Yogurt Containing the ProbacteriaLactobacillus acidophilusCombined with Natural Antioxidants Mitigates Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiomyopathy in Rats

Autor: Amr El-Karef, Nashwa M Abu-Elsaad, Tarek M. Ibrahim, Ahmed G. Abd Elhameed
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Medicinal Food. 18:950-959
ISSN: 1557-7600
1096-620X
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2014.0104
Popis: Probiotics and antioxidants have a definite improving effect in cardiovascular diseases. This study aims at mitigating doxorubicin toxicity on cardiac function through consuming a functional food. Five groups of adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were used along 22 weeks. Group I received 30 g/kg/day food enriched with yogurt, green tea extract, and carrots (80, 0.84, and 100 g/kg diet, respectively) from the first week, group II received carvedilol 30 mg/kg/day orally from week 17, group III received both carvedilol and tested food, and groups IV and V were +ve and -ve control groups, respectively. In week 17, cardiomyopathy was induced by i.p. injection of 2.5 mg/kg doxorubicin every 48 h for 2 weeks. Histopathological and electrophysiological examinations and biochemical analysis were done. Lipid peroxidation, antioxidant effect, heart failure compensatory mediators, and proinflammatory cytokines were assessed. Tested food normalized time between the start of Q wave and the end of T wave on electrocardiogram (QT interval) and heart rate compared to the doxorubicin group (P
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