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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are believed to be responsible for pathogenesis of various diseases affecting tissues and systems.
ROS generated by mitochondrial electron transport chain as well as extra-mitochondrially are eliminated by the respective
defense mechanisms. We checked the activity of ROS generating system such as xanthine oxidase and also the parameter of ROS
defense mechanism e.g. superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, glutathione peroxidase (GPox), reduced glutathione content (GSH)
and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) in mitochondrial and post-mitochondrial fractions from various tissues (liver,
kidney, brain and heart) of normal rats. Extent of lipid peroxidation (LPO) which is immediate consequence of ROS generation
was also examined. Our results shows that significant tissue-specific differences exist in mitochondrial and cytosolic ROS
generating systems and ROS defense mechanisms. 相似文献
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BackgroundDiabetes is a metabolic disorder caused by defects in insulin production and activity. During disease progression, changes in lipid peroxidation cause structural modifications via production of free radicals. Fangchinoline is a well-known alkaloid present in Stephaniae tetrandrine S. Moore, which has demonstrated antioxidant, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory activities.ResultsThe present study analyzed the anti-diabetic and antioxidant effects of fangchinoline in male rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes. Rats were divided into the following groups: normal control, diabetic, diabetic + fangchinoline 100 mg/kg, diabetic + fangchinoline 200 mg/kg and diabetic + glibenclamide 600 µg/kg. The treatment was administered orally for 45 consecutive days. Lipid peroxidation was substantially increased by >50% in the serum, as well as the liver, kidney, and heart tissues of diabetic rats. However, fangchinoline supplementation significantly reduced lipid peroxidation to near normal levels. Reactive oxygen species levels were substantially increased by >500% in the serum, as well as the liver, kidney, and heart tissues of diabetic rats. Fangchinoline supplementation reduced reactive oxygen species to near normal levels. Fangchinoline supplementation significantly improved superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, catalase, and reduced glutathione levels in diabetic rats. Total hexoses, sialic acid, hexosamines, and fucose were increased in diabetic rats, whereas fangchinoline supplementation significantly reduced these total hexoses, sialic acid, hexosamines, and fucose to near normal levelsConclusionsSupplementation with fangchinoline led to significant attenuation of the levels of lipid peroxidation, ROS, and glycoprotein components such as total hexoses, hexosamines, sialic acid, and fucose, while improving antioxidant marker levels.How to cite: Xia J, Huang W, Zhou F. Effect of fangchinoline on oxidant status in male albino rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes. Electron J Biotechnol 2021;53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejbt.2021.07.005 相似文献
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Eshrat Halim M. A. Hussain Kaiser Jamil Mala Rao 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2001,16(2):190-194
Effect of oral administration of 200 mg/Kg body weight of the aqueous extract ofOcimum sanctum (Tulsi) mixed with diet for eight weeks to diabetic (streptozotocin induced) rats was studied. There was significant reduction
in fasting blood glucose, serum lipid profile, lipid peroxidation products, (LPO) and improvement in glucose tolerance. The
aqueous extract also decreased LPO formation (thiobarbituric acid reactive substances TBARS) and increased antioxidant enzymes
superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPX), glutathione transferase (GT) and one antioxidant
reduced glutathione (GSH) in plasma and rat liver, lung, kidney and brain. The decrease in TBARS and increase in GSH, SOD,
CAT, GPX, and GT clearly shows the antioxidant property ofOcimum sanctum. 相似文献
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Eshrat M. Halim A. K. Mukhopadhyay 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2006,21(2):181-188
This study was carried out to see the effect of the aqueous extract ofOcitum sanctum Linn (Tulsi) with Vitamin E on biochemical parameters and retinopathy in the streptozotocin-induced diabetic albino male
rats. Adult albino male rats weighing 150–200 gm were made diabetic by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin in the
dose 60 mg/kg in citrate buffer (pH 6.3). The diabetic animals were left for one month to develop retinopathy. Biochemical
parameters like plasma glucose, oral glucose tolerance and glycosylated hemoglobin HbA1c, were measured along with lipid profile, and enzymes like glutathione peroxidase (GPX), lipid peroxidase (LPO), superoxide
dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) in normal, untreated diabetic rats and diabetic rats treated
withOcimum sanctum L extracts and vitamin E. Fluorescein angiography test was done for assessing retinopathy. Results on biochemical parameters
were analyzed statistically by using ANOVA followed by Dunnet's ‘t’-test. A p-value of <0.05 was considered as significant.
Evaluation of biochemical profile in treated groups showed statistically significant reduction in plasma levels of glucose,
HbA1c, lipid profile and LPO, and elevation of GPX, SOD, CAT and GST. Treatment of the diabetic animals withOcimum sanctum and Vitamin E, alone and in combination for 16 weeks showed reversal of most of the parameters studied including plasma glucose
levels. Angiography showed improvement in retinal changes following combined antidiabetic treatment. 相似文献
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STZ诱导的糖尿病对骨密度和血清睾酮的影响(英文) 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
目的:探讨链脲霉素(STZ)诱导的糖尿病对大鼠骨代谢的影响及机制。材料与方法:雄性Wistar大鼠随机分成3组: 正常组(n = 6),糖尿病组(n = 5)和胰岛素治疗糖尿病组 (n = 5)。大鼠尾静脉一次性注射STZ(50 mg/kg 体重),选择空腹12 h血糖大于12 mmol/L的大鼠为本实验所需的糖尿病模型。治疗组大鼠每天在同一时间给予1.8-2.2U的胰岛素。实验周期为持续32天。采用双能X线骨吸收法(DEXA)测定股骨密度,ELISA法测定血清雄性激素睾酮水平,生化分析仪测定血清碱性磷酸酶、钙、磷浓度。结果:糖尿病大鼠的股骨密度和血清睾酮均显著低于正常组(P < 0.01),血清总碱性磷酸酶明显高于正常组和胰岛素治疗组(P < 0.01)。三组之间血钙和血磷的水平无明显差异。胰岛素治疗后糖尿病大鼠的骨密度、血清睾酮与总碱性磷酸酶得到明显的改善。结论:糖尿病严重影响骨密度,胰岛素缺乏及雄性激素降低是导致糖尿病性骨质疏松重要原因。胰岛素治疗能预防骨流失和提高血清睾酮浓度。 相似文献
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Nalini Ganesan Hariprasad Chegu A. N. Chandrasekaran 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2003,18(2):216-222
Adjuvant induced arthritis (AIA) is a model widely used to study Rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In the present study, lipid peroxides
level in spleen and thymus of AIA rats was observed to be significantly high compared to normal rats. A significant decrease
in ascorbic acid (ASA), reduced glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase activity (SOD) was also observed in spleen and thymus
of AIA rats compared to normal rats. There was also a steady increase in the circulating immune complex level (CIC) throughout
the experimental period in serum of AIA rats. In the present investigation, it was decided to study the effect of pre and
post treatment with TYPE II collagen on the antioxidant status and the circulating immune complex level in AIA rats. The results
from the present work indicates that the pretreatment with TYPE II collagen was effective in bringing significant changes
on all the parameters studied in AIA rats. The post treatment with TYPE II collagen was effective in bringing significant
changes on the CIC immune complex level and GSH content in the thymus tissue of AIA rats. The present work suggests that the
pre treatment with TYPE II collagen was more effective in suppressing the disease than the post treatment. 相似文献
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Shivkumar Chauhan Nirmalendu Nath Vinay Tule 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2008,23(3):238-242
Picrorhiza kurrooa is mentioned in Ayurveda for the treatment of many disorders, but it has not been subjected to systematic
scientific investigations to assess its antidiabetic effect. The oral administration of aqueous and methanol extracts of P.
kurrooa rhizomes (250 and 500 mg / kg body weight / day) for 15 days significantly reduced blood glucose, glycosylated haemoglobin
and increased total hemoglobin, plasma insulin in alloxan-induced diabetes in albino rats. The treatment also showed significant
correction in the level of nitric oxide radicals, superoxide radicals, peroxynitrite radical, lipid peroxidation, glutathione,
glutathione reductase, glutathione-S-transferase, glutathione peroxidase, superoxide dismutase and catalase in the pancreas
of alloxan diabetic rats. 相似文献
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Seema Gupta Rajesh Pandey Ranjan Katyal H. K. Aggarwal R. P. Aggarwal S. K. Aggarwal 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2005,20(1):67-71
The present study was conducted to evaluate some of the components of antioxidant defense system and oxidative damage in 20
male patients of alcoholic liver disease (ALD). The results were compared with 20 healthy male smokers and 20 healthy male
non-smokers volunteers. Patients were subjected to detailed clinical examination and laboratory investigations. Blood samples
were collected for estimating reduced glutathione (GSH), total thiols (T-SH) malondialdehyde (MDA), transaminases (AST, ALT),
glutathione-S-transferease (GST) and gammaglutamyl transferase (GGT). Serum aspartate amino transferase (AST)/alanine amino
transferase (ALT) ratio was significantly (p<0.01) reduced in ALD patients as compared to the controls. However, the core
of utility of MDA and GST was found to be significantly (p<0.01) increased in ALD patients compared to controls. There was
a significant negative correlation of MDA with both GSH and TSH. Plasma GGT levels were significantly (p<0.01) increased in
alcoholics and the enzyme showed a significant positive correlation with MDA. These results give enough evidence of increased
oxidative stress and compromised antioxidant defense system in patients with ALD. 相似文献
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Dietary spice components ofCurcuma longa andAbroma augusta have been screened for their protective effect against reactive oxygen species induced lipid peroxidation. They have been
found to be efficient antioxidant when administered in combination. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect
of oral administration (300mg/Kg) of the aqueous extract of turmeric whose active ingredient isCurcumin andAbromine powder as a hypoglycemic agent mixed with diet. The effect of this aqueous extract on blood glucose, lipid peroxidation (LPO)
and the antioxidant defense system in rat tissues like liver, lung, kidney and brain was studied for 8 weeks in streptozotocin
induced diabetic rats. The administration of an aqueous extract of turmeric and abromine powder resulted in a significant
reduction in blood glucose and an increase in total haemoglobin. The aqueous extract also resulted in decreased free radical
formation in the tissues studied.
The decrease in thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and increase in reduced glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase
(SOD) and catalase (CAT) clearly showed the antioxidant property of the mixture. It is suggested that these changes initially
counteract the oxidative stress in diabetes however, a gradual decrease in the antioxidative process may be one of the factors
which results in chronic diabetes. These results indicate that the mixture of the two plants have shown antidiabetic activity
and also reduced oxidative stress in diabetes. A combination ofAbroma augusta and Curcuma longa also restored the other general parameters in diabetic animals. The results were statistically analyzed and indicated that
combination of herbal extracts showed better efficacy as compared to individual herbal plant extracts used. 相似文献
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Mridula Mahajan Nitika Tiwari Ritu Sharma Sukhraj Kaur Neetirajan Singh 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2013,28(1):51-54
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) cause damage to the DNA producing mutations and formation of tumours such as carcinoma of breast. Tumour cells are known to produce ROS at a greater pace than the non-transformed cells. The increased production of reactive oxygen species causes oxidative stress leading to cell proliferation and hence increased inflammatory conditions. The present study was aimed to investigate the role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of breast cancer. Females suffering from breast cancer had significantly decreased Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and reduced glutathione (GSH) levels in comparison to normal females. The compromised antioxidant defence system produces the oxidative stress which in turn creates the inflammatory response shown by concomitant increased adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity in female patients. ADA diminishes the protective molecule adenosine. There were significant variations (p < 0.01) in ADA activity with different clinical stages (stage 1–4) of breast cancer suggesting thereby that estimation of ADA activity can be used as a diagnostic tool to detect the stage of cancer along with cytological studies. Mastectomy was performed and post-operatively serum SOD and ADA activity and plasma GSH levels were estimated. There was a statistically significant increase in activity of SOD and levels of GSH while serum ADA activity decreased significantly, suggesting thereby that oxidative stress is responsible for increased cell proliferation and hence the inflammatory conditions in CA breast that got ameliorated post-operatively. 相似文献
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Present study investigated the effects of isoproterenol-induced oxidative stress on hemodynamic and ventricular functions
in rats. Subcutaneous injections of isoproterenol (85 mg/kg for two consecutive days at 24 h interval) significantly decreased
myocardial antioxidant enzymes; superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase in heart. Isoproterenol-induced
oxidative stress was also evidenced by significant depletion of reduced glutathione and increased formation of lipid peroxidation
product, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances along with depletion of myocyte injury specific marker enzymes; creatine
phosphokinase isoenzyme and lactate dehydrogenase. The deleterious outcome of oxidative stress on hemodyanmic parameters and
ventricular function were further evidenced by decreased systolic, diastolic and mean arterial blood pressure, heart rate,
ventricular contractility; [(+)LVdP/dt] and relaxation; [(−)LVdP/dt], along with an increased left ventricular end diastolic
pressure (LVEDP). Subsequent to changes in heart rate and arterial pressure, isoproterenol also decreased rate pressure product.
Present study findings clearly demonstrate the detrimental outcome of isoproterenol induced-oxidative stress on cardiac function
and tissue antioxidant defense and substantiate its suitability as an animal model for the evaluation of cardioprotective
agents. 相似文献
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Ramesh Chandra Ritu Aneja Charu Rewal Rama Konduri Sujaka K. Dass Shefali Agarwal 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2000,15(2):155-160
In this communication, we show the modulatory potential of papaverine, an opium alkaloid and a well known vasodilator agent
on the ethanol-induced hepatic oxidative stress in male Wistar rats. Ethanol treatment (50% v/v) enhanced lipid peroxidation
significantly accompanied by a decline in the activities of glutathione peroxidase (G-Px), glutathione reductase (GR) and
depletion in levels of hepatic glutathione (GSH). Ethanol administration increased hepatic glutathione-s-transferases (GST).
Enhanced lipid peroxidation induced by ethanol was significantly reduced when papverine was coadministered (P<0.05). In addition,
the depleted levels of glutathione and inhibited activities of G-Px and GR recovered significantly (P<0.05) levelling off
to control values on co-exposure. Papaverine (200 mg/kg bw) effectively antagonised the ethanol-induced lipid peroxidation
and impaired glutathione levels and glutathione dependent enzyme systems. Our results suggest that papaverine is an effective
chemopreventive agent in the liver and may suppress the ethanol-induced hepatotoxicity. 相似文献
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Munzir M. E. Ahmed J. A. S. Al-Obosi H. M. Osman M. E. Shayoub 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2016,31(2):162-170
Acetaminophen (APAP) a commonly used drug for decrease the fever and pain but is capable to induced hepatotoxicity at over dose. This study was carried out to investigate the effect of APAP on the expression of anti-apoptotic and antioxidative defense genes, and whether aldose reductase over-expressing plasmid capable to protect against APAP-induced oxidative stress and cell death. APAP treatment induced oxidative stress and hepatotoxicity, and significantly increased aldose reductase mRNA and protein expression in mouse hepatocyte (AML-12). Unexpectedly, AML-12 cells over-expressing aldose reductase augmented APAP-induced reduction in cell viability, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, glutathione (GSH) depletion and glutathione S-transferase A2 expression. Moreover, over-expression of aldose reductase potentiated APAP induced reduction on proliferating cell nuclear antigen, B cell lymphoma-extra large (bcl-xL), catalase, glutathione peroxidase-1 (GPx-1) and abolished APAP-induced B-cell lymphoma 2 (bcl-2) inductions. Further, over-expression of aldose reductase significantly abolished AMP activated protein kinase (AMPK) activity in APAP-treated cells and induced p53 expression. This results demonstrate that APAP induced toxicity in AML-12, increased aldose reductase expression, and over-expression of aldose reductase render this cell more susceptible to APAP induced oxidative stress and cell death, this probably due to inhibition AMPK or bcl-2 activity, or may due to competition between aldose reductase and glutathione reductase for NADPH. 相似文献
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Jagannath G. Satav Surendra S. Katyare 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2004,19(2):23-31
The reports in the literature on effects of diabetes on mitochondrial energy-linked functions are conflicting. Hence we carried
out systematic studies to evaluate the effects at the early and the late stages of the disease using STZ-diabetic rat as a
model. At the end of one week, after induction of diabetes, respiration rates with glutamate and succinate as the substrates
increased; respiration rates with other substrates e.g. β-hydroxybutyrate, pyruvate + malate and ascorbate + TMPD were not
affected despite substantial decrease in the β-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase activity and cytochrome b and c+c1 contents. Insulin treatment brought about increase in the cytochrome contents beyond control values. The ATPase activity
was generally low in the diabetic animals and was not restored by insulin treatment.
At the end of one month, the respiratory activities with all the substrates were generally low. Insulin treatment either restored
or stimulated the respiration rates beyond control values. The content of cytochromes was differentially affected in the diabetic
animals, but insulin treatment caused significant increase beyond control levels. The pattern for ATPase activity was similar
to the early effects.
At both the stages i.e. early and late stages of diabetes the mitochondria were tightly coupled. The ADP/O ratios were in
normal expected ranges and the respiratory control ratios were comparable with the control groups. Insulin treatment resulted
in apparent restoration of respiratory activity. However, the effects on the cytochromes and dehydrogenases activities were
differential. Taken together the two observations would suggest that the mitochondria were not re-instated to normality despite
apparent restoration of respiratory function. 相似文献
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D. P. Neupane S. Majhi L. Chandra S. Rijal Nirmal Baral 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2008,23(1):95-97
A glutathione redox cycle is a major antioxidant defense system for the detoxification of reactive oxygen species within erythrocytes.
Reactive oxygen species such as superoxide anions, hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl radicals are generated as a host defense
mechanism for killing of engulfed Leishmania donovani, a causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis, are capable of damaging
lipids and other biomolecules when produced in excess. Erythrocytes are most vulnerable to Reactive oxygen species. In present
study we aimed to evaluate erythrocyte reduced glutathione (GSH) levels as an antioxidant and erythrocyte malondialdehyde
(MDA) as a marker of lipid peroxidation. The study included twenty-five Visceral leishmaniasis patients and they were followed
up after their complete chemotherapy with antileishmanial drugs (sodium stibogluconate) for 30 days. Forty six age and sex
matched healthy individuals were taken as controls. GSH levels in erythrocytes of visceral leishmaniasis patients were increased
in spite of significant increased erythrocyte MDA as compared to controls. Whereas erythrocyte GSH and MDA levels of follow
up patients were decreased as compared to patients before treatment groups. We concluded that visceral leishmaniasis patients
are in oxidative stress which most likely induces the endogenous antioxidant such as GSH or its poor utilization by cells. 相似文献
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Shahid Iqbal Mohammed Narendra Subhash Salunkhe Kishor Sukhlal Vishwakarma Vijay Laxminarayan Maheshwari 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2017,32(2):153-162
The present study was undertaken to evaluate antidiabetic and antioxidant activities of Cayratia trifolia root extract against streptozotocin induced diabetes in experimental rats to scientifically validate its use against diabetes in some parts of India. Ethanolic extract, showing the highest activity in in vitro experiments, was prepared in saline and administered orally to streptozotocin induced albino Wistar diabetic rats for 21 days. Biochemical parameters liver and muscles glycogen and in vivo antioxidant activity in normal, diabetic control, standard (metformin) and treated animals were determined and compared. Attempt was made to isolate, purify and characterize one of the major secondary metabolites in extract by range of chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques. Treatment of streptozotocin induced diabetic rats with ethanolic root extract (500 mg/kg) caused significant (P < 0.01) reduction in blood glucose (312–178 mg/dL), increase in body weight (181–219 g) and serum insulin (1.28–2.26 IU/dL). It also maintained lipid profile and tests of liver and kidney functions within normal range as compared to diabetic control rats and almost at par with standard drug metformin. The oxidative stress induced decline in glutathione and catalase in liver and kidney tissues showed recovery nearly to normal level as a function of treatment. The GC–MS profile of the extract showed relatively high concentration of β-sitosterol which was characterized by different spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques. The result scientifically and comprehensively validate the reported use of roots of this indigenous plant against diabetes. A strong antioxidant activity of the ethanolic root extract suitably compliments the antidiabetic effect. 相似文献
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P. Sabitha Kannan Vaidyanathan D. M. Vasudevan Prakash Kamath 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2009,24(1):76-81
In this study, we compared the lipid profile and antioxidant enzymes of normal and diabetic subjects consuming two different
types of oil as cooking medium. 70 normal, healthy subjects were taken as controls and 70 subjects with Type 2 diabetes were
recruited in patient group. Each group was further subdivided into two subgroups of 35 subjects each, consuming coconut oil
and sunflower oil respectively as cooking medium. Samples of blood were collected and analyzed for serum total cholesterol,
triacylglycerols, and cholesterol in lipoprotein fractions. Total glutathione and glutathione peroxidase were measured in
erythrocytes and superoxide dismutase in serum. Triacylglycerols, LDL and VLDL cholesterol levels were high in the diabetic
subjects compared to the controls. Total glutathione and glutathione peroxidase values showed significant decrease in diabetic
subjects as compared to the controls, while superoxide dismutase values showed significant difference between coconut oil
consuming groups. Though lipid profile parameters and oxidative stress were high in Type 2 diabetic subjects compared to controls,
no pronounced changes for these parameters were observed between the subgroups (coconut oil vs. sunflower oil). 相似文献
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Alireza Nakhaee Mohammad Bokaeian Mohsen Saravani Ali Farhangi Azim Akbarzadeh 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2009,24(4):419-425
In traditional medicine, Eucalyptus globulus (eucalyptus) was used for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Hyperglycemia in
diabetes has been associated with increased formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative damage to tissue compounds.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of eucalyptus in the diet (20 g/Kg) and drinking water (2.5 g/L) on lipid
peroxidation, protein oxidation and antioxidant power in plasma and liver homogenate, as well as glycated-Hb (HbA1C) of blood in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats for a period of 4 weeks. Diabetes induced in rats by a single intraperitoneal
injection of streptozotocin (STZ, 65 mg/Kg). At the end of the treatment period, the level of plasma glucose, plasma and liver
malondialdehyde (MDA, the main product of lipid peroxidation), protein carbonyl (PC, one of the protein oxidation products)
and HbA1C increased and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) decreased in diabetic rats compared to normal rats. Eucalyptus administration
for 4 weeks caused a significant decrease in the plasma glucose levels, plasma and liver MDA, PC and HbA1C, also a concomitant increase in the levels of FRAP in diabetic treated rats. In conclusion, the present study showed that
eucalyptus posses antioxidant activities. Eucalyptus probably restores antioxidant power, due to the improved hyperglycemia
in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. 相似文献
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M Maneesh H Jayalekshmi Sanjiba Dutta Amit Chakrabarti D M Vasudevan 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2005,20(2):62-67
The study was undertaken to evaluate the possible involvement of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of ethanol induced testicular
atrophy in rats. Adult male rats were orally administered ethanol at a dose of 1.6 g/kg body weight/day for four weeks. Twenty-four
hours after the last treatment the rats were sacrificed using anesthetic ether. Testes were removed and weighed. Apoptosis
was studied by using the Feulgen reaction on 5 μ thin paraffin sections of testis. Testicular homogenate was prepared and
centrifuged. The supernatant was used for the estimation of extent of lipid peroxidation and antioxidant defense status. There
was significant reduction in body weight: and in testicular weight and diameter in ethanol treated rats. Extent of germ cell
apoptosis was significantly high in ethanol treated rats. Ethanol treated rats showed significantly high tissue TBARS level
and glutathione S-transferase activity; and low tissue ascorbic acid, reduced glutathione, superoxide dismutase, catalase,
glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase activities. Chronic ethanol administration resulted in high oxidative stress
in the testes either due to increased extent of lipid peroxidation or due to decreased antioxidant defenses, and thereby induces
germ cell apoptosis leading to testicular atrophy. 相似文献