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- Title
Melatonin attenuates hypertension and oxidative stress in a rat model of L-NAME-induced gestational hypertension.
- Authors
Zuo, Junfang; Jiang, Ziyun
- Abstract
Preeclampsia is a life-threatening multiorgan systemic disease with manifestations including gestational hypertension, oxidative stress, and vascular dysfunction. We aimed to evaluate the therapeutic effects of melatonin on an L-NAME (NLG-nitro- l -arginine methyl ester)-induced rat preeclampsia model. During gestation, L-NAME was added to drinking water at 50 mg/kg/day from gestation day (GD) 8. Rats received the combination of L-NAME with melatonin (10 mg/kg/day), or aspirin (1.5 mg/kg/day), and rats that received only L-NAME or no treatments were used as controls. Aspirin was mixed with rodent chow and melatonin was administered intraperitoneally. Blood pressure and urine protein content were monitored every 3 days. On GD19, blood samples were collected for biochemical analysis. Compared to untreated L-NAME rats, melatonin led to markedly lowered blood pressure and urine protein content, and recovery in the fetus alive ratio, fetal weight, and the fetal weight/placental weight ratio. Compared to untreated L-NAME rats, plasma antioxidant capacity and plasma malondialdehyde were increased and decreased by melatonin, respectively, in L-NAME rats. Melatonin treatment also reduced sFlt-1, increased PlGF, and decreased the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio. In the placenta, melatonin also reduced sFlt-1 levels and increased Nrf2, PlGF, and HO-1 levels. We have demonstrated in a rat model of preeclampsia that melatonin exerts significant protective effects through lowering blood pressure and reducing oxidative stress.
- Subjects
OXIDATIVE stress; ELLAGIC acid; MELATONIN; BLOOD pressure; OXIDANT status; TREATMENT effectiveness
- Publication
Vascular Medicine, 2020, Vol 25, Issue 4, p295
- ISSN
1358-863X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1358863X20919798