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Provedor de dados: | 56
País: | Brazil
Título: | Long-term melatonin treatment reduces ovarian mass and enhances tissue antioxidant defenses during ovulation in the rat
Autores: | Chuffa,L.G.A.; Amorim,J.P.A.; Teixeira,G.R.; Mendes,L.O.; Fioruci,B.A.; Pinheiro,P.F.F.; Seiva,F.R.F.; Novelli,E.L.B.; Mello Júnior,W.; Martinez,M.; Martinez,F.E.
Data: | 2011-03-01
Ano: | 2011
Palavras-chave: | Melatonin; Ovary mass; Lipid peroxidation; Antioxidant defenses; Superoxide dismutase.
Resumo: | Melatonin regulates the reproductive cycle, energy metabolism and may also act as a potential antioxidant indoleamine. The present study was undertaken to investigate whether long-term melatonin treatment can induce reproductive alterations and if it can protect ovarian tissue against lipid peroxidation during ovulation. Twenty-four adult female Wistar rats, 60 days old (± 250-260 g), were randomly divided into two equal groups. The control group received 0.3 mL 0.9% NaCl + 0.04 mL 95% ethanol as vehicle, and the melatonin-treated group received vehicle + melatonin (100 µg·100 g body weight-1·day-1) both intraperitoneally daily for 60 days. All animals were killed by decapitation during the morning estrus at 4:00 am. Body weight gain and body mass index were reduced by melatonin after 10 days of treatment (P &lt; 0.05). Also, a marked loss of appetite was observed with a fall in food intake, energy intake (melatonin 51.41 ± 1.28 vs control 57.35 ± 1.34 kcal/day) and glucose levels (melatonin 80.3 ± 4.49 vs control 103.5 ± 5.47 mg/dL) towards the end of treatment. Melatonin itself and changes in energy balance promoted reductions in ovarian mass (20.2%) and estrous cycle remained extensive (26.7%), arresting at diestrus. Regarding the oxidative profile, lipid hydroperoxide levels decreased after melatonin treatment (6.9%) and total antioxidant substances were enhanced within the ovaries (23.9%). Additionally, melatonin increased superoxide dismutase (21.3%), catalase (23.6%) and glutathione-reductase (14.8%) activities and the reducing power (10.2% GSH/GSSG ratio). We suggest that melatonin alters ovarian mass and estrous cyclicity and protects the ovaries by increasing superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione-reductase activities.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011000300007
Editor: | Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
Relação: | 10.1590/S0100-879X2011007500018
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research  v.44 n.3 2011
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess