Protective effects of the R-(+)-thioctic acid treatment: possible anti-inflammatory activity on heart of hypertensive rats

Autor: Proshanta Roy, Daniele Tomassoni, Ilenia Martinelli, Vincenzo Bellitto, Giulio Nittari, Francesco Amenta, Seyed Khosrow Tayebati
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2662-7671
DOI: 10.1186/s12906-024-04547-6
Popis: Abstract Background In cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure is associated with oxidative stress, promoting endothelial dysfunction, vascular remodeling, and inflammation. Clinical trials are discordant that the most effective treatment in the management of hypertension seems to be the administration of anti-hypertensive drugs with antioxidant properties. The study aims to evaluate the effects of the eutomer of thioctic acid on oxidative stress and inflammation in the heart of spontaneously hypertensive rats compared to normotensive Wistar Kyoto rats. Methods To study the oxidative status, the malondialdehyde and 4-hydroxynonenal concentration, protein oxidation were measured in the heart. Morphological analysis were performed. Immunohistochemistry and Western blot were done for alpha-smooth muscle actin and transforming growth factor beta to assess fibrosis; cytokines and nuclear factor kappaB to assess inflammatory processes. Results Spontaneously hypertensive rats were characterized by hypertension with increased malondialdehyde levels in the heart. OxyBlot in the heart of spontaneously hypertensive rats showed an increase in proteins’ oxidative status. Cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and fibrosis in the ventricles were associated with an increased expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin and pro-inflammatory cytokines, reduced by the eutomer of thioctic acid supplementation. Conclusions Based on this evidence, eutomer of thioctic acid could represent an appropriate antioxidant molecule to reduce oxidative stress and prevent inflammatory processes on the cardiomyocytes and cardiac vascular endothelium.
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