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Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of quercetin in functional and morphological alterations in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

2013; Elsevier BV; Volume: 95; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.rvsc.2013.04.028

1532-2661

Roberto Marinho Maciel, Márcio Machado Costa, Danieli Brolo Martins, Raqueli Teresinha França, Roberta Schmatz, Dominguita Lühers Graça, Marta Maria Medeiros Frescura Duarte, Cristiane Cademartori Danesi, Cinthia M. Mazzanti, Maria Rosa Chitolina Schetinger, Francine C. Paim, Heloísa Einloft Palma, F.H. Abdala, Naiara Stefanello, C.K. Zimpel, Diandra Visentini Felin, Sônia T.A. Lopes,

Advanced Glycation End Products research

The aim of this study was to investigate functional and morphological alterations caused by oxidative stress in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats and to evaluate the antioxidant effect of quercetin (QUE) in this disease. One hundred and thirty male Wistar rats, it were randomly distributed in 10 different experimental groups, with ten animals per group: Control Saline (CS), Control Ethanol (CE), Control QUE 5mg/kg (CQ5), Control QUE 25mg/kg (CQ25), Control QUE 50mg/kg (CQ50), Diabetic Saline (DS), Diabetic Ethanol (DE), Diabetic QUE 5mg/kg (DQ5), Diabetic QUE25 mg/kg (DQ25), Diabetic QUE 50mg/kg (DQ50). Therefore, hyperglycemia is directly involved in oxidative stress production, as well as in functional and morphological alterations caused by the excess of free radicals. QUE, specially at the dosage of 50mg/kg, can act as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent, becoming a promising adjuvant in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.