[Hepatoprotective and immunomodulating effect of phylloquinone in toxic damage to the liver]

On entering the organism D-galactosamine (DGA) induces the development of biochemical syndromes of hepatocyte affection, increases the intensity of lipid peroxidation, and suppresses the development of the immune response to the T-dependent antigen. Oral administration of phylloquinone lessens the signs of hepatic damage and increases the immune response to the T-dependent antigen in DGA-induced toxic lesion of the liver. The effects of phylloquinone are mediated by erythrocytes and cytokine which are secreted under their influence by the cells of the spleen.