Effect of Losartan on the Antioxidant Status of Rats with Diabetes Mellitus
Authors:
A. Liptáková; O. Uličná 1; Z. Ďurčková; P. Božek 2; O. Vančová 1
Authors‘ workplace:
Ústav lekárskej chémie, biochémie a klinickej biochémie LF UK, Bratislava, Farmakobiochemické laboratórium III. internej kliniky LF UK, Bratislava, Nemocnica s poliklinikou Ministerstva vnútra, Bratislava
Published in:
Čes. slov. Farm., 2001; , 193-196
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Overview
The aim of this study was to monitor the effect of the administration of antihypertensive druglosartan on: (1) the antioxidant status of rats with experimental insulin-dependent diabetesmellitus; (2) oxidative damage which is represented by the production of compounds which can reactwith thiobarbituric acid (TBARP), and (3) some metabolic parameters. Losartan administration didnot significantly influence the concentration of glucose, cholesterol, triacylglycerol, and uric acid inthe plasma of control and diabetic animals. In the liver tissue, the concentration of triacylglycerolsdecreased after losartan administration, but the concentration of cholesterol did not change. Thepresent authors have found that losartan administration increased the levels of water solubileantioxidants in the plasma of diabetic rats, which can result in a decrease of the TBARP levels inthe plasma of diabetic rats.
Key words:
antioxidant status - losartan - diabetes mellitus - oxidative stress
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Pharmacy Clinical pharmacologyArticle was published in
Czech and Slovak Pharmacy
2001 Issue 4
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