title: Postnatal efficacy of antioxidants in the detoxification pathway of suckling neonates and lactating mice.
abstract: This study evaluates the comparative efficacy of antioxidant vitamins (ascorbic acid and alpha-tocopherol) and non-vitamin antioxidants (glutathione, cysteine and L-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylate (OTZ)) in modulating the detoxification pathway of lactating dams and suckling murine pups. In dams, 100 mg/kg b.w./day treatment of each of the vitamin and non-vitamin antioxidants induced a significant increase in the hepatic level of acid soluble sulfhydryl (-SH) compared to the modulating efficiency of OTZ, glutathione and alpha-tocopherol in the kidney tissue. In the liver and kidney tissues of suckling pups OTZ and alpha-tocopherol were effective in modulating the -SH level. A statistically significant increase in the hepatic glutathione-S-transferase (GST) level was observed by OTZ, glutathione and alpha-tocopherol, while only OTZ was effective in the kidney tissue of dams and pups. In the murine system, the modulation of cellular GST/GSH status, specifically by OTZ, alpha-tocopherol and interacting antioxidant pool, may potentially ameliorate the pathophysiology of oxidative stress.
authors.affiliation: Human Genetics Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bamezai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D005978:Glutathione / Q000494:pharmacology; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D014810:Vitamin E; D005978:Glutathione; D001205:Ascorbic Acid