scholarly journals Estradiol Modulates Membrane-Linked ATPases, Antioxidant Enzymes, Membrane Fluidity, Lipid Peroxidation, and Lipofuscin in Aged Rat Liver

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pardeep Kumar ◽  
R. K. Kale ◽  
Najma Zaheer Baquer
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Antioxidant Enzymes ◽  
Membrane Fluidity ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Antioxidant Defenses ◽  
Glutathione S Transferase ◽  
Radical Production ◽  
Age Related ◽  
And Oxidative Stress

Free radical production and oxidative stress are known to increase in liver during aging, and may contribute to the oxidative damage. These changes increase during menopausal condition in females when the level of estradiol is decreased. The objective of this study was to observe the changes in activities of membrane linked ATPases (Na+K+ATPase, Ca2+ATPase), antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase, glutathione-S-transferase), lipid peroxidation levels, lipofuscin content and membrane fluidity occurring in livers of female rats of 3, 12 and 24 months age groups, and to see whether these changes are restored to 3 months control levels rats after exogenous administration of 17-β-estradiol (E2). The aged rats (12 and 24 months) were given subcutaneous injection of E2 (0.1 μg/g body weight) daily for one month. The results obtained in the present work revealed that normal aging was associated with significant decrease in the activities of membrane linked ATPases, antioxidant enzymes, membrane fluidity and an increase in lipid peroxidation and lipofuscin content in livers of aging female rats. The present study showed that E2 treatment reversed the changes to normal levels. E2 treatment may be beneficial in preventing some of the age related changes in the liver by increasing antioxidant defenses.

scholarly journals P0981ANTIDIABETIC AND RENOPROTECTIVE ROLE OF METFORMIN ON METABOLIC PARAMETERS IN KIDNEY OF DIABETIC AGING RATS

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (Supplement_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pardeep Kumar ◽  
Najma Baquer
Keyword(s):  
Renal Function ◽  
Antioxidant Enzymes ◽  
Membrane Fluidity ◽  
Renin Angiotensin System ◽  
Glucose Transporters ◽  
Dna Degradation ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Aging Rats ◽  
Age Related

Abstract Background and Aims The objective of this study was to investigate renoprotective effects of metformin on renal function, mitochondrial and antioxidant enzymes, oxidative stress biomarker, DNA degradation and expression of glucose transporters in of diabetic aging female rats. Method Young (3 months) adult (12 months) and aged (24 months) rats will be diabetic by using alloxan monohydrate. Metformin was administered i.p. at a dose of 200 mg/kg/day for 30 days to both control and diabetic aging rats. A detailed study was carried on membrane fluidity, lipofuscin, antioxidant enzymes and DNA degradation to identify the antidiabetic and antiaging role of metformin using biochemical ,molecular and histiochemical study. Renal function was assessed by measuring proteinuria, enzymuria, expression of glucose transporters, renin-angiotensin system, and activities of polyol pathway enzymes. Results Present study shows that there was a similar pattern of increased lipid peroxidation, lipofuscin, DNA degradation and glucose transporters expression with upregulation of renal angiotensin-converting enzyme and a decrease in membrane fluidity, glutamate dehydrogenase, Na+ K+ ATPse, antixodant enzymes activities in both aging and diabetes. Metformin treatment helped to reverse the age related changes studied, to normal levels, elucidating an anti-aging, antidiabetic and renoprotective action. Metformin effectively countered the diabetes-induced structural abnormalities of renal tissue of aging rats. Conclusion Metformin was found to be an effective treatment in stabilizing and normalizing the renal functions; therefore this therapy can be considered an alternative to be explored further as a means of diabetic and aged related disorders control. The results of this study will be useful for pharmacological modification of the aging process and applying new strategies for control of age related disorders including metabolic syndrome.

scholarly journals Modulation of the Activities of Catalase, Cu-Zn, Mn Superoxide Dismutase, and Glutathione Peroxidase in Adipocyte from Ovariectomised Female Rats with Metabolic Syndrome

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebeca Cambray Guerra ◽  
Alejandra Zuñiga-Muñoz ◽  
Verónica Guarner Lans ◽  
Eulises Díaz-Díaz ◽  
Carlos Alberto Tena Betancourt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Superoxide Dismutase ◽  
Antioxidant Enzymes ◽  
Glutathione Peroxidase ◽  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Abdominal Fat ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Female Rat ◽  
Female Wistar Rats ◽  
And Oxidative Stress

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between estrogen removal, antioxidant enzymes, and oxidative stress generated by obesity in a MS female rat model. Thirty two female Wistar rats were divided into 4 groups: Control (C), MS, MS ovariectomized (Ovx), and MS Ovx plus estradiol (E2). MS was induced by administering 30% sucrose to drinking water for 24 weeks. After sacrifice, intra-abdominal fat was dissected; adipocytes were isolated and lipid peroxidation, non-enzymatic antioxidant capacity, and the activities of Cu-Zn and Mn superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) were determined. There were no significant differences in the activities of Cu-Zn, Mn SOD, CAT, and GPx between the C and MS groups, but in the MS Ovx group there was a statistically significant decrease in the activities of these enzymes when compared to MS and MS Ovx+E2. The increased lipid peroxidation and nonenzymatic antioxidant capacity found in MS Ovx was significantly decreased when compared to MS and MS Ovx+E2. In conclusion, the removal of E2by ovariectomy decreases the activity of the antioxidant enzymes in the intra-abdominal tissue of MS female rats; this is reflected by increased lipid peroxidation and decreased nonenzymatic antioxidant capacity.

Preventive Effect of Carvacrol Against Oxidative Damage in Aged Rat Liver

2017 ◽  
Vol 87 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 59-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeed Samarghandian ◽  
Mohsen Azimi-Nezhad ◽  
Tahereh Farkhondeh
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Antioxidant Enzymes ◽  
Matched Control ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Antioxidant Defenses ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Aged Rats ◽  
Preventive Effect ◽  
Glutathione S Transferase ◽  
Old Rats

Abstract. The present study was designed to investigate the changes in activities of antioxidant enzymes and lipid peroxidation level in the liver of 2, 10 and 20 months old rats, and to see whether these changes are restored to those of the two month old rats after carvacrol treatment. Male rats of 2, 10, and 20 months (n = 10 for each group) were used for all the experiments. The aged rats (10 and 20 months old) were given carvacrol (15 mg/day per body weight) for 30 days. Control animals received an equal volume of vehicle. After the treatment, livers were removed for estimation of superoxide dismutase-SOD, glutathione-S-transferase-GST, catalase-CAT activities and lipid peroxidation level. The present findings determined that normal aging was associated with a significant decrease in the activities of antioxidant enzymes (SOD; 11.87 ± 0.6 (2 months old) vs 7.56 ± 0.1 (20 months old); P < 0.001) in liver, as well as an increase in lipid peroxidation level (MDA; 0.15 ± 0.01 (2 months old) vs 0.41 ± 0.01 (20 months old); P < 0.001) in aged rats. Also, the results of this study indicated that carvacrol treatment increased the activities of the antioxidant enzymes in 20 months old animals versus the aged matched control group (SOD; 9.87 ± 0.4; P < 0.01). Furthermore, carvacrol decreased lipid peroxidation content in 10 and 20 months old animals compared with the aged matched control (MDA; 9.87 ± 0.4; P < 0.001). Our data shows that carvacrol could be a candidate to inhibit the development of age-induced liver damage through inhibition of oxidative stress and also increasing antioxidant defenses.

scholarly journals Effect of Cross-Sex Hormonal Replacement on Antioxidant Enzymes in Rat Retroperitoneal Fat Adipocytes

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Israel Pérez-Torres ◽  
Verónica Guarner-Lans ◽  
Alejandra Zúñiga-Muñoz ◽  
Rodrigo Velázquez Espejel ◽  
Alfredo Cabrera-Orefice ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Superoxide Dismutase ◽  
Antioxidant Enzymes ◽  
Glutathione Peroxidase ◽  
Glutathione Reductase ◽  
Enzymatic Activities ◽  
Glutathione S Transferase ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Intact Female ◽  
Hormonal Replacement

We report the effect of cross-sex hormonal replacement on antioxidant enzymes from rat retroperitoneal fat adipocytes. Eight rats of each gender were assigned to each of the following groups: control groups were intact female or male (F and M, resp.). Experimental groups were ovariectomized F (OvxF), castrated M (CasM), OvxF plus testosterone (OvxF + T), and CasM plus estradiol (CasM + E2) groups. After sacrifice, retroperitoneal fat was dissected and processed for histology. Adipocytes were isolated and the following enzymatic activities were determined: Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), and glutathione reductase (GR). Also, glutathione (GSH) and lipid peroxidation (LPO) were measured. In OvxF, retroperitoneal fat increased and adipocytes were enlarged, while in CasM rats a decrease in retroperitoneal fat and small adipocytes are observed. The cross-sex hormonal replacement in F rats was associated with larger adipocytes and a further decreased activity of Cu-Zn SOD, CAT, GPx, GST, GR, and GSH, in addition to an increase in LPO. CasM + E2exhibited the opposite effects showing further activation antioxidant enzymes and decreases in LPO. In conclusion, E2deficiency favors an increase in retroperitoneal fat and large adipocytes. Cross-sex hormonal replacement in F rats aggravates the condition by inhibiting antioxidant enzymes.

Glutathione metabolism in heart and liver of the aging rat

1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 58-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Stio ◽  
T. Iantomasi ◽  
F. Favilli ◽  
P. Marraccini ◽  
B. Lunghi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rat Heart ◽  
Reduced Glutathione ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Glutathione Metabolism ◽  
Oxidized Glutathione ◽  
Glutathione S Transferase ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Glutamylcysteine Synthetase ◽  
Old Rats ◽  
Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase

A comprehensive study on glutathione metabolism in rat heart and liver as a function of age was performed. In the heart, reduced glutathione, total glutathione, and the glutathione redox index showed a decrease during aging, while oxidized glutathione levels increased in 5-month-old rats with respect to the young animals and remained quite constant in 14- and 27-month-old rats. In the liver, the highest levels of reduced glutathione were found in the 2-month-old rats, while oxidized glutathione reached a peak at 5 months. Glutathione-associated enzymes showed age-related changes. Glutathione peroxidase, unaffected by aging in the heart, decreased in the liver of the 27-month-old rats. In the heart and the liver, the highest values of glutathione S-transferase were found at 5 months and 27 months, respectively. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase followed a similar trend in both heart and liver. Glutathione reductase also showed the same behaviour in heart and in liver, increasing in old rats with respect to the other age groups. A decrease in γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase was found in the heart and liver of 27-month-old rats in comparison with the 2-month-old ones. In conclusion, a decreased antioxidant capability has been demonstrated in both heart and liver of old rats.Key words: glutathione metabolism, age, rat heart, rat liver.

scholarly journals Modulatory effects of caffeine on oxidative stress and anxiety-like behavior in ovariectomized rats

2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (9) ◽  
pp. 961-972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ionut Caravan ◽  
Alexandra Sevastre Berghian ◽  
Remus Moldovan ◽  
Nicoleta Decea ◽  
Remus Orasan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Chronic Administration ◽  
Behavioral Changes ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Ovariectomized Rats ◽  
Plus Maze ◽  
Short Period ◽  
The Brain ◽  
And Oxidative Stress

Menopause is accompanied by enhanced oxidative stress and behavioral changes, effects attenuated by antioxidants. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of caffeine on behavior and oxidative stress in an experimental model of menopause. Female rats were divided into the following groups: sham-operated (CON), sham-operated and caffeine-treated (CAF), ovariectomized (OVX), ovariectomized and caffeine-treated (OVX+CAF). Caffeine (6 mg/kg) and vehicle were administered for 21 days (subchronic) and 42 days (chronic), using 2 experimental subsets. Behavioral tests and oxidative stress parameters in the blood, whole brain, and hippocampus were assessed. The subchronic administration of caffeine decreased the lipid peroxidation and improved the antioxidant defense in the blood and brain. The GSH/GGSG ratio in the brain was improved by chronic administration, with reduced activities of antioxidant enzymes and enhanced nitric oxide and malondialdehyde levels. In particular, the lipid peroxidation in the hippocampus decreased in both experiments. The rats became hyperactive after 21 days of treatment, but no effect was observed after chronic administration. In both experimental subsets, caffeine had anxiolytic effects as tested in elevated plus maze. The administration of low doses of caffeine, for a short period of time, may be a new therapeutic approach to modulating the oxidative stress and anxiety in menopause.

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