Amelioration effects of the soybean lecithin-gallic acid complex on iron-overload-induced oxidative stress and liver damage in C57BL/6J mice

CONTEXT: Gallic acid (GA) and lecithin showed important roles in antioxidant and drug delivery, respectively. A complex synthesized from GA and soybean lecithin (SL-GAC), significantly improved bioavailability of GA and pharmacological activities. However, the antioxidant activity of SL-GAC and its effect on iron-overload-induced liver injury remains unexplored.

OBJECTIVE: This study investigates the antioxidant properties of SL-GAC in vitro and in mice, and its remediating effects against liver injury by iron-overloaded.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: In vitro, free radical scavenging activity, lipid peroxidation inhibition, and ferric reducing power of SL-GAC were measured by absorbance photometry. In vivo, C57BL/6J mice were randomized into 4 groups: control, iron-overloaded, iron-overloaded + deferoxamine, and iron-overloaded + SL-GAC. Treatments with deferoxamine (150 mg/kg/intraperitioneally) and SL-GAC (200 mg/kg/orally) were given to the desired groups for 12 weeks, daily. Iron levels, oxidative stress, and biochemical parameters were determined by histopathological examination and molecular biological techniques.

RESULTS: In vitro, SL-GAC showed DPPH and ABTS free radicals scavenging activity with IC50 values equal to 24.92 and 128.36 μg/mL, respectively. In C57BL/6J mice, SL-GAC significantly reduced the levels of serum iron (22.82%), liver iron (50.29%), aspartate transaminase (25.97%), alanine transaminase (38.07%), gamma glutamyl transferase (42.11%), malondialdehyde (19.82%), total cholesterol (45.96%), triglyceride (34.90%), ferritin light chain (18.51%) and transferrin receptor (27.39%), while up-regulated the levels of superoxide dismutase (24.69%), and glutathione (11.91%).

CONCLUSIONS: These findings encourage the use of SL-GAC to treat liver injury induced by iron-overloaded. Further in vivo and in vitro studies are needed to validate its potential in clinical medicine.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:61

Enthalten in:

Pharmaceutical biology - 61(2023), 1 vom: 11. Dez., Seite 37-49

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wu, Caihong [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Wenxin [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Feifei [VerfasserIn]
Dai, Wenwen [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Fang [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Yanli [VerfasserIn]
Cui, Weiwei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

632XD903SP
Antioxidant activity
Antioxidants
Deferoxamine
E1UOL152H7
Excessive iron
Gallic Acid
Hepatic damage
Iron
J06Y7MXW4D
Journal Article
Lecithins
Phenolic acid

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Date Completed 28.12.2022

Date Revised 13.12.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/13880209.2022.2151632

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350849846