Abstract
The oxidative process in atherogenesis generated by proinflammatory induction and response to antioxidants vitamins in an experimental model were analyzed.
METHODS:
Male rats were used: (A)Control, (B)Control+vitamin E plus C, (C)Hyperfibrinogenemia and (D)Hyperfibrinogenemia+vitamins E plus C. Hyperfibrinogenemia induced by daily injection of adrenaline (0.1mg/day/rat) for 120 days.
TREATMENT:
3.42 mg/kg of vitamin E plus 2.14 mg/kg of vitamin C, fifteen days after induction. Vascular histology analyzed by optical microscopy. Fibrinogen, nitrites and superoxide dismutase(SOD) analyzed by spectrophotometry.
STATISTICS:
MANOVA, Hotelling test for post testing, significance level p<0.05.
RESULTS:
(C) group showed higher fibrinogen than (A) and (B)(p<0.001). Compared to (C) group, (D) showed a decrease of fibrinogen(p<0.001). A marked increase in nitrites was found in (C) versus (A), (B) and (D) groups(p<0.001). SOD activity increased in (C) group compared to groups (A) and (B) (p<0.001). In the group (D) an increase of the activity of this enzyme was observed in comparison to groups (C)(p<0.001), (A) and (B) (p<0.0001 in both). The (C) group shown endothelial denudation, thickening of the vascular intima and extracellular matrix enlargement with foam cells(p<0.001).
CONCLUSION:
These results strongly suggest that vitamins E plus C produce regression of inflammatory and oxidative stress processes in this experimental model.