title: Protective effects of dietary ginger (Zingiber officinales Rosc.) on lindane-induced oxidative stress in rats.
abstract: The protective effect of dietary feeding of Zingiber officinales Rosc. (ginger) against lindane-induced oxidative stress was investigated in male albino rats. Oxidative stress was monitored by estimating the extent of lipid peroxidation, activities of the oxygen free radical (OFR) scavenging enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) and the status of the glutathione redox cycle antioxidants. Lindane administration (30 mg/kg bw orally for 4 weeks) was associated with enhanced lipid peroxidation and compromised antioxidant defenses in rats fed a normal diet. Concomitant dietary feeding of ginger (1%w/w) significantly attenuated lindane-induced lipid peroxidation, accompanied by modulation of OFR scavenging enzymes as well as reduced glutathione (GSH) and the GSH dependent enzymes glutathione peroxidase (Gpx), glutathione reductase (GR) and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) in these rats. These findings suggest that a diet containing naturally occurring compounds is effective in exerting protective effects by modulating oxidative stress.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, University College of Medical Sciences and G.T.B. Hospital, University of Delhi, Dilshad Garden, Delhi-110095, India. rafatnizam@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Rafat S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Sanvidhan G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Suke
authors.forename: Vandana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Seth
authors.forename: Ayanabha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chakraborti
authors.forename: Ashok K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Tripathi
authors.forename: Basu D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Banerjee
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000378:metabolism; D020939:Zingiber officinale; D005978:Glutathione / Q000097:blood; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000633:toxicity*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000633:toxicity*; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D007306:Insecticides; D010936:Plant Extracts; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane; D002374:Catalase; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D005978:Glutathione