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Selenium-Vitamin E Combination and Melatonin Modulates Diabetes-Induced Blood Oxidative Damage and Fetal Outcomes in Pregnant Rats

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dc.creator ERDEMOĞLU, Evrim
dc.creator GÜNEY, Mehmet
dc.creator Mungan, Tamer
dc.date 2011-10-31T22:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2020-10-06T10:25:50Z
dc.date.available 2020-10-06T10:25:50Z
dc.identifier 684c33e3-09c7-430e-a158-1d53cdc3680c
dc.identifier 10.1007/s12011-010-8951-3
dc.identifier https://avesis.sdu.edu.tr/publication/details/684c33e3-09c7-430e-a158-1d53cdc3680c/oai
dc.identifier.uri http://acikerisim.sdu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/123456789/62340
dc.description Oxidative stress is considered to be the main cause of diabetic complications. In the current study, we investigated the effect of selenium-vitamin E combination and melatonin on lipid peroxidation (LPO) and scavenging enzyme activity in the blood of streptozocin (STZ)-induced diabetic pregnant rats. Forty female Wistar rats were randomly divided into five groups. The first and second groups were used as the non-pregnant control and pregnant control groups, respectively. The third group was the pregnant diabetic group. Vitamin E plus selenium and melatonin were administered to the diabetic pregnant rats consisting fourth and fifth groups, respectively. Diabetes was induced on day 0 of the study by STZ. Blood samples were taken from all animals on the 20th day of pregnancy. LPO level was higher in diabetic pregnant rats than in control, although superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase activities were lower in diabetic pregnant animals than in control. LPO levels were lower both in the two treatment groups than in the diabetic pregnant rats, whereas selenium-vitamin E combination and melatonin caused a significant increase in the activities of these antioxidant enzymes (p < 0.01). In conclusion, vitamin E plus selenium seems to be a more potent antioxidant compared to melatonin in diabetic pregnant rats. Melatonin did not significantly affect the elevated glucose concentration of diabetic pregnant treated with melatonin group. Vitamin E plus selenium may play a role in preventing diabetes-related diseases of pregnant subjects.
dc.language eng
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.title Selenium-Vitamin E Combination and Melatonin Modulates Diabetes-Induced Blood Oxidative Damage and Fetal Outcomes in Pregnant Rats
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article


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