Pereira Braga C, Momentti AC, Barbosa Peixoto F, de Fátima Ferreira Baptista R, dos Santos FA, Fava FH, Fernandes AAH. Influence of treatment with quercetin on lipid parameters and oxidative stress of pregnant diabetic rats.
Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2013;
91:171-7. [PMID:
23458202 DOI:
10.1139/cjpp-2012-0173]
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Abstract
Among the numerous coadjuvant therapies that could influence the incidence and progression of diabetic complications, antioxidants and flavonoids are currently being tested in clinical trials. We investigated the effect of quercetin on biochemical parameters in streptozotocin-induced (60 mg/kg body mass, by intraperitoneal injection) diabetic rats. A total of 32 female Wistar rats were distributed among 4 groups as follows: control (G1); control treated with quercetin (G2); diabetic (G3); and diabetic treated with quercetin (G4). Quercetin administered to pregnant diabetic rats controlled dyslipidemia and improved lipid profiles in diabetes mellitus, regulated oxidative stress by reducing the generation of lipid hydroperoxides, and increased the activity of the antioxidant enzyme glutathione peroxidase.
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