Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Markers as Indicator of Atherogenesis in Rats: Antioxidants as Preventive Pharmacological Methods

Title:Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Markers as Indicator of Atherogenesis in Rats: Antioxidants as Preventive Pharmacological Methods

Volume: 16 Issue: 2

Author(s): Maria del Carmen Baez*, Mariana Taran, Maria de La Paz Scribano, Ariel Balceda, Carla Buonanotte, Sergio Blencio, Ismael Fonseca and Monica Moya

Affiliation:

• Catedra de Fisica Biomedica, Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, X5000 Cordoba,Argentina

Keywords: Antioxidants, atherogenesis, atherosclerosis, hyperfibrinogenemia, oxidative stress, vitamins E plus C.

Abstract: Objective: The oxidative process in atherogenesis generated by proinflammatory induction and response to antioxidants vitamins in an experimental model were analyzed.

Methods: Male rats were used: (A)Control, (B)Control+vitamin E plus C, (C)Hyperfibrinogenemia and (D)Hyperfibrinogenemia+vitamins E plus C. Hyperfibrinogenemia induced by daily injection of adrenaline (0.1mg/day/rat) for 120 days. Treatment: 3.42 mg/kg of vitamin E plus 2.14 mg/kg of vitamin C, fifteen days after induction. Vascular histology analyzed by optical microscopy. Fibrinogen, nitrites and superoxide dismutase analyzed by spectrophotometry. Statistics: MANOVA, Hotelling test for post testing, significance level p<0.05.

Results: (C) group showed higher fibrinogen than (A) and (B)(p<0.001). Compared to (C) group, (D) showed a decrease of fibrinogen (p<0.001). A marked increase in nitrites was found in (C) versus (A), (B) and (D) groups (p<0.001). Superoxide dismutase activity increased in (C) group compared to groups (A) and (B) (p<0.001). In the group (D) an increase of the activity of this enzyme was observed in comparison to groups (C)(p<0.001), (A) and (B) (p<0.0001 in both). The (C) group shown endothelial denudation, thickening of the vascular intima and extracellular matrix enlargement with foam cells(p<0.001).

Conclusion: These results strongly suggest that vitamins E plus C produce regression of inflammatory and oxidative stress processes in this experimental model.

Cite this article as:

del Carmen Baez Maria *, Taran Mariana, de La Paz Scribano Maria , Balceda Ariel, Buonanotte Carla , Blencio Sergio, Fonseca Ismael and Moya Monica, Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Markers as Indicator of Atherogenesis in Rats: Antioxidants as Preventive Pharmacological Methods, Anti-Inflammatory & Anti-Allergy Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 2017; 16 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871523016666170616121133