title: Taurine is more effective than melatonin on cytochrome P450 2E1 and some oxidative stress markers in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.
abstract: Melatonin and taurine have alleviative effects in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Male Wistar rats were divided into nondiabetic, diabetic, diabetic melatonin supplemented and diabetic taurine supplemented groups. At the end of the study, both blood and liver were collected for determination of some oxidative stress parameters, and hepatic cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) enzyme activity and gene expression. An increased CYP2E1 activity and expression level with a concomitant significant change in oxidative stress parameters were found in STZ-induced diabetic rats. Taurine or melatonin supplementation to the diabetic rats alleviated these experimental parameters with a more significant effect for taurine than that of melatonin. Suppression of β-hydroxybutyrate (β-HB) production by taurine can be one of the mechanisms of a reduction in CYP2E1. Taurine was effective more than melatonin in reducing CYP2E1 activity and expression; therefore antioxidants might prove beneficial in type 1 diabetes associated with manifestations of liver injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. elbatchmanal@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Manal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El-Batch
authors.forename: Azza M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: Heba A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Mahmoud
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D019392:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008550:Melatonin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013654:Taurine / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D013654:Taurine; D019392:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1; D008550:Melatonin