alpha-Lipoic acid has anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties: an experimental study in rats with carrageenan-induced acute and cotton pellet-induced chronic inflammations

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ODABASOGLU F., HALICI Z., AYGUN H., HALICI M. B., ATALAY F., CAKIR A., ...Daha Fazla

BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION, cilt.105, sa.1, ss.31-43, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 105 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s0007114510003107
  • Dergi Adı: BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.31-43
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: alpha-Lipoic acid, Cotton pellets, Chronic inflammation, Carrageenan, Acute inflammation, Myeloperoxidase, Antioxidant enzymes, Inducible nitric oxide synthase, ISCHEMIA-REPERFUSION INJURY, NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE, NF-KAPPA-B, AQUEOUS EXTRACT, INDOMETHACIN, TISSUE, EDEMA, ACTIVATION, DISPERSION, EXPRESSION
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

alpha-Lipoic acid (ALA) has been termed the 'ideal' antioxidant, a readily absorbed and bioavailable compound capable of scavenging a number of free radicals, and it has been used for treating diseases in which oxidative stress plays a major role. The present study was designed to gain a better understanding for the positive effects of ALA on the models of acute and chronic inflammation in rats, and also determine its anti-oxidative potency. In an acute model, three doses of ALA (50, 100 and 200 mg/kg) and one close of indomethacin (25 mg/kg) or diclofenac (25 mg/kg) were administered to rats by oral administration. The paw volumes of the animals were calculated plethysmometrically, and 0.1 ml of 1% carrageenan (CAR) was injected into the hind paw of each animal 1 h after oral drug administration. The change in paw volume was detected as five replicates every 60 min by plethysmometry. In particular, we investigated the activities of catalase, superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione S-transferase (GST), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase (GR, inducible NO synthase (iNOS) and myeloperoxidase (MPx), and the amounts of lipid peroxidation (LPO) or total GSH in the paw tissues of CAR-injected rats. We showed that ALA exhibited anti-inflammatory effects on both acute and chronic inflammations, and a strongly anti-oxidative potency on linoleic acid oxidation. Moreover, the administration of CAR induced oedema in the paws. ALA significantly inhibited the ability of CAR to induce: (1) the degree of acute inflammation, (2) the rise in MPx activity, (3) the increases of GST and iNOS activities and the amount of LPO and (4) the decreases of GPx, OR and SOD activities and the amount of GSH. In conclusion, these results suggest that the anti-inflammatory properties of ALA, which has a strong anti-oxidative potency, could be related to its positive effects on the antioxidant system in a variety of tissues in rats.