Increased lipid peroxidation in kidney of vitamin B-6 deficient rats |
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Authors: | V Ravichandran R Selvam |
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Institution: | Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Madras, India. |
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Abstract: | Lipid peroxidation in kidney of rats fed with vitamin B-6 deficient diet for a period of 12 weeks was studied with pair-fed controls. The basal lipid peroxide level as well as the degree of susceptibility to lipid peroxidation in presence of promotors such as NADPH, ascorbate, t-butyl hydroperoxide, Fe2+, Cu2+ and oxalate, were increased in vitamin B-6 deficient kidney. The observed increased lipid peroxidation in vitamin B-6 deficient kidney was correlated with high levels of lipids, copper, iron, calcium and oxalate, low levels of antioxidants and antioxidant enzymes and increased levels of hydroperoxides and hydroxyl radicals. |
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