Abstract:
:This study was designed to investigate the possible effectiveness of chronic resveratrol administration on redox state, inflammatory mediators and apoptosis rate in diabetic rats. Male Wistar rats were divided into four groups (n = 6): normal control, diabetic control, normal rats treated with resveratrol, and diabetic rats treated with resveratrol. Diabetes was induced by injection of streptozotocin (50 mg/kg; i.p.), 15 min after the prescription of nicotinamide (110 mg/kg; i.p.) in 12 h-fasted rats. Four-month oral resveratrol administration (5 mg/kg/day) significantly alleviated hyperglycemia, weight loss, enhancement of oxidative markers (lipid peroxidation index, nitrite/nitrate content and oxidized to reduced glutathione ratio) and superoxide dismutase activity in diabetic rats. Moreover, resveratrol administration to diabetic rats improved the elevated levels of plasma TNFα and IL-6 as well as NF-κB activity of polymorphonuclear cells. On the other hand, four months resveratrol administration decreased the apoptosis rate in the kidney, heart, retina, sciatic nerve and the polymorphonuclear cells of diabetic rats. These beneficial antidiabetic observations suggest that treatment with resveratrol may be considered as a therapeutic approach to reduce diabetic-related complications.
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Gen Physiol Biophysjournal_title
General physiology and biophysicsauthors
Soufi FG,Vardyani M,Sheervalilou R,Mohammadi M,Somi MHdoi
10.4149/gpb_2012_039subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-12-01 00:00:00pages
431-8issue
4eissn
0231-5882issn
1338-4325journal_volume
31pub_type
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