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Anti-oxidant effect of Withania somnifera glycowithanolides in chronic footshock stress-induced perturbations of oxidative free radical scavenging enzymes and lipid peroxidation in rat frontal cortex and striatum

Bhattacharya, A, Ghosal, S, Bhattacharya, S.K·2001·Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Abstract

The antioxidant activity of Withania somnifera (WS) glycowithanolides was assessed in chronic footshock stress induced changes in rat brain frontal cortex and striatum. The stress procedure, given once daily for 21 days, induced an increase in superoxide dismutase (SOD) and lipid peroxidation (LPO) activity, with concomitant decrease in catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activities in both the brain regions. WS glycowithanolides (WSG), administered orally 1 h prior to the stress procedure for 21 days, in the doses of 10, 20 and 50 mg/kg, induced a dose-related reversal of the stress effects. Thus, WSG tended to normalise the augmented SOD and LPO activities and enhanced the activities of CAT and GPX. The results indicate that, at least part of chronic stress-induced pathology may be due to oxidative stress, which is mitigated by WSG, lending support to the clinical use of the plant as an antistress adaptogen.

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Authors
Bhattacharya, A., Ghosal, S., & Bhattacharya, S. K.
Affiliations
Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Corresponding author
Bhattacharya, S.K
Venue
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2001-01
Volume
74
Issue
1
Pages
1-6
ISSN
0378-8741 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2002991717
Cited by
288
References
27
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FWCI
11.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Ethnopharmacology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Medicinal Plants and Bioactive Compounds
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Biofield Effects and Biophysics
Keywords
Withania somnifera, antioxidant activity, oxidative stress, lipid peroxidation, superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, frontal cortex, striatum, adaptogens
MeSH terms
Administration, Oral, Animals, Antioxidants, Brain, Chronic Disease, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Electroshock, Free Radicals, Glutathione Peroxidase, Male, Plant Extracts, Stress, Physiological, Superoxide Dismutase, Lipid Peroxidation, Rats, Wistar, Solanaceae, Rats

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