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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 84, Issue 10, Pages 1071-1079Publisher
CANADIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.1139/Y06-052
Keywords
Euphorbia kansui; poly sacchari de; malondialdehyde (MDA); superoxide dismutase (SOD); glutathione peroxidase (GPx); mitochondria; mice
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The present Study examined the effects of derivatives of galactosides and glucosides in a polysaccharide extract from Euphorbia kansui (Euphorbiaceae) on exercise-induced oxidative stress in mice. Exhaustive swimming exercise significantly increases the degree of lipid peroxidation in terms of malondialdehyde content and reduces the antioxidant activities Of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx). Our findings revealed that chronic oral treatment with the extract elevates enzymatic activities of SOD and GPx accompanied by a corresponding decrease in malondialdehyde. The antioxidative activities of these compounds against exercise-induced oxidative stress are correlated with various activities Such as reducing the production Of Superoxide and hydroxyl radicals, inhibiting lipid peroxidation, enhancing antioxidative defenses, and increasing the production of SOD and GPx activity and expression in different tissues. These compounds may be involved in glycogen metabolism to meet the requirement of working skeletal muscles and act as antioxidants by terminating the chain reaction of lipid peroxidation to maintain the morphological stability of mitochondria in spinal motor neurons. These observations suggest that E. kansui has antioxidative and antifatigue properties and can be given as prophylactic and (or) therapeutic Supplements for increasing antioxidant enzyme activities and preventing lipid peroxidation during strenuous exercise.
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