Abrogation of maternal and fetal oxidative stress in the streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat by dietary supplements of Tinospora cordifolia.

Shivananjappa, M. M. and Dr., Muralidhara (2012) Abrogation of maternal and fetal oxidative stress in the streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat by dietary supplements of Tinospora cordifolia. Nutrition, 28. pp. 581-587.

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Abstract

Objective: Diabetes during pregnancy increases the incidences of congenital anomalies, morbidity, and mortality in the mother and her fetus/newborn. Oxidative stress (OS) has been implicated to be responsible because various antioxidants have been demonstrated to be beneficial in diabetic embryopathy. In this study, we examined the propensity of Tinospora cordifolia (TC) to attenuate embryopathy and OS in pregnant diabetic rats. Methods: Pregnant rats were rendered diabetic with streptozotocin (45 mg/kg of body weight, on gestation day 4) and fed a normal or a TC-supplemented (1% or 2%) diet. After monitoring diet intake, body weight gain, and urine output, dams were sacrificed on gestation day 20 and the markers of OS were determined in the maternal liver and the fetal brain and liver. Results: Although streptozotocin induced a significant (40%) increase in embryopathy, the dietary supplements offered significant protection (63%). Interestingly, TC significantly offset the diabetesassociated OS in the maternal liver as evidenced by the lower levels of malondialdehyde (25%) and reactive oxygen species (72%) and the higher levels of glutathione (53%) and total thiols (45%). The protective effects of TC could be observed even in the fetal milieu, with higher levels of antioxidant molecules and enzymes. Conclusion: These data suggest that TC during pregnancy may provide significant protection against diabetes-induced OS and thus serve as an effective therapeutic supplement.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Diabetic pregnancy, Embryopathy, Guduchi Pregnancy, Oxidative stress, Fetus Gestational diabetes
Subjects:	500 Natural Sciences and Mathematics > 10 Plants 600 Technology > 01 Medical sciences > 04 Diabetes Mellitus
Divisions:	Dept. of Biochemistry
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	25 Apr 2012 10:01
Last Modified:	25 Apr 2012 10:01
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/10679

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