title: The activities of antioxidant enzymes and the level of malondialdehyde in cerebellum of rats subjected to methotrexate: protective effect of caffeic acid phenethyl ester.
abstract: Methotrexate (MTX), a folic acid antagonist, is widely used as a cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agent. MTX-associated neurotoxicity is an important clinical problem. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) on cerebellar oxidative stress induced by MTX in rats. A total of 19 adult male rats were divided into three experimental groups as follows: MTX group (MTX treated), MTX+CAPE group (MTX+CAPE treated), and control group. MTX was administered intraperitoneally (i.p.) with a single dose of 20 mg kg(-1) on the second day of experiment. CAPE was administered i.p. with a dose of 10 micromol kg(-1) day(-1) for 7 days. Malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) were determined in cerebellar tissue of rats. MTX caused to significant increase in MDA levels (an important marker of lipid peroxidation) in the MTX group compared with the controls (p = 0.006). CAPE significantly reduced the MTX induced lipid peroxidation in the MTX+CAPE group compared to the MTX (p = 0.007). The activities of SOD and CAT were significantly increased in the MTX group when compared with the control group (p = 0.0001, p = 0.004, respectively). The increased activities of these enzymes were significantly reduced by CAPE treatment (p = 0.004, p = 0.034, respectively). As a result, CAPE may protect from oxidative damage caused by MTX treatment in rat cerebellum.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine Department of Neurology, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey. ertuzar@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ertugrul
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Uzar
authors.forename: Hasan Rifat
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Koyuncuoglu
authors.forename: Efkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Uz
authors.forename: H Ramazan
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Suleyman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kutluhan
authors.forename: Serkan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kilbas
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gultekin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D002109:Caffeic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000378:metabolism*; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000633:toxicity*; D010626:Phenylethyl Alcohol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D002109:Caffeic Acids; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D002374:Catalase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; C055494:caffeic acid phenethyl ester; D010626:Phenylethyl Alcohol; D008727:Methotrexate