The effects of antioxidants on some rat tissues and membranes

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High blood glucose levels induce metabolic disorders that initiate a sequence of events including renal, arterial, cardiac and retinal disorders. Diabetes mellitus increases oxidative stress in tissues of animals including humans. The resulting oxidative stress might play role in the development of diabetic complications. In the present study, 36 male Wistar rats (250-300g) were divided into 5 groups as Control (n=6), Diabetic (n=7), Diabetic + Vit C (n=7), Diabetic + a-Lipoic acid (n=6) and Diabetic + Combination of Vit C and a-Lipoic acid (n=10). From the livers of all groups cytoplasmic and microsomal membrane fractions were prepared from liver and antioxidant enzymes namely, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, catalase and glutathione S-transferase activities were measured. Microsomal lipid peroxidation, total lipid, total protein, reduced glutathione levels of each group was determined and compared. Microsomal fractions were also analyzed by FT-IR spectroscopy. The total protein levels of diabetic rats were found to be decreased significantly (p<0.05) compared to controls and the a-lipoic acid and vitamin C supplemented groups tend to compensate the decreased levels of total proteins. Decreased catalase activity in diabetic group compared to control was restored by a-lipoic acid, vitamin C treatment and/or combination of both. Increased glutathione peroxidase activity was decreased to control levels by the treatement of both a-lipoic acid and vitamin C. Superoxide dismutase activities of diabetic rats were increased (p<0.05) compared to control group. Whereas glutathione S-transferase activities though showed some fluctuations, the results were not statistically significant. Total glutathione levels decreased in all groups significantly (p<0.0.5) compared to control group but any of the agent failed to compensate the reduced levels of glutathione. As an
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G. Görgülü, “The effects of antioxidants on some rat tissues and membranes,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 2004.
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