Effect of alcohol and kolanut interaction on brain sodium pump activity in wistar albino rats
| Autor: | A.F Abara, G.O. Obochi, S.P. Malu, M. Obi-Abang, Mbeh U. Eteng, I.B Umoh, F.E Edu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
ATPase Herb-Drug Interactions Alcohol Kolanut Caffeine Interaction Na+ - k+ - ATPase activity Alcohol Ouabain Phosphates chemistry.chemical_compound Adenosine Triphosphate Caffeine Internal medicine medicine Animals Nuts Enzyme Inhibitors Rats Wistar Na+/K+-ATPase Malvaceae Ion transporter chemistry.chemical_classification Ethanol biology Chemistry Hydrolysis Brain General Medicine Rats Kinetics Endocrinology Enzyme Distilled water Biochemistry biology.protein Central Nervous System Stimulants Plant Preparations Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences; Vol 22, No 1-2 (2007) |
| ISSN: | 0794-859X |
| DOI: | 10.4314/njps.v22i1-2.54855 |
| Popis: | Effect of alcohol-kolanut interaction on sodium pump activity in wistar albino rats was studied. Thirty wistar albino rats were divided into six groups of five (5) rats per group and used for the study. The control group (1) received via oral route a placebo (4 ml of distilled water). Groups 2 to 6 were treated for a period of 21 days, with (10% v/v) of alcohol (group 2), 50mg/kg body weight of kolanut (group 3), 50 mg/kg body weight of caffeine (group 4), 4 ml of 10% v/v of alcohol and 50 mg/kg body weight kolanut (group 5), 4 ml of 10% v/v of alcohol and 50 mg/kg body weight of caffeine in 4.0 ml of the vehicle via gastric intubation respectively. A day after the final exposure, the brain of each rat was harvested and processed to examine several biochemical parameters, i.e., total ATpase, ouabain-insensitive ATpase, ouabain sensitive ATpase (Na(+)-K(+)ATPase), non-enzymatic breakdown of ATP and inorganic phosphate (Pi) released. The results showed that the essential enzyme of the brain responsible for neuronal function, Na(+)-K(+)ATPase, was inhibited by alcohol-kolanut co-administration relative to control, resulting in a decrease in Na(+)-K(+)ATPase activity, ATP production, ion transport and action potential, leading to loss of neuronal activities. |
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