The protective effects of Δ 9 -tetrahydrocannabinol against inflammation and oxidative stress in rat liver with fructose-induced hyperinsulinemia.

Autor: Beydogan AB; Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Cerrahpasa Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey., Coskun ZM; Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Istanbul Bilim University, Istanbul, Turkey., Bolkent S; Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Cerrahpasa Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology [J Pharm Pharmacol] 2019 Mar; Vol. 71 (3), pp. 408-416. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Nov 14.
DOI: 10.1111/jphp.13042
Abstrakt: Objectives: A large amount of fructose is metabolized in the liver and causes hepatic functional damage. Δ 9 -tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is known as a therapeutic agent for clinical and experimental applications. The study aims to investigate the effects of THC treatment on inflammation, lipid profiles and oxidative stress in rat liver with hyperinsulinemia.
Methods: Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into groups: control, fructose (10% fructose in drinking water for 12 weeks), THC (1.5 mg/kg/day for the last 4 weeks, intraperitoneally) and fructose+THC groups. Biochemical parameters were measured spectrophotometrically. ELISA method was used for insulin measurement. Apoptosis and inflammation markers were detected by the streptavidin-biotin peroxidase method.
Key Findings: The consumptions of food and fluid are inversely proportional to fructose and non-fructose groups. Insulin levels were the highest in fructose group. The reduced glutathione-S-transferase level significantly increased in fructose + THC group compared with fructose group. Total cholesterol level in the fructose + THC group was higher than the fructose group. Caspase-3 and NF-κβ immunopositive cell numbers increased in fructose + THC rats compared with fructose group. The number of IL-6 immunopositive cell decreased in fructose + THC group compared with fructose group.
Conclusions: According to the result, long-term and low-dose THC administration may reduce hyperinsulinemia and inflammation in rats to some extent.
(© 2018 Royal Pharmaceutical Society.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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