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In vitro galactose impairs energy metabolism in the brain of young rats: protective role of antioxidants

Item Type:Article
Title:In vitro galactose impairs energy metabolism in the brain of young rats: protective role of antioxidants
Creators Name:Delwing-de Lima, D., Sasso, S., Delwing-Dal Magro, D., Pereira, N.R., Rodrigues, A.F., Schmitz, F., Manoel Pereira, E., Schramm do Nascimento, M.A. and Wyse, A.T.S.
Abstract:We, herein, investigated the in vitro effects of galactose on the activity of pyruvate kinase, succinate dehydrogenase (SDH), complex II and IV (cytochrome c oxidase) of the respiratory chain and Na(+)K+-ATPase in the cerebral cortex, cerebellum and hippocampus of 30-day-old rats. We also determined the influence of the antioxidants, trolox, ascorbic acid and glutathione, on the effects elicited by galactose. Galactose was added to the assay at concentrations of 0.1, 3.0, 5.0 and 10.0 mM. Control experiments were performed without galactose. Galactose, at 3.0, 5.0 and 10.0 mM, decreased pyruvate kinase activity in the cerebral cortex and at 10.0 mM in the hippocampus. Galactose, at 10.0 mM, reduced SDH and complex II activities in the cerebellum and hippocampus, and reduced cytochrome c oxidase activity in the hippocampus. Additionally, decreased Na(+)K(+)-ATPase activity in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus; conversely, galactose, at 3.0 and 5.0 mM, increased this enzyme's activity in the cerebellum. Data show that galactose disrupts energy metabolism and trolox, ascorbic acid and glutathione addition prevented the majority of alterations in the parameters analyzed, suggesting the use of antioxidants as an adjuvant therapy in Classic galactosemia.
Keywords:Antioxidants, Brain, Energy Metabolism, Galactose, Na(+)K(+)-ATPase, Animals, Rats
Source:Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids
ISSN:1525-7770
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Volume:42
Number:12
Page Range:967-985
Date:2023
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.1080/15257770.2023.2222776
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