Consumption of ADD-X and Repeatedly Heated Palm Oil on the Blood Pressure and Oxidative Stress Markers in Ovarectmized Rats

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 514-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kumeshini Sukalingam ◽  
Kamsiah Jaarin ◽  
Qodriyah Haji Mohd Saad ◽  
Suhaila Mohamed ◽  
Faizah Othman
Circulation ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 116 (suppl_16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nithya Mariappan ◽  
Carrie Elks ◽  
Masudul Haque ◽  
Philip J Ebnezer ◽  
Elizabeth McIIwain ◽  
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The transcriptional factor, nuclear factor kappa B (NFkB) plays an important role in the regulation of cytokines. Among the cytokines, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) plays an important role in cardiovascular pathophysiology. This study was done to determine whether TNF-α blockade with etanercept (ETN) or NFkB blockade with dithiol pyrolidine thiocarbamate (PDTC) attenuate oxidative stress in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and contribute to neurohumoral excitation in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Method: Male 20 week old SHR rats were treated with ETN (1 mg/kg BW, sc) or PDTC (100mg/kg BW, ip) for 5 week period. Left ventricular function was measured at baseline (20 weeks) and at 25 weeks using echocardiography. Blood pressure was measured at weekly intervals throughout the study. At the end of the protocol rats were sacrificed the PVN was microdissected for the measurement of cytokines, oxidative stress markers using real time PCR (fold increase compared to WKY controls) and by immunohistochemistry. Superoxide, total reactive oxygen species and peroxynitrite were measured in the PVN and LV using electron paramagnetic resonance. Plasma norepinephrine and epinephrine an indicator of neurohumoral excitation was measured using HPLC-EC. Results: PVN data are tabulated. SHR animals had increased expression of protein and mRNA for cytokines and oxidative stress markers in the PVN and LV with increased MAP and cardiac hypertrophy when compared to WKY rats. Treatment with ETN and PDTC attenuated these increases with PDTC showing marked effect than ETN on hypertrophy and blood pressure responses. Conclusion: These findings suggest that cytokine activation in the PVN contributes to increased oxidative stress and neurohumoral excitation in hypertension.


2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 42-49
Author(s):  
Sarawoot Bunbupha ◽  
Dr. Poungrat Pakdeechote ◽  
Dr. Upa Kukongviriyapan ◽  
Dr.Parichat Prachaney

2007 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 456-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roya Kelishadi ◽  
Mohsen Sharifi ◽  
Alireza Khosravi ◽  
Khosrow Adeli

AbstractBackground: This study was undertaken to determine the association of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) with generalized and abdominal obesity, body fat composition, the metabolic syndrome, and oxidative stress markers among young people.Methods: We conducted a population-based study of 512 young people, aged 10–18 years. We obtained anthropometric and blood pressure measurements. Fasting blood sugar, total cholesterol (TC), HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, CRP, malondialdehyde (MDA), and conjugated diene (CDE) were quantified. LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) was calculated for samples with TG ≤4.52 mmol/LResults: Mean triglycerides, waist and hip circumferences, percentage body fat, subcutaneous fat, and systolic blood pressure increased significantly with increasing body mass index (BMI). In contrast, the mean LDL and TC were higher in underweight than normal weight individuals, and then increased significantly from normal to higher BMI categories. Mean HDL cholesterol significantly decreased with increasing BMI. Overall, CRP, MDA, and CDE were significantly correlated with measures of abdominal obesity. Serum CRP, MDA, and CDE significantly increased in the upper quartiles of waist circumference. Study participants with higher CRP concentrations were more likely to have metabolic syndrome and high oxidative stress markers.Conclusion: We found a significant positive association between CRP and oxidative stress markers in healthy young people, as well as an increase in these markers in the upper quartiles of waist circumference, but not BMI. Oxidative stress and CRP may interact in the early inflammatory processes of atherosclerosis.


Author(s):  
Fatemeh Ahmadi-Motamayel ◽  
Shima Fathi ◽  
Mohammad Taghi Goodarzi ◽  
Shiva Borzouei ◽  
Jalal Poorolajal ◽  
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Background: One of the most common complications of pregnant women is gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Oxidative stress can play an important role in GDM. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate salivary antioxidants and oxidative stress markers in GDM. Method: Twenty pregnant women with GDM and 20 healthy pregnant women with normal blood glucose test participated in this study. Five mL of unstimulated saliva samples were collected. Spectrophotometric assay was carried out for sialochemical analysis. Stata software was used for data analysis. Results: The GDM group exhibited no significant difference in salivary total antioxidant capacity and malondialdehyde compared to the healthy control group. All of antioxidants markers, the uric acid, total antioxidant, peroxidase and catalase, decreased in GDM group that the difference of peroxidase and catalase was statistically significant. All of oxidative stress markers, the salivary malondyaldehid, total oxidative stress and total thiol, increased in GDM group. GDM group exhibited significantly higher salivary total oxidative stress levels. Conclusion: Catalase level was significantly lower and total oxidative stress was significantly higher. These two markers might have significant importance and might exhibit early changes compared to other factors in GDM. . Some of salivary antioxidants might have diagnostic, prognostic or therapeutic implications in GDM. Other studies with large sample size on salivary and blood samples need to be done to confirm this properties and salivary samples using instead of blood samples in GDM biomarkers changes.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 584-590 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shima Fathi ◽  
Shiva Borzouei ◽  
Mohammad Taghi Goodarzi ◽  
Jalal Poorolajal ◽  
Fatemeh Ahmadi-Motamayel

Background: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a progressive metabolic disorder. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between antioxidant and oxidative stress markers in the saliva of patients with type 2 DM and a healthy control group. Methods: In this study, 20 patients with diabetes and 20 healthy individuals were evaluated. Salivary antioxidants markers consisted of total antioxidant capacity (TAC), uric acid (UA), peroxidase and catalase. Oxidative stress markers included total oxidant status (TOS), malondealdehyde (MDA) and total thiol (SH). Sialochemical analysis was performed with spectrophotometric assay. All the statistical analyses were conducted using STATA software. Results: TAC decreased significantly in patients with diabetes. Although salivary UA and peroxidase were lower in patients with diabetes compared to the control group, the difference was not significant. Salivary catalase in patients with diabetes was significantly lower than that in the control group. MDA and TOS exhibited significantly higher levels in type 2 DM. SH levels were slightly higher in DM. Conclusions: According to the results of the present study, there were some changes in the salivary levels of some antioxidants and oxidative stress markers in patients with type 2 DM and could be measured as an indicator of serum changes..


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