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Pyrroloquinoline Quinone Decelerates Rheumatoid Arthritis Progression by Inhibiting Inflammatory Responses and Joint Destruction via Modulating NF-κB and MAPK Pathways. Inflammation 2015; 39:248-256. [DOI: 10.1007/s10753-015-0245-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) inhibits lipopolysaccharide induced inflammation in part via downregulated NF-κB and p38/JNK activation in microglial and attenuates microglia activation in lipopolysaccharide treatment mice. PLoS One 2014; 9:e109502. [PMID: 25314304 PMCID: PMC4196908 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2014] [Accepted: 09/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Therapeutic strategies designed to inhibit the activation of microglia may lead to significant advancement in the treatment of most neurodegenerative diseases. Pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) is a naturally occurring redox cofactor that acts as an essential nutrient, antioxidant, and has been reported to exert potent immunosuppressive effects. In the present study, the anti-inflammatory effects of PQQ was investigated in LPS treated primary microglia cells. Our observations showed that pretreatment with PQQ significantly inhibited the production of NO and PGE2 and suppressed the expression of pro-inflammatory mediators such as iNOS, COX-2, TNF-a, IL-1b, IL-6, MCP-1 and MIP-1a in LPS treated primary microglia cells. The nuclear translocation of NF-κB and the phosphorylation level of p65, p38 and JNK MAP kinase pathways were also inhibited by PQQ in LPS stimulated primary microglia cells. Further a systemic LPS treatment acute inflammation murine brain model was used to study the suppressive effects of PQQ against neuroinflammation in vivo. Mice treated with PQQ demonstrated marked attenuation of neuroinflammation based on Western blotting and immunohistochemistry analysis of Iba1-against antibody in the brain tissue. Indicated that PQQ protected primary cortical neurons against microglia-mediated neurotoxicity. These results collectively suggested that PQQ might be a promising therapeutic agent for alleviating the progress of neurodegenerative diseases associated with microglia activation.
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Pro-Oxidant Action of Pyrroloquinoline Quinone: Characterization of Protein Oxidative Modifications. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014; 74:663-6. [DOI: 10.1271/bbb.90764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Kong L, Yang C, Yu L, Smith W, Zhu S, Zhu J, Zhu Q. Pyrroloquinoline quinine inhibits RANKL-mediated expression of NFATc1 in part via suppression of c-Fos in mouse bone marrow cells and inhibits wear particle-induced osteolysis in mice. PLoS One 2013; 8:e61013. [PMID: 23613773 PMCID: PMC3630230 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2012] [Accepted: 03/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The effects of pyrroloquinoline quinine (PQQ) on RANKL-induced osteoclast differentiation and on wear particle-induced osteolysis were examined in this study. PQQ inhibited RANKL-mediated osteoclast differentiation in bone marrow macrophages (BMMs) in a dose-dependent manner without any evidence of cytotoxicity. The mRNA expression of c-Fos, NFATc1, and TRAP in RANKL-treated BMMs was inhibited by PQQ treatment. Moreover, RANKL-induced c-Fos and NFATc1 protein expression was suppressed by PQQ. PQQ additionally inhibited the bone resorptive activity of differentiated osteoclasts. Further a UHMWPE-induced murine calvaria erosion model study was performed to assess the effects of PQQ on wear particle-induced osteolysis in vivo. Mice treated with PQQ demonstrated marked attenuation of bone erosion based on Micro-CT and histologic analysis of calvaria. These results collectively suggested that PQQ demonstrated inhibitory effects on osteoclast differentiation in vitro and may suppress wear particle-induced osteolysis in vivo, indicating that PQQ may therefore serve as a useful drug in the prevention of bone loss.
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- Lingbo Kong
- Institute of Orthopedic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Institute of Orthopedic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Institute of Orthopedic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Institute of Orthopedic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Institute of Orthopedic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Institute of Orthopedic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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Inhibition of receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL)-induced osteoclast formation by pyrroloquinoline quinine (PQQ). Immunol Lett 2012; 142:34-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2011.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2011] [Revised: 11/09/2011] [Accepted: 12/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Zhang L, Liu J, Cheng C, Yuan Y, Yu B, Shen A, Yan M. The neuroprotective effect of pyrroloquinoline quinone on traumatic brain injury. J Neurotrauma 2011; 29:851-64. [PMID: 22040225 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2011.1882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) is a water-soluble, anionic, quinonoid substance that has been established as an essential nutrient in animals. Owing to the inherent properties of PQQ as an antioxidant and redox modulator in various systems, PQQ is expected to be used in pharmacological applications in the near future. Although many recent studies have investigated its neuroprotective effects, the effect of PQQ on traumatic brain injury (TBI) has not been examined. In this study we employed Morris water maze (MWM) training, the results of which showed that PQQ led to improved behavioral performance in post-TBI animals. Considering that many experiments have suggested that β-1,4-galactosyltransferase I (β-1,4-GalT-I) and -V play significant roles in inflammation and the nervous system, in the present study we used Western blot analysis to study the effect of PQQ on the expression of β-1,4-GalT-I and -V. We found apparent expression upregulation of β-1,4-GalT-I and -V after PQQ was systemically administered. Lectin-fluorescent staining with RCA-I also revealed that PQQ contributed to expression upregulation of the galactosidase β-1 (Gal β-1), 4-galactosyltransferase N-acylsphingosine (4-GlcNAc) group in microglia and neurons of the cortex and hippocampal CA2 region. In summary, our experiment established that PQQ may play an important role in recovery post-TBI.
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- Lili Zhang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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Ouchi A, Nakano M, Nagaoka SI, Mukai K. Kinetic study of the antioxidant activity of pyrroloquinolinequinol (PQQH(2), a reduced form of pyrroloquinolinequinone) in micellar solution. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2009; 57:450-456. [PMID: 19108686 DOI: 10.1021/jf802197d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Kinetic study of the aroxyl radical-scavenging action of pyrroloquinolinequinol [PQQH(2), a reduced form of pyrroloquinolinequinone (PQQ)] and water-soluble antioxidants (vitamin C, cysteine, glutathione, and uric acid) has been performed. The second-order rate constants (k(s)) for the reaction of aroxyl radical with PQQH(2) and water-soluble antioxidants were measured in Triton X-100 micellar solution (5.0 wt %) (pH 7.4), using stopped-flow and UV-visible spectrophotometers. The k(s) values decreased in the order PQQH(2) > vitamin C >> cysteine > uric acid > glutathione. The aroxyl radical-scavenging activity of PQQH(2) was 7.4 times higher than that of vitamin C, which is well-known as the most active water-soluble antioxidant. Furthermore, PQQNa(2) (disodium salt of PQQ) was easily reduced to PQQH(2) by reaction of PQQNa(2) with glutathione and cysteine in buffer solution (pH 7.4) under nitrogen atmosphere. The result suggests that PQQ exists as a reduced form throughout the cell and plays a role as antioxidant.
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- Aya Ouchi
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan.
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Zhang Y, Feustel PJ, Kimelberg HK. Neuroprotection by pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) in reversible middle cerebral artery occlusion in the adult rat. Brain Res 2006; 1094:200-6. [PMID: 16709402 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.03.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2006] [Revised: 03/27/2006] [Accepted: 03/30/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) is a naturally occurring redox cofactor that acts as an essential nutrient, antioxidant, and redox modulator. It has previously been reported to reduce infarct size in 7-day-old rat pups with an in vivo cerebral hypoxia/ischemia model (Jensen et al., 1994). In this study, we tested whether improvement is found in both behavioral measures of protection and by histological measures of infarcted tissue at 72 h after reversible middle cerebral artery occlusion (rMCAo) in adult rats. Two-hour rMCAo was induced in adult rats using the intraluminal suture technique. PQQ (10, 3, and 1 mg/kg) was given once by intravenous injection at the initiation, or 3 h after the initiation, of 2 h rMCAo. Neurobehavioral deficits were evaluated daily for 3 days followed by infarct volumes measurements by 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining. PQQ at 10 mg/kg infused at the initiation, or 3 h after the initiation, of rMCAo was effective in reducing cerebral infarct volumes measured 72 h later. At 3 h after ischemia, a dose of 3 mg/kg significantly reduced infarct volume compared to vehicle-treated animals, but 1 mg/kg was ineffective. Neurobehavioral scores were also significantly better in the PQQ-treated group compared to the vehicle controls when PQQ was given at 10 and 3 mg/kg, but not at 1 mg/kg. Thus, PQQ is neuroprotective when given as a single administration at least 3 h after initiation of rMCAo. These data indicate that PQQ may be a useful neuroprotectant in stroke therapy.
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- Yonghua Zhang
- Neural and Vascular Biology, Ordway Research Institute, 150 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208, USA
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Zhu BQ, Zhou HZ, Teerlink JR, Karliner JS. Pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) decreases myocardial infarct size and improves cardiac function in rat models of ischemia and ischemia/reperfusion. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2005; 18:421-31. [PMID: 15770429 DOI: 10.1007/s10557-004-6219-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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As pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) is a redox cofactor in mammals, we asked if it is cardioprotective. Rats were subjected to 2 h of left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery ligation without reperfusion (model 1, ischemia). In model 2 (ischemia/reperfusion), rats were subjected to 17 or 30 min of LAD occlusion and 2 h of reperfusion. PQQ (15-20 mg/kg) was given i.p., either 30 min before LAD occlusion (Pretreatment) or i.v. at the onset of reperfusion (Treatment). In model 1, PQQ reduced infarct size (10.0 +/- 1.5 vs 19.1 +/- 2.1%, P < 0.01). In model 2, either PQQ Pretreatment or Treatment also reduced infarct size (18.4 +/- 2.3 and 25.6 +/- 3.5% vs 38.1 +/- 2.6%, P < 0.01). PQQ resulted in higher LV developed pressure and LV (+)dP/dt after 1-2 h of reperfusion (P < 0.05), and fewer ventricular fibrillation episodes. PQQ dose (5-20 mg/kg) was inversely related to infarct size. PQQ reduced myocardial tissue levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), an indicator of lipid peroxidation (316 +/- 88 vs 99 +/- 14 nmol/g, P < 0.01). PQQ given either as Pretreatment or as Treatment at the onset of reperfusion is highly effective in reducing infarct size and improving cardiac function in a dose-related manner in rat models of ischemia and ischemia/reperfusion. The optimal dose in this study, which exhibited neither renal nor hepatic toxicity, was 15 mg/kg, but lower doses may also be efficacious. We conclude that PQQ, which appears to act as a free radical scavenger in ischemic myocardium, is a highly effective cardioprotective agent.
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- Bo-Qing Zhu
- Cardiology Section, VA Medical Center, San Francisco, California 94121, USA
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Davidson VL. Pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) from methanol dehydrogenase and tryptophan tryptophylquinone (TTQ) from methylamine dehydrogenase. ADVANCES IN PROTEIN CHEMISTRY 2002; 58:95-140. [PMID: 11665494 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-3233(01)58003-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- V L Davidson
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi 39216, USA
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Pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ), otherwise known as methoxatin, is a water-soluble, redox-cycling orthoquinone that was initially isolated from cultures of methylotropic bacteria. It has been found to be a cofactor of some bacterial alcohol dehydrogenases, and is present in many animal tissues. It may be a novel vitamin because it has been shown to be essential for normal growth and development. The redox-cycling ability of PQQ enables it to scavenge or generate superoxide. When fed to animals as a supplement, PQQ prevents oxidative changes that would ordinarily occur. It has been reported to inhibit glutamate decarboxylase activity and protect against N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor-mediated neurotoxicity in the brain. It appears that in the whole animal, however, PQQ does not cross the blood-brain barrier. Furthermore, it increases nerve growth factor (NGF) synthesis in mouse astroglial cells, but has to be bound to glycine to penetrate and exert this effect in whole brain. It may therefore be regarded as a "Janus faced" molecule, with its potential for a therapeutic role in the brain still in question.
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- A Bishop
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Toxicology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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Scanlon JM, Aizenman E, Reynolds IJ. Effects of pyrroloquinoline quinone on glutamate-induced production of reactive oxygen species in neurons. Eur J Pharmacol 1997; 326:67-74. [PMID: 9178657 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(97)00137-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Pyrroloquinoline quinone may act as a free radical scavenger and also as a modulator of the NMDA receptor associated redox modulatory site. Using the oxidation sensitive dye dihydroethidium, we examined the effects of pyrroloquinoline quinone on free radical production in cultured forebrain neurons following glutamate receptor activation. Both glutamate (100 microM) and hydrogen peroxide (30 mM) produced a rapid increase in dihydroethidium fluorescence indicating dye oxidation. Pyrroloquinoline quinone (5-200 microM) effectively inhibited dihydroethidium fluorescence induced by glutamate but not by hydrogen peroxide. Glutamate-induced dihydroethidium fluorescence was inhibited by the thiol oxidant 5,5'-dithio-bis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB). Pyrroloquinoline quinone (50 microM) inhibited glutamate responses in control and in dithiothreitol treated neurons. However, pyrroloquinoline quinone did not further decrease the response to glutamate in DTNB treated neurons. These results suggest that pyrroloquinoline quinone inhibits the free radical-generating response to glutamate by oxidizing the NMDA receptor redox site and not by scavenging reactive oxygen species.
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- J M Scanlon
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, PA 15261, USA
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Glinn MA, Lee CP, Ernster L. Pro- and anti-oxidant activities of the mitochondrial respiratory chain: factors influencing NAD(P)H-induced lipid peroxidation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1997; 1318:246-54. [PMID: 9030267 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2728(96)00142-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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This paper is a study of factors influencing the rate of lipid peroxidation in beef heart submitochondrial particles induced by NAD(P)H via the NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase (Complex I) of the respiratory chain. In accordance with earlier observations, both NADH and NADPH initiated lipid peroxidation in the presence of ADP-Fe3+. The rate of the reaction, measured as oxygen consumption and formation of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, was biphasic as a function of NADH concentration, reaching a maximum at low NADH concentrations and then declining. In contrast, the NADPH-initiated lipid peroxidation showed a monophasic concentration profile of hyperbolic character. Rotenone did not eliminate the biphasicity of the NADH-induced reaction, indicating that this was not due to an antioxidant effect of reduced ubiquinone at high NADH concentrations. This conclusion was further supported by the demonstration that extraction of ubiquinone from the particles did not relieve the inhibition of lipid peroxidation by high NADH concentrations. However rhein, another inhibitor of Complex I, eliminated the biphasicity, and even caused a substantial stimulation of the NADH-induced lipid peroxidation in the particles upon extraction of ubiquinone by pentane. No similar effect occurred in the case of NADPH-induced lipid peroxidation. Furthermore, rhein facilitated both NADH- and NADPH-induced lipid peroxidation even in the absence of added ADP-Fe3+, in a fashion similar to that earlier reported with succinate in the presence of theonyltrifluoroacetone. Based on these findings and measurements of the redox states of ubiquinone and cytochromes in the presence of KCN and NADH or NADPH, it is concluded that Complex I may distinguish between electron input from NADH and NADPH by differences in the site(s) of substrate binding and in the pathways and rates of NADH and NADPH oxidation.
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- M A Glinn
- Department of Biochemistry, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Xu H, Watkins BA, Seifert MF. Vitamin E stimulates trabecular bone formation and alters epiphyseal cartilage morphometry. Calcif Tissue Int 1995; 57:293-300. [PMID: 8673867 DOI: 10.1007/bf00298885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The effects of dietary vitamin E (VIT E) and lipids on tissue peroxidation and fatty acid composition, epiphyseal growth plate cartilage development, and trabecular bone formation were evaluated in chicks. A 2 x 2 factorial design was followed using two levels (30 and 90 IU/kg of diet) of dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate and two different dietary lipids. The basal semipurified diet contained one of the following lipid treatments: anhydrous butter oil (40 g/kg) + soybean oil (60 g/kg), [BSO], or soybean oil (100 g/kg), [SBO]. After 14 days of feeding, the level of alpha tocopheryl in plasma was higher and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) were less in plasma and liver of chicks supplemented with 90 IU of VIT E compared with those given 30 IU of VIT E. Body weights and tibiotarsal bone lengths were not affected by the dietary treatments. Saturated fatty acids (14:0, 15:0, 16:0, 17:0, and 18:0) were increased in the tibiotarsal bone of chicks fed the BSO diet. In contrast, total polyunsaturated fatty acids and the ratio unsaturated fatty acids/saturated fatty acids were higher is plasma of chicks fed SBO compared with the values from chicks fed BSO. The thickness of the entire growth plate cartilage and the lower hypertrophic chondrocyte zone was significantly greater in chicks fed 90 IU/kg of VIT E. Kinetic parameters on bone histomorphometry indicated that mineral apposition rate was higher in chicks fed 90 IU of VIT E. The interaction effect between the VIT E and BSO treatments led to the highest trabecular bone formation rate among the groups. These data suggest that VIT E protects against cellular lipid peroxidation in cartilage to sustain normal bone growth and modeling.
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- H Xu
- Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1160, USA
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