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Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica

Print version ISSN 1726-4634

Abstract

MAGUINA-ALFARO, Marilin et al. Antioxidant role of L-carnitine in an experimental model of oxidative stress induced by increased fructose consumption. Rev. perú. med. exp. salud publica [online]. 2020, vol.37, n.4, pp.662-671.  Epub Nov 17, 2020. ISSN 1726-4634.  http://dx.doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2020.374.4733.

Objectives:

To evaluate the role of L-carnitine (LC) on fructose-induced oxidative stress in Holtzman rats.

Materials and methods:

An experimental study was carried out during 56 days, in patients assigned to 4 groups: control, control+LC, fructose and fructose+LC. Patients in the fructose group received treatment during 56 days, and those in the LC groups were treated during the last 28 days. Fructose was given on demand and LC was administered orally at a dose of 500 g/kg/24 h. Lipid peroxidation (MDA), superoxide dismutase activity, free LC and mitochondrial and post-mitochondrial proteins were measured in liver tissue. Glycemia, insulin and the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) were measured in blood plasma. We measured insulin concentration and studied the histology of pancreatic tissue.

Results:

LC treatment showed a decrease (p < 0.05) of MDA when compared to the control group (21.73 ± 5.36 nmol/g tissue vs. 64.46 ± 7.87 nmol/g tissue). Mitochondrial and post-mitochondrial proteins increased (p < 0.05) in comparison to the control group; pancreatic insulin also increased when compared to the control (341.8 ± 42.3 μUI/ml vs. 70.1 ± 9.6 μUI/ml, p<0.05). The role of LC against fructose-induced oxidative stress did not show any decrease of MDA, but decreased (p < 0.05) SOD Cu/Zn activity (9.39 ± 1.5 USOD/mg protein vs. 13.52 ± 1.5 USOD/mg protein). We observed that LC improves HOMA-IR in blood plasma. Histological analysis of the pancreas showed that the presence of LC increased the number and size of the islets of Langerhans.

Conclusions:

LC favors changes in the oxidative metabolism and it also contributes to glycemic homeostasis when fructose is consumed.

Keywords : L-carnitine; Oxidative stress; Fructose; Antioxidants; Insulin; Malondialdehyde Superoxide Dismutase; Glycemia.

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