Research Article

Protective effects of N-acetylcysteine and taurine on oxidative stress induced by chronic acetaldehyde administration in rat liver and brain tissues

Volume: 4 Number: 3 December 1, 2019
  • Zeynep Dicle Yıldız
  • Adile Merve Baki
  • Canan Başaran-küçükgergin
  • Pervin Vural *
  • Semra Doğru-abbasoğlu
  • Müjdat Uysal
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Protective effects of N-acetylcysteine and taurine on oxidative stress induced by chronic acetaldehyde administration in rat liver and brain tissues

Abstract

Aim: Acetaldehyde (AA) is one of the main products of alcohol metabolism. Exposure to AA can occur through ingestion of several dietary products, inhalation of cigarette smoke/automobile exhausts, or contact with cosmetics. AA accumulation causes oxidative stress. The aim of this study was to investigate the prooxidant/antioxidant status in rats chronically exposed to AA, and to evaluate the effects of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and taurine (TAU) on prooxidant/antioxidant balance.

Methods: Sprague Dawley rats were divided in the following groups (n=8; each): Control, AA, AA+NAC, AA+TAU. Reactive oxygen species (ROS), diene conjugate (DC), malondialdehyde (MDA), protein carbonyl (PC), ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and glutathione (GSH) levels as well as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activities were determined in liver and brain tissues.

Results: AA treatment in drinking water was detected to induce prooxidant state in both liver and brain of rats. NAC treatment decreased AA-induced prooxidant status in both tissues. Although TAU treatment diminished ROS levels, MDA and PC levels remained unchanged in examined tissues of AA-treated rats. NAC and TAU elevated liver and brain GSH levels in AA-treated rats.

Conclusion: Chronic AA administration has created a prooxidant condition, and NAC/TAU appears to be useful in suppression of the developed oxidative stress.

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Supporting Institution

Research Fund of Istanbul University

Project Number

33568 / 42685

Thanks

The present work was supported by the Research Fund of Istanbul University (Project No: 33568 / 42685).

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

​Internal Diseases

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Zeynep Dicle Yıldız This is me
0000-0002-6518-0538
Türkiye

Adile Merve Baki This is me

Canan Başaran-küçükgergin This is me
0000-0002-1797-5889
Türkiye

Semra Doğru-abbasoğlu This is me
0000-0003-3467-9763
Türkiye

Müjdat Uysal This is me
0000-0002-8802-8766
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 1, 2019

Submission Date

June 20, 2019

Acceptance Date

August 16, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 4 Number: 3

Vancouver
1.Zeynep Dicle Yıldız, Adile Merve Baki, Canan Başaran-küçükgergin, Pervin Vural, Semra Doğru-abbasoğlu, Müjdat Uysal. Protective effects of N-acetylcysteine and taurine on oxidative stress induced by chronic acetaldehyde administration in rat liver and brain tissues. Arch Clin Exp Med. 2019 Dec. 1;4(3):113-7. doi:10.25000/acem.579968

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