Effect of 3-methylindole on respiratory ethane production in selenium and vitamin E deficient rats |
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Authors: | A L Kiorpes J W Sword W G Hoekstra |
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Institution: | Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53706. |
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Abstract: | Lipid peroxidation has been proposed as a mechanism of 3-methylindole pneumotoxicity. In this report, lipid peroxidation was measured over 16 h in awake rats given 400 mg/kg i.p. 3-methylindole or its carrier, Cremophore EL. Rats were studied after 8 weeks of feeding a diet either adequate or deficient in vitamin E and selenium. Respiratory ethane production was used as the index of lipid peroxidation. 3-methylindole had no effect on lipid peroxidation for rats fed the adequate diet. For rats on the deficient diet, 3-methylindole suppressed lipid peroxidation by 50% of control. These results indicate that lipid peroxidation is not a mechanism of 3-methylindole pneumotoxicity and support the conclusion that 3-methylindole may act as an antioxidant. |
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