title: Melatonin reduces kainate-induced lipid peroxidation in homogenates of different brain regions.
abstract: Melatonin protection against in vitro kainic acid-induced oxidative damage in homogenates from different rat brain regions is shown. Brain-disrupted cell homogenates from cerebral cortex, cerebellum, hippocampus, hypothalamus, and corpus striatum were incubated with kainate (11.7 mM) with or without different concentrations of melatonin (0.1-4 mM). The concentration of malonaldehyde and 4-hydroxyalkenals was measured as an index of lipid peroxidation. Wistar and Sprague-Dawley rats were used. When administered with kainate, melatonin markedly reduced lipid peroxidation in every brain region of both rat strains. The reduction in lipid peroxidation by melatonin was concentration-dependent and varied from 10% to 100%. The protection conferred by melatonin is likely due, at least in part, to its newly discovered, free radical scavenging ability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 78284-7762, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Melchiorri
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Reiter
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sewerynek
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nisticó
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000378:metabolism; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000378:metabolism; D007608:Kainic Acid / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D008550:Melatonin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D008550:Melatonin; D007608:Kainic Acid