title: Effect of resveratrol on antioxidant enzyme activities in the brain of healthy rat.
abstract: We have studied the effect of resveratrol on lipoperoxidation and antioxidant enzyme activity level in the brain of healthy rats. When intraperitoneally administered, resveratrol significantly and dose dependently decreased brain malondialdehyde level. Resveratrol also increased in a dose-dependent way brain superoxide dismutase, catalase and peroxidase activities. Optimal effect on antioxidant enzyme and lipoperoxidation products were obtained with resveratrol concentration of 12.5 mg/kg body wt. Native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis of antioxidant isoenzymes revealed that resveratrol up regulated at least two acidic superoxide dismutase isoforms called A(1) and A(2), two basic isoforms called B(1) and B(2). Resveratrol also up regulated two catalase isoforms and a broad peroxidase band corresponding to several isoforms. All these findings suggest that resveratrol is able to cross the blood brain barrier and exerts potent antioxidant features. Resveratrol also exerts neuroprotective properties by up regulating several detoxifying enzymes, most of which are iron proteins.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Physiologie de la Nutrition, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Campus Universitaire El Manar II, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Meherzia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mokni
authors.forename: Salem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elkahoui
authors.forename: Ferid
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Limam
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amri
authors.forename: Ezzedine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aouani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000378:metabolism; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010544:Peroxidases / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D000077185:Resveratrol; D013267:Stilbenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D013267:Stilbenes; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D010544:Peroxidases; D002374:Catalase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D000077185:Resveratrol