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NITRIC OXIDE AND OXIDATIVE STRESS PROPERTIES OF L-CARNITINE IN DIABETIC HYPERTENSIVE RATS BIOCHEMICAL & HISTOLOGICAL STUDY
• 2014
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Authors
MONA ABD-.LATIF ABUZAHRA*
SHERIFA ABD-ELSALAM MUSTAFA
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Abstract
Diabetes mellitus and hypertension are a global health problem due to its serious
complications, along with oxidative stress were shown to contribute to endothelial
dysfunction. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of beneficial effect of Lcarnitine in healthy and streptozotocin (STZ) Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME)
induced diabetes mellitus and hypertension in rats. Results showed that diabetic hypertensive
(DH) rats had significant increase in the level of plasma glucose, malondialdhyde (MAD),
cholesterol (CH), triglycerides (TG), urea, creatinine, and the activity of serum liver enzymes
(AST, ALT) as to normal control rats. While, blood glutathione (GSH) content and
erythrocyte superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and nitric oxide level (NO), were
significantly lowered. Supplementation of L- carnitine for 6 weeks improve plasma glucose,
lipids, liver and kidney functions, In addition, both normal healthy rats and DH rats treated
with L- carnitine showed increase in blood GSH and SOD activity and serum nitrate level
(stable product of nitric oxide NO) as compared with healthy control and DH respectively.
Histopathological and immunochemical study of heart confirm the biochemical results. It was
concluded that administration of L-carnitine reduces or delays oxidative stress in diabetic
hypertensive rats.
complications, along with oxidative stress were shown to contribute to endothelial
dysfunction. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of beneficial effect of Lcarnitine in healthy and streptozotocin (STZ) Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME)
induced diabetes mellitus and hypertension in rats. Results showed that diabetic hypertensive
(DH) rats had significant increase in the level of plasma glucose, malondialdhyde (MAD),
cholesterol (CH), triglycerides (TG), urea, creatinine, and the activity of serum liver enzymes
(AST, ALT) as to normal control rats. While, blood glutathione (GSH) content and
erythrocyte superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and nitric oxide level (NO), were
significantly lowered. Supplementation of L- carnitine for 6 weeks improve plasma glucose,
lipids, liver and kidney functions, In addition, both normal healthy rats and DH rats treated
with L- carnitine showed increase in blood GSH and SOD activity and serum nitrate level
(stable product of nitric oxide NO) as compared with healthy control and DH respectively.
Histopathological and immunochemical study of heart confirm the biochemical results. It was
concluded that administration of L-carnitine reduces or delays oxidative stress in diabetic
hypertensive rats.