Function of trace metal in experimental fulminant hepatic failure--special reference to variation in zinc content in liver.

Glyphosate Poisoning with Acute Fulminant Hepatic Failure

Background: Glyphosate containing herbicides are widely used the world over. They are marketed as nontoxic to humans, but numerous studies have showed that these glyphosate-based herbicides (GlySH) can cause multiorgan damage.1 Recent reports of animal studies on rats have raised a doubt of liver damage after long term exposure to GlySH. Case Presentation: a young male had chronic exposure to G...

Zinc content in liver of experimental fulminant hepatic failure rat.

A rat model of fulminant hepatic failure induced by D-galactosamine (Gal) was given glucagon and insulin. The amount of Zn contained in its liver was measured and investigated for use as an index to the progress of hepatic failure and to the hepatic regeneration. The results showed that the Zn content in the rat's liver had been rapidly reduced to the lowest value 48 hours after Gal was given b...

A Rare Presentation of Multiple Myeloma: A Case Report of Hepatic Amyloidosis

The clinically reported case of liver involvement with multiple myeloma (MM) is rare. Amyloidosis, defined as a tissue deposition of clonal light-chain fibrils, has been reported in 10-15% of the MM patients. We described a rare MM patient with the primal presentation of fulminant hepatic failure and biliary system involvement due to amyloidosis. Our patient had the primal symptoms of hyperbili...

Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry imaging of metals in experimental and clinical Wilson's disease

Wilson's disease is an autosomal recessive disorder in which the liver does not properly release copper into bile, resulting in prominent copper accumulation in various tissues. Affected patients suffer from hepatic disorders and severe neurological defects. Experimental studies in mutant mice in which the copper-transporting ATPase gene (Atp7b) is disrupted revealed a drastic, time-dependent a...

Acute fulminant hepatic failure due to colchicine – a rare manifestation of Gloriosa superba poisoning.