The influence of lipoic acid on adriamycin-induced hyperlipidemic nephrotoxicity in rats |
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Authors: | Malarkodi Kumaravel Palanichamy Balachandar Andithangal Venkatesan Varalakshmi Palaninathan |
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Institution: | (1) Neurochemistry and Neuroendocrinology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143 005, India;(2) Department of Zoology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143 005, India |
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Abstract: | Glutamate, a major excitatory amino acid neurotransmitter is also an endogenous excitotoxin. The present study examined the prolonged and delayed effects of glutamate excitotoxicity on mitochondrial lipid peroxidation and antioxidant parameters in different brain regions, namely, cerebral hemisphere, cerebellum, brain stem and diencephalon. Wistar rats (male) were exposed to monosodium glutamate (MSG) (4 mg × g body wt–1, i.p.) for 6 consecutive days and sacrificed on 30th and 45th day after last MSG dose. MSG treatment markedly decreased the mitochondrial manganese superoxide-dismutase (Mn-SOD), catalase and reduced glutathione (GSH) content, and increased the lipid peroxidation (LPx), uric acid and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity. These results indicate that oxidative stress produced by glutamate in vulnerable brain regions may persist for longer periods and mitochondrial function impairment is an important mechanism of excitatory amino acid mediated neurotoxicity in chronic neurodegeneration. |
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Keywords: | excitotoxicity glutamate membrane damage mitochondrial free radical scavengers |
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