High-fat Diet Induced Cardiac Oxidative Stress Differentially Modulates Protein Expression and Specific Activity of the Antioxidant Enzyme Catalase

2010 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. S195
Author(s):  
Paul M Rindler ◽  
Luke I Szweda ◽  
Mike Kinter
2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (7) ◽  
pp. 774-782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sevda Tanrıkulu-Küçük ◽  
Canan Başaran-Küçükgergin ◽  
Muhammed Seyithanoğlu ◽  
Semra Doğru-Abbasoğlu ◽  
Hikmet Koçak ◽  
...  

This study investigated the effects of curcumin and capsaicin on testicular and hepatic oxidant–antioxidant status in rats fed a high-fat diet (HFD). Male Sprague–Dawley rats were divided into 5 groups (8 rats per group). The control group was fed a normal control diet (standard laboratory chow), the HFD group was fed HFD (60% of total calories from fat), the HFD+CUR group received HFD supplemented with curcumin (1.5 g curcumin/kg HFD), the HFD+CAP group was given HFD supplemented with capsaicin (0.15 g capsaicin/kg HFD), and the HFD+CUR+CAP group received HFD supplemented with curcumin and capsaicin for 16 weeks. Hepatic and testicular thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), reactive oxygen species (ROS), glutathione (GSH) levels, glutathione transferase activity, and Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, and catalase protein expression and enzyme activities were measured. Protein expression was determined by Western blotting. GSH levels and antioxidant enzyme activities were measured with colorimetric methods. HFD slightly increased hepatic and testicular oxidative stress parameters. GSH levels did not change between groups. TBARS and ROS levels were significantly reduced in the HFD+CUR+CAP group compared with the HFD group. Liver and testis antioxidant enzyme activities and expression increased significantly with combined capsaicin and curcumin treatment. Curcumin and capsaicin treatment attenuated testicular and hepatic oxidative stress and enhanced the antioxidant defense system. The combination of capsaicin and curcumin with HFD seems to have some remarkable and beneficial effects on testicular oxidative damage in the fatty liver rat model.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Md. Abdullah Al Mamun ◽  
Md. Faruk ◽  
Md. Mizanur Rahman ◽  
Kamrun Nahar ◽  
Fariha Kabir ◽  
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Psidium guajava leaf is reported to contain many bioactive polyphenols which play an important role in the prevention and treatment of various diseases. Our investigation aimed to study the effect of Psidium guajava leaf powder supplementation on obesity and liver status by using experimental rats. To study the effects of guava leaf supplementation in high fat diet induced obesity, rats were randomly divided into four experimental groups (n=7), control (group I), control + guava leaf (group II), HCHF (group III), and HCHF + guava leaf (group IV). At the end of the experimental period (56 days), glucose intolerance, liver enzymes activities, antioxidant enzymes activities, and lipid and cholesterol profiles were evaluated. Our results revealed that guava leaf powder supplementation showed a significant reduction in fat deposition in obese rats. Moreover, liver enzyme functions were increased in high fat diet fed rats compared to the control rats significantly which were further ameliorated by guava leaf powder supplementation in high fat diet fed rats. High fat diet feeding also decreased the antioxidant enzyme functions and increased the lipid peroxidation products compared to the control rats. Guava leaf powder supplementation in high fat diet fed rats reduced the oxidative stress markers and reestablished antioxidant enzyme system in experimental animals. Guava leaf powder supplementation in high fat diet fed rats also showed a relative decrease in inflammatory cells infiltration and collagen deposition in the liver compared to the high fat diet fed rats. The present study suggests that the supplementation of guava leaf powder prevents obesity, improves glucose intolerance, and decreases inflammation and oxidative stress in liver of high carbohydrate high fat diet fed rats.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingming Zhai ◽  
Jinxiu Cui ◽  
Chenxu Zhang ◽  
Juan Liu ◽  
Yuanzhe Li ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease worldwide, and is related to disturbed lipid metabolism and redox homeostasis. However, a definitive drug treatment has not been approved for this disease. Studies have found that electromagnetic fields (EMFs) can ameliorate hepatic steatosis and oxidative stress. Nevertheless, the mechanism remains unclear.Methods: NAFLD models were established by feeding mice a high-fat diet. Simultaneously, EMF exposure is performed. The effects of the EMF on hepatic lipid deposition and oxidative stress were investigated. Additionally, the AMPK and Nrf2 pathways were analysed to confirm whether they were activated by the EMF.Results: Administration of the EMF decreased the body weight, liver weight and serum triglyceride (TG) levels and restrained the excessive hepatic lipid accumulation caused by feeding the HFD. This EMF function is achieved by boosting CaMKKβ protein expression, activating AMPK phosphorylation and suppressing mature SREBP-1c protein expression. Meanwhile, the activity of GSH-Px was enhanced following an increase in nuclear Nrf2 protein expression by EMF. However, no change was observed in the activities of SOD and CAT. Consequently, EMF reduced hepatic reactive oxygen species (ROS) and MDA levels, which means that EMF relieved liver damage by oxidative stress in HFD-fed mice.Conclusions: EMF can activate the CaMKKβ/AMPK/SREBP-1c and Nrf2 pathways to control hepatic lipid deposition and oxidative stress. This investigation indicates that EMF may be a novel therapeutic method for NAFLD.


Author(s):  
Suguna Periyanayagam ◽  
Geetha Arumugam ◽  
Aruna Ravikumar ◽  
Vijaiyan Siva Ganesan

AbstractInflammasomes are protein complexes that mediate the process of inflammation and tissue injury by regulating the level of cytokine production. Pancreatitis is a major gastrointestinal disorder characterized by painful inflammation in the pancreas. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether thymoquinone (TQ) exerts anti-inflammatory activity by influencing the expression of the apoptosis-associated speck-like protein (ASC) complex of NOD-like receptor pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasomes in rats subjected to experimental pancreatitis.Male albino Wistar rats were randomly separated into four groups. Rats in groups 1 and 2 were fed with a normal diet for 90 days, and rats in groups 3 and 4 were administered with ethanol (EtOH) 8–12 g/kg/day orally and fed with a high-fat diet (HFD) for 90 days. In addition, rats in groups 2 and 4 were administered with 100 mg/kg body weight of TQ from the 31st day. The serum lipase (L)/amylase (A) ratio; the oxidative stress markers; the GSH/GSSG ratio; the mRNA expression of ASC, caspase-1, IL-1β, IL-18, and TNF-α; and the protein expression of ASC and caspase-1 in the pancreas were assessed.We observed a significant increase in the serum L/A ratio and oxidative stress, a decrease in the GSH/GSSG ratio, and a GST activity in EtOH- and HFD-fed rats. The mRNA expression of IL-1β, IL-18, and TNF-α was significantly reduced in TQ-coadministered rats than that in EtOH- and HFD-fed rats. The upregulation of mRNA and the protein expression of ASC and caspase-1 were significantly reduced in TQ-coadministered rats.TQ exerts the anti-inflammatory activity probably by downregulating the ASC expression to minimize the maturation of proinflammatory cytokines.


2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 248-255
Author(s):  
Nayoung Ahn

PURPOSE: Exercise improve myocardial cell protection and vascular function through cell repair and suppression of oxidative stress in cardiovascular diseases caused by aging. This study aimed to investigate the effect of combine exercise on HSP70 and SOD1 protein expression of aorta, skeletal muscle and myocardium in high fat diet induced obese aging rats.METHODS: Male 50-week-old Sprague Dawley rats (n=40) were divided into normal diet (ND, n=10), normal diet+exercise (NDEx, n=10), high fat diet (HFD, n=10), and high fat diet+exercise (HFDEx, n=10) groups. After six weeks on a high fat diet to induce obesity, a 12-week combine exercise program was implemented, which combine exercise (treadmill running+ladder climbing) three times a week for 45 minutes per session.RESULTS: Body weight was significantly decreased after 12 weeks combine exercise program compared to the ND group (p<.05) and HFDEx group compared to the HFD group (p<.05), respectively. After completing the 12-week exercise program, heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) expressions were significantly (p<.05) higher in the NDEx group compared to the ND group in the myocardium. Also, SOD1 protein expression was significantly (p<.05) higher in the NDEx group compared to the ND group and HFDEx group compared to the HFD group in the skeletal muscle.CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, combine exercise intervention of high fat diet-induced obesity resulted in decreased cell repair protein and antioxidant enzyme protein in the myocardium. Therefore, it is thought that combine exercise intervention for obese induced rats improved the cell repair protein and antioxidant enzyme activity of the myocardium.


Author(s):  
Hamed Heydari ◽  
Rafighe Ghiasi ◽  
Gholamreza Hamidian ◽  
Saber Ghaderpour ◽  
Rana Keyhanmanesh

Abstract Objectives High fat diet can lead to testicular structural and functional disturbances, spermatogenesis disorders as well as infertility. So, the present investigation was proposed to clarify whether voluntary exercise could prevent high fat diet induced reproductive complications in rats through testicular stress oxidative and apoptosis. Methods Forty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups; control (C), voluntary exercise (VE), high fat diet (HFD) and high fat diet and voluntary exercise (VE + HFD) groups. The rats in the VE and VE + HFD groups were accommodated in apart cages that had running wheels and the running distance was assessed daily for 10 weeks. In VE + HFD group, animals were fed with HFD for five weeks before commencing exercise. The sperm parameters, the expressions of testicular miR-34a gene, and P53 and SIRT1 proteins as well as testicular apoptosis were analyzed in all groups. Results The results indicated that voluntary exercise in VE + HFD group led to significantly increased GPX and SOD activities, SIRT1 protein expression, sperm parameters, and decreased the expression of miR34a gene and Acp53 protein, and cellular apoptosis index compared to HFD group (p<0.001 to p<0.05). The SOD and catalase activities, SIRT1 protein expression, sperm parameters in VE + HFD group were lower than of those of VE group, however, MDA content, expression of Acp53 protein, apoptosis indexes in VE + HFD group was higher than that of VE group (p<0.001 to p<0.05). Conclusion This study revealed that voluntary exercise improved spermatogenesis, in part by decreasing the testicular oxidative stress status, apoptosis through alteration in miR-34a/SIRT1/p53 pathway.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingda Li ◽  
Tianqi Wang ◽  
Panpan Liu ◽  
Fuyuan Yang ◽  
Xudong Wang ◽  
...  

Hesperetin as a major bioflavonoid in citrus fruits improves NAFLD by suppressing hepatic oxidative stress and inflammation.


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