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Effect of exogenous administration of melatonin and growth hormone on pro-antioxidant functions of the liver in aging male rats.

Abstract：

:Aging is accompanied by changes in the morphology and physiology of organs and tissues, such as the liver. This process might be due to the accumulation of oxidative damage induced by reactive oxygen (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS). Hepatocytes are very rich in mitochondria and have a high respiratory rate, so they are exposed to large amounts of ROS and permanent oxidative stress. Twenty-four male Wistar rats of 22 months of age were divided into three groups. One group remained untreated and acted as the control group. The second was treated with growth hormone (GH) (2 mg/kg/d sc) and the third was submitted to treatment wit 1 mg/kg/d of melatonin in the drinking water. A group of 2-months-old male rats was used as young controls. After 10 wk of treatment the rats were killed by decapitation, and the liver was dissected and homogenized. Mitochondrial, cytosolic and microsomal fractions were obtained and cytochrome C, glutathione peroxidase, s-transferase and nitric oxide (NO) were measured. Aging induced a significant increase in mitochondrial nitric oxide. An increase in cytochrome C in the cytosolic fraction and a reduction in the mitochondrial fraction with age was also observed. Both GH and melatonin treatments significantly reduced the enhanced measures and increased the reduced values. A reduction in glutathione peroxidase and glutathione S-transferase was found in old control rats when compared with the group of young animals. Treatment for 2.5 months of old rats with GH and melatonin were able to increase the enzymes reaching values similar to those found in young animals. In conclusion, GH and melatonin treatment seems to have beneficial effects against age-induced damage in the liver.

journal_name

J Pineal Res

journal_title

Journal of pineal research

authors

Kireev RA,Tresguerres AC,Castillo C,Salazar V,Ariznavarreta C,Vara E,Tresguerres JA

doi

10.1111/j.1600-079X.2006.00385.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2007-01-01 00:00:00

pages

64-70

issue

eissn

0742-3098

issn

1600-079X

pii

JPI385

journal_volume

pub_type

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Effect of exogenous administration of melatonin and growth hormone on pro-antioxidant functions of the liver in aging male rats.