Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2597600 Toxicology 2007 10 Pages PDF
Abstract

This study was aimed to evaluate the preventive role of naringin on heart weight, blood glucose, total proteins, albumin/globulin (A/G) ratio, serum uric acid, serum iron, plasma iron binding capacity and membrane bound enzymes such as sodium potassium-dependent adenosine triphosphatase (Na+/K+ ATPase), calcium-dependent adenosine triphosphatase (Ca2+ ATPase) and magnesium-dependent adenosine triphosphatase (Mg2+ ATPase) and glycoproteins such as hexose, hexosamine, fucose and sialic acid in isoproterenol (ISO)-induced myocardial infarction (MI) in rats and in vitro free radical scavenging assay. Male albino Wistar rats were pretreated with naringin (10, 20 and 40 mg/kg, respectively) for a period of 56 days. After the treatment period, ISO (85 mg/kg) was subcutaneously injected to rats at an interval of 24 h for 2 days. ISO-induced rats showed a significant (P < 0.05) increase in the heart weight, blood glucose, serum uric acid, serum iron and a significant (P < 0.05) decrease in the levels of total proteins, A/G ratio and iron binding capacity. A significant (P < 0.05) decrease in the activity of Na+/K+ ATPase and increase in the activities of Ca2+ and Mg2+ ATPase in the heart and a significant (P < 0.05) increase in the levels of glycoproteins in serum and the heart were also observed in ISO-induced rats. Pretreatment with naringin for a period of 56 days exhibited a significant (P < 0.05) effect and altered these biochemical parameters positively in ISO-induced rats. Naringin also scavenges 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2′-azinobis-(3-ethyl-benzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) and nitric oxide (NO) radicals in vitro. Thus, our study shows that naringin has cardioprotective role in ISO-induced MI in rats.

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