Potential Effects of Selenium and N-Acetylcysteine Supplementation in Ameliorating Cardinal Symptoms of Nω-Nitro-L-Arginine Methyl Ester Hydrochloride (L-NAME) Induced Preeclampsia in Wistar Rats.

IF 1.2 Q4 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Reports of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.61186/rbmb.13.4.495

Geethika Yelleti, Annayya Rao Aroor, Revathi Panduranga Shenoy, Abhibroto Karmakar, Ashwini Rao, Cheryl Rhea Lewis, Arjun Asok, Nihaal Maripini, Monalisa Biswas, Veena Varier, Arpita Roy, Varashree Bolar Suryakanth

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Abstract

Background: Preeclampsia (PE) is a hypertensive disorder in pregnancy affecting multiple organ systems. This study hypothesized that oxidative stress and inflammatory responses contribute to the pathogenesis of Preeclampsia, and that selenium and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) could mitigate these effects.

Methods: The study was initiated after approval from the Institutional Animal Ethics Committee. Twenty-four female Wistar rats were divided equally into four groups. Group I served as controls, while Groups II, III, and IV received Nω-Nitro-L-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride (L-NAME) to induce hypertension from day 10 to 20 of gestation. Additionally, Group III received selenium (240 μg/kg/day) and Group IV received NAC (160 mg/kg). On day 20, Blood Pressure (BP) monitoring and urine protein estimation were carried out to assess hypertension and proteinuria, while blood samples were collected to measure malondialdehyde (MDA) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels, as markers of oxidative stress and inflammation, respectively. Statistical analysis was performed using GraphPad Prism 10.2.

Results: Selenium improved L-NAME-induced hypertension (Mean BP 107.63±5.22 mmHg vs 140.9±8.38 mmHg in disease control (DC) and proteinuria (65.5±4.09 vs 140.2±11.85 mg/day in DC) and significantly reduced the inflammatory response (IL-6 23.4±1.06 vs 50.63±3.35 pg/mL in DC) but had little effect on oxidative stress (MDA 0.21±0.02 vs 0.24±0.02 nmol/mL in DC). NAC did not lower BP (Mean BP 129.33±7.96 mmHg) but significantly reduced proteinuria (92.7±6.37mg/day), IL-6 levels (18.24±0.42 pg/mL), and oxidative stress (MDA 0.16±0.01 nmol/mL).

Conclusions: These findings suggest that selenium and NAC play distinct protective roles in the pathophysiology of preeclampsia, potentially offering synergistic effects for cardiovascular and kidney health in hypertensive pregnancies.

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硒和n -乙酰半胱氨酸补充剂在改善n ω-硝基- l -精氨酸甲酯盐盐（L-NAME）诱导的Wistar大鼠子痫前期主要症状中的潜在作用

背景：子痫前期（PE）是一种影响多器官系统的妊娠期高血压疾病。本研究假设氧化应激和炎症反应参与了子痫前期的发病机制，而硒和n -乙酰半胱氨酸（NAC）可以减轻这些作用。方法：本研究经机构动物伦理委员会批准后启动。24只雌性Wistar大鼠平均分为四组。I组作为对照组，II、III、IV组在妊娠第10 ~ 20天给予n ω-硝基- l -精氨酸甲酯盐酸盐（L-NAME）诱导高血压。另外，III组给予硒（240 μg/kg/d）， IV组给予NAC （160 mg/kg）。第20天，进行血压（BP）监测和尿蛋白测定，以评估高血压和蛋白尿，同时采集血样检测丙二醛（MDA）和白细胞介素-6 （IL-6）水平，分别作为氧化应激和炎症的标志物。采用GraphPad Prism 10.2进行统计学分析。结果：硒改善l -名诱导的高血压（疾病控制组平均血压107.63±5.22 mmHg vs 140.9±8.38 mmHg）和蛋白尿（DC组平均血压65.5±4.09 vs 140.2±11.85 mg/d），显著降低炎症反应（DC组平均IL-6 23.4±1.06 vs 50.63±3.35 pg/mL），但对氧化应激影响不大（DC组平均MDA 0.21±0.02 vs 0.24±0.02 nmol/mL）。NAC没有降低血压（平均血压129.33±7.96 mmHg），但显著降低蛋白尿（92.7±6.37mg/天）、IL-6水平（18.24±0.42 pg/mL）和氧化应激（MDA 0.16±0.01 nmol/mL）。结论：这些发现提示硒和NAC在子痫前期的病理生理中具有明显的保护作用，可能对高血压妊娠的心血管和肾脏健康有协同作用。

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Reports of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY-

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