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A spatial-temporal model for zonal hepatotoxicity of acetaminophen.

The metabolism zonation in liver lobules is well known yet its incorporation into the mathematical models of acetaminophen (APAP) metabolism is still primitive - only the oxidation pathway via reaction with the cytochrome P450 (CYP450) has been considered, yet the zonal heterogeneity exhibits in all three pathways including sulphation, glucuronidation and oxidation. In this paper we present a novel computational method where an intracellular APAP metabolism model is integrated into a Finite Element Model (FEM) of sinusoids, and the zonal heterogeneity in three metabolism pathways are all incorporated. We demonstrate that the degradation of APAP, detoxification via glutathione (GSH) and the formation of hepatotoxicity, are all affected profoundly by the zonal difference. Specifically, glucuronidation plays a major role in the degradation of APAP. Generation of GSH, its conjugation with the toxic NAPQI and the spatial distribution of CYP450 combined together determine the toxicity of APAP. We suggest that the current platform be used for further hepatotoxicity study of APAP by incorporating other heterogeneity factors.

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