Dynamics of oxidative/nitrosative stress in mice with methionine–choline-deficient diet-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Author:

Jorgačević B1,Mladenović D1,Ninković M2,Prokić V2,Stanković MN2,Aleksić V1,Cerović I3,Vukićević R Ješić3,Vučević D1,Stanković M1,Radosavljević T1

Affiliation:

1. Institute of Pathophysiology “Ljubodrag Buba Mihailović”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia

2. Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia

3. Institute of Digestive Diseases, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia

Abstract

Insulin resistance, oxidative stress, and proinflammatory cytokines play a key role in pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The aim of our study was to investigate the dynamics of oxidative/nitrosative stress in methionine–choline-deficient (MCD) diet -induced NAFLD in mice. Male C57BL/6 mice were divided into following groups: group 1: control group on standard diet; group 2: MCD diet for 2, 4, and 6 weeks (MCD2, MCD4, and MCD6, respectively). After treatment, liver and blood samples were taken for histopathology, alanine- and aspartate aminotransferase, acute phase reactants, and oxidative/nitrosative stress parameters. Liver malondialdehyde level was higher in all MCD-fed groups versus control group ( p < 0.01), while nitrites + nitrates level showed a progressive increase. The activity of total superoxide dismutase and its isoenzymes was significantly lower in all MCD-fed groups ( p < 0.01). Although catalase activity was significantly lower in MCD-fed animals at all intervals ( p < 0.01), the lowest activity of this enzyme was evident in MCD4 group. Liver content of glutathione was lower in MCD4 ( p < 0.05) and MCD6 group ( p < 0.01) versus control.Ferritin and C-reactive protein serum concentration were significantly higher only in MCD6 group. Our study suggests that MCD diet induces a progressive rise in nitrosative stress in the liver. Additionally, the most prominent decrease in liver antioxidative capacity is in the fourth week, which implies that application of antioxidants would be most suitable in this period, in order to prevent nonalcoholic steatohepatitis but not the initial NAFLD phase.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis,Toxicology,General Medicine

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