Effects of Atorvastatin on Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and Mitochondrial Morphofunctionality in Hyperfibrinogenemia-Induced Atherogenesis

Autor: Ariel Balceda, Becerra Florencia, María de La Paz Scribano, Signorini Franco, Mónica Moya, Mariana Tarán, María del Carmen Baez
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Advances in Medicine, Vol 2014 (2014)
Advances in Medicine
ISSN: 2356-6752
DOI: 10.1155/2014/947258
Popis: Relationship between hyperfibrinogenemia (HF), oxidative stress, and atherogenesis was established. Effect of atorvastatin (Ator) was assessed. Wistar male (6 months) rats were studied: Ctr, control, without HF induction; Ctr-Ator, without HF treated with atorvastatin; AI, atherogenesis induced, and AI-Ator, atherogenesis induced and treated with atorvastatin. Atherogenesis was induced by daily adrenaline injection (0.1 mL/day/rat) for 90 days; treatment started 15 days after induction. Fibrinogen (mg/dL) and nitric oxide (NO) were measured in plasma (mM) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) (U/mL) in red cell lysate by spectrophotometry. Slices of aorta were analyzed by electron microscopy (EM). ANOVA and chi-square test were used;P<0.05was established. There were no significant differences between Ctr and Ctr-Atorv in fibrinogen, NO, and SOD values. Comparing Ctr with AI an increase of fibrinogen is observed (P<0.001), but it decreased after administration of atorvastatin in AI-Ator (P<0.001). NO diminished in AI relative to Ctr and increased in AI-Ator (P<0.001). SOD showed an increase in AI and AI-Ator compared to Ctr (P<0.001). EM revealed expansion of intermembrane space and disorganization of crests in AI. In AI-Ator mitochondrial areas and diameters were similar to control. Atorvastatin normalizes HF, stabilizes NO, increases SOD, and produces a partial regression of mitochondrial lesions.
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