Effects of Melatonin on Oxidative Stress and Neuronal Apoptosis in Hippocampus of Rats with Epilepsy / 中国康复理论与实践
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
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(12): 535-539, 2016.
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in Chinese
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ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the effects of melatonin on oxidative stress and neuronal apoptosis in hippocampus of epileptic rats and the mechanism. Methods Seventy-two adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were equally divided into control group, model group, low dose group and high dose group. The model group was injected coriamyrtin 50μg/kg in the lateral ventricle, while the low dose group and high dose group were injected melatonin 20 mg/kg and 60 mg/kg, respectively, 30 minutes before injection of coriamyrtin. The contents of malo-ndialdehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were detected with ultraviolet spectrophotometer, the apoptosis was detected with TU-NEL, and the ultrastructural changes of neurons and mitochondria in hippocampal CA3 region were observed with electron microscopy, af-ter 60 minutes of epilepsy. Results The neurons and mitochondria in hippocampus were damaged, the number of apoptotic cells significant-ly increased (P0.05), SOD increased (P<0.001), and MDA decreased (P<0.001), compared with the model group. Conclusion Exogenous melatonin may signifi-cantly reduce neuronal apoptosis in rat hippocampal after epilepsy, and high dose is more effective, which may relate with resistance of oxi-dative stress, alleviate neuronal mitochondrial damage.
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Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
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2016
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