title: Oxidative status and citrate concentration in rat tissues during experimental hyperthyroidism and melatonin treatment.
abstract: Biochemiluminescence increased, while aconitate hydratase activity and citrate accumulation in tissues of the liver and heart and blood decreased in rats with experimental hyperthyroidism. These changes reflect activation of free radical oxidation, damage to enzyme molecules with reactive oxygen species, and impaired utilization of citrate under pathological conditions. Melatonin treatment during hyperthyroidism normalized aconitate hydratase activity and citrate concentration. Biochemiluminescence study showed that the effect of melatonin is related to antioxidant activity of this hormone, inhibition of free radical oxidation, and suppression of reactive oxygen species generation.
authors.affiliation: N. N. Burdenko Voronezh State Medical Academy.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Popov
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Pashkov
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Popova
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Zoloedov
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Semenikhina
authors.forename: T I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Rakhmanova
mesh_terms: D000154:Aconitate Hydratase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology; D019343:Citric Acid / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D049449:Luminescence; D008297:Male; D008550:Melatonin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D019343:Citric Acid; D000154:Aconitate Hydratase; D008550:Melatonin