title: Effect of vitamin E on the severity of myocardial infarction induced by isoproterenol.
abstract: The effect of vitamin E administration on the severity of myocardial infarction induced by isoproterenol on rats was studied. Judging from serum enzyme activity (CPK 714 micromoles; GOT 291.7 micromoles; and GPT 155.5 micromoles), mortality rate (60 to 65% survived) and histopathological observation, vitamin E has been observed to offer very little protection to the myocardium during experimental myocardial infarction when compared to control animals given isoproterenol alone (CPK 775.8 micromoles; GOT 336.2 micromoles; and GPT 168 micromoles), mortality rate (60 to 65% survived) and histopathological observation (more or less similar). The level of lipid peroxides namely hydroperoxides (control 3.15; vitamin E + iso. 14.8); conjugated diene (4.45 and 6.85) and malondialdehyde (1.22 and 2.55) in the heart were higher in the vitamin E treated animals given isoproterenol when compared to control animals given vitamin E alone. The level of cholesterol and phospholipid was more or less similar in the control animals given vitamin E alone (183.6 and 3.12) and vitamin E treated animals given isoproterenol (170.25 and 2.49), but the ratio of cholesterol to phospholipid was higher in the vitamin E treated animals given isoproterenol when compared to control animals given vitamin E alone.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kumari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varghese
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Muraleedharan
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Menon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004798:Enzymes / Q000097:blood*; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000517:prevention & control*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D004798:Enzymes; D008055:Lipids; D014810:Vitamin E; D007545:Isoproterenol