treated rats. The type conversion (type D --> type O) rate was more decreased tendency in allopurinol pretreated rats than those treated $CCl_4$ alone. In dialyzed liver enzyme preparations, all of the xanthine oxidase activities: $CCl_4$-treated, allopurinol and $CCl_4$-treated rats pretreated with allopurinol showed the more increased Vmax value than the control group, but similar Km value. Moreover, $CCl_4$-treated rats pretreated with allopurinol showed the more increased Vmax value than the group treated with $CCl_4$ alone. In conclusion, it can not be negate the possibility of metabolism of $CCl_4$ by the xanthine oxidase enzyme system.
