title: Ascorbic acid did not alter the content of conjugated dienes and malondialdehyde in organs of mice.
abstract: The aim of this study was to explore whether ip administration of ascorbic acid (AA) in a dose of 500 mg/kg, once a day for 3 following days, affected the content of lipid peroxidation products: malondialdehyde (MDA) and conjugated dienes (CD) in organs of mice. Injection of AA caused 2.1-, 1.3- and 1.8-fold increase in the concentration of this vitamin in liver, spleen and lungs, respectively, while the content of MDA and CD in these organs did not differ from values found in animals treated with 0.9% NaCl. It suggests that in our animal model AA did not act as a prooxidant enhancing the lipid peroxidation in various tissues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pneumonology and Allergology, Medical Academy, Lódź, Poland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nowak
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pietras
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Antczak
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Piasecka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Król
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D013154:Spleen / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D008315:Malondialdehyde; D001205:Ascorbic Acid