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Title: | Effect of vitamin E on monosodium glutamate induced hepatotoxicity and oxidative stress in rats |
Authors: | Onyema, Oscar Okwudiri Farombi, Ebenezer Olatunde Emerole, Godwin O Ukoha, Agwu Igwe Onyeze, Godffrey Okeke |
Keywords: | Monosodium glutamate;Vitamin E;Antioxidants;Hepatotoxicity;Oxidative stress |
Issue Date: | Feb-2006 |
Publisher: | CSIR |
IPC Code: | C07D 311/72 |
Abstract: | Monosodium glutamate (MSG), administered to rats (by gavage) at a dose of 0.6 mg/g body weight for 10 days, significantly {P<0.05) induced lipid peroxidation (LPO), decreased reduced glutathione (GSH) level and increased the activities of glutathione-s-transferase (GST), catalase and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in the liver of the animals; these were observed 24 hr after 10 days of administration. The activities of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and ϒ glutamyl transferase (GGT) were also significantly increased in the serum, on MSG administration. Vitamin E (0.2 mg/g body wt) co-administered with MSG, significantly reduced the LPO, increased the GSH level and decreased the hepatic activities of GST, catalase and SOD. The activities of ALT, AST and GGT in the serum were also significantly reduced. The results showed that MSG at a dose of 0.6 mg/g body wt induced the oxidative stress and hepatotoxicity in rats and vitamin E ameliorated MSG-induced oxidative stress and hepatotoxicity. |
Page(s): | 20-24 |
ISSN: | 0301-1208 |
Appears in Collections: | IJBB Vol.43(1) [February 2006] |
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