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Effects of Opuntia humifusa Supplementation on Lipid Peroxidation and SOD Protein Expression in the Liver, Kidney, and Skeletal Muscle of Rats Fed a High-fat Diet
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Kwon, Daekeun Kang, Junyong Park, Jinho Ryu, Sungpil Song, Youngju |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | This study was conducted to investigate the effects of Opuntia humifusa supplementation on lipid peroxidation and superoxide dismutase (SOD) protein expression at resting state in various organs of rats fed a high-fat diet. Sixteen Sprague-Dawley male rats, 6 weeks of age, were randomly divided into two groups: a control diet group (CG, n=8) and an experimental diet group (EG, n=8). They were given a high-fat diet (CG) or a diet supplemented with 5% of O. humifusa (EG) or 8 weeks. The results showed that the malondialdehyde (MDA) levels of the kidney and the liver were significantly lower in the EG group than in the CG group (p<0.01). In addition, the MDA levels in the skeletal muscle of the EG group tended to be lower than those in the CG group, but this difference was not significant. The Cu, Zn-SOD protein expression in the kidney of the EG group was significantly increased compared with that of the CG group (p<0.01). The Mn-SOD protein expression in the skeletal muscle of the EG group was significantly increased compared with that of the CG group (p<0.01). These results suggest that O. humifusa supplementation has antioxidative properties, which are exerted in a specific organ manner, and that it inhibits the action of lipid peroxidation and the expression of SOD in rats fed a high-fat diet. |
| Starting Page | 857 |
| Ending Page | 862 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.5352/JLS.2012.22.7.857 |
| Volume Number | 22 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/ksls/SMGHBM/2012/v22n7/SMGHBM_2012_v22n7_857.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.5352/JLS.2012.22.7.857 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |