title: Effect of DL-alpha-lipoic acid on neural antioxidants in aged rats.
abstract: The effect of DL-alpha-lipoic acid on lipid peroxidation and antioxidants were evaluated in various brain regions of young and aged rats. In aged rats, the levels of ascorbic acid, alpha-tocopherol and glutathione were low whereas the lipid peroxidation rate, as revealed by malonaldehyde content, was found to be high. Lipoic acid, an antioxidant, was administered intraperitoneally (100 mg/kg body weight/day) for 7 and 14 days. Lipoate-administered aged rats brought about reduction in lipid peroxidation and elevation in the levels of antioxidants. The modulatory effect of lipoate in decreasing age-associated alterations observed in our study proves its role as a potent antioxidant in the brain of aged rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biochemistry, Dr AL Mudaliar Post Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani Campus, Chennai 600113, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arivazhagan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Panneerselvam
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis*; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D008063:Thioctic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D014810:Vitamin E; D008063:Thioctic Acid; D005978:Glutathione; D001205:Ascorbic Acid