title: Protective role of melatonin and coenzyme Q10 in ochratoxin A toxicity in rat liver and kidney.
abstract: Melatonin (MEL) and coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) both display antioxidant and free radical scavenger properties. In the present study, the effect of MEL and CoQ10 on the oxidative stress and fibrosis induced by ochratoxin A (OTA) administration in rats was investigated. Rats were divided into five equal groups, each consisting of seven rats: (1) controls; (2) OTA-treated rats (289 microg/kg/day); (3) OTA+MEL-treated rats (289 microg/kg/day OTA + 10 mg/kg/day MEL); and (4) OTA+CoQ10-treated rats (289 microg/kg/day OTA + 1 mg/100 g/day body weight (bw) CoQ10). After 4 weeks of treatment, the level of malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and hydroxyproline (Hyp) were measured in the homogenates of liver and kidney. In the OTA-treated group, the levels of MDA and Hyp in both liver and kidney were significantly increased when compared with the levels of control, whereas GPx activities decreased. In OTA+MEL-treated rats, the levels of MDA and Hyp in both liver and kidney were significantly decreased when compared with the levels of OTA-treated rats; however; GPX activities increased. In the OTA+CoQ10-treated group, the levels of MDA and Hyp were decreased when compared with the levels of OTA-treated rats, whereas GPx activities increased. In the OTA+CoQ10-treated group, the levels of MDA, Hyp, and GPx were not significantly changed in kidney when compared with OTA-treated group. MEL has a protective effect against OTA toxicity through an inhibition of the oxidative damage and fibrosis both liver and kidney. Although CoQ10 has protective effect against OTA toxicity in liver tissue, it has no effect in kidney tissue.
authors: Department of Biochemistry, Medical School, Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey.
authors: Emine
authors: E
authors: Sutken
authors: Erinc
authors: E
authors: Aral
authors: Filiz
authors: F
authors: Ozdemir
authors: Sema
authors: S
authors: Uslu
authors: Ozkan
authors: O
authors: Alatas
authors: Omer
authors: O
authors: Colak
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003067:Coenzymes; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D006909:Hydroxyproline / Q000378:metabolism; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000378:metabolism; D008550:Melatonin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009793:Ochratoxins / Q000633:toxicity*; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014451:Ubiquinone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D003067:Coenzymes; D009793:Ochratoxins; D014451:Ubiquinone; C025589:ochratoxin A; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; C024989:coenzyme Q10; D008550:Melatonin; D006909:Hydroxyproline