The effects of methanol extract of Galium verum L on cardiac redox state in hypertensive rats



Título del documento: The effects of methanol extract of Galium verum L on cardiac redox state in hypertensive rats
Revue: Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000451803
ISSN: 1984-8250
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kragujevac. Serbia
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Volumen: 58
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Experimental, aplicado
Resumen en inglés The aim of this study was to assess the effects of methanol extract of G. verum on redox status of isolated heart of spontaneously hypertensive rats after ischemia. Twenty-four Wistar albino rats were divided into three groups: untreated control rats and rats that received 125 and 250 mg/kg G. verum extract for 4 weeks per os. Index of lipid peroxidation (measured as TBARS) and parameters of antioxidative defence system such as level of reduced glutathione (GSH) and activities of catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were spectrophotometrically determined in heart homogenate. The index of lipid peroxidation in heart tissue was lower in both treated groups compared to the control group. On the other hand, the activity of SOD was significantly higher after consumption of both doses, while the activity of CAT was significantly higher only after treatment with a higher dose of extract. Based on our results we might conclude that 4-week treatment with methanol extracts of G. verum has the potential to modulate myocardial redox signaling after ischemia, thus significantly alleviating cardiac oxidative stress and exerting dose-dependent antioxidant properties. Future studies are certainly necessary to fully clarify the role of this plant species in myocardial I-R injury
Disciplinas: Medicina
Palabras clave: Farmacología,
Medicina experimental,
Lesión isquémica,
Corazón,
Extractos vegetales,
Estrés oxidativo,
Galium verum,
Rubiaceae,
Modelos animales,
Ratas
Keyword: Pharmacology,
Experimental medicine,
Ischemic injury,
Heart,
Plant extracts,
Oxidative stress,
Galium verum,
Rubiaceae,
Animal models,
Rats
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