The structural effects of Vitamin A deficiency on biological macromolecules due to ethanol consumption and withdrawal: An FTIR study with chemometrics

2022-04-01
ELİBOL, BİRSEN
Severcan, Mete
Jakubowska-Dogru, Ewa
DURSUN, İLKNUR
Severcan, Feride
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The structural effects of vitamin A-deficiency were examined on the molecular profiles of biomolecules of male rat hippocampus during prolonged ethanol intake/withdrawal using FT-IR spectroscopy coupled with chemometrics. Liquid ethanol diet with/without vitamin A was maintained to adult rats for 3-months. The rats were decapitated at different ethanol withdrawal times and FT-IR spectra were obtained. Ethanol consumption/withdrawal produced significant changes in proteins' conformations, while having insignificant structural effects on lipids. In vitamin A deficiency, ethanol produced structural changes in lipids by lipid ordering especially in the early-ethanol withdrawal. Furthermore, an increase in lipid and protein content, saturated/unsaturated lipid ratio, a decrease in nucleic acids content and decrease in membrane fluidity were observed. These changes were less severe in the presence of Vitamin A. This study is clinically important for individuals with vitamin A deficiency because they have to be more cautious when consuming alcohol to protect themselves from cognitive dysfunctions.
ethanol, FT-IR spectroscopy, male rat hippocampus, vitamin a deficiency, TRANSFORM INFRARED-SPECTROSCOPY, PHOSPHOLIPID MODEL MEMBRANES, LIPID-PEROXIDATION, RAT-LIVER, OXIDATIVE STRESS, FUNCTIONAL ALTERATIONS, IR SPECTROSCOPY, IN-VITRO, BRAIN, ALCOHOL
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/97183
JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS
Department of Biology, Article

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B. ELİBOL, M. Severcan, E. Jakubowska-Dogru, İ. DURSUN, and F. Severcan, “The structural effects of Vitamin A deficiency on biological macromolecules due to ethanol consumption and withdrawal: An FTIR study with chemometrics,” JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS, pp. 0–0, 2022, Accessed: 00, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/97183.
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