ILEX PARAGUARIENSIS ST. HILL (YERBA MATE) IMPROVES THE METABOLIC PROFILE OF AND PROTECTS AGAINST OXIDATIVE STRESS IN EXERCISED AND NON-EXERCISED RATS

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  • MARIA ISABEL MORGAN-MARTINS Laboratory of oxidative stress and antioxidants, Lutheran University of Brazil, Canoas, Brazil.Graduate Program in Physiology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology Applied to Health, Lutheran University of Brazil, Canoas, Brazil.Laboratory of Experimental Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Hospital of Clinics of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • VALÉRIO S. SILVA Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology Applied to Health, Lutheran University of Brazil, Canoas, Brazil.
  • FRANCIELLI LICKS Laboratory of oxidative stress and antioxidants, Lutheran University of Brazil, Canoas, Brazil.Graduate Program in Physiology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.Laboratory of Experimental Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Hospital of Clinics of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • JOSIELI R. COLARES Laboratory of oxidative stress and antioxidants, Lutheran University of Brazil, Canoas, Brazil.Laboratory of Experimental Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Hospital of Clinics of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • ELIZÂNGELA G. SCHEMITT Laboratory of oxidative stress and antioxidants, Lutheran University of Brazil, Canoas, Brazil.Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.Laboratory of Experimental Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Hospital of Clinics of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • LUIZ F. FORGIARINI Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • DARLAN P. ROSA Laboratory of oxidative stress and antioxidants, Lutheran University of Brazil, Canoas, Brazil.Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.Laboratory of Experimental Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Hospital of Clinics of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.Professor da Faculdade Cenecista de Bento Gonçalves - CNEC-Bento
  • NORMA P. MARRONI Laboratory of oxidative stress and antioxidants, Lutheran University of Brazil, Canoas, Brazil. Graduate Program in Physiology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology Applied to Health, Lutheran University of Brazil, Canoas, Brazil. Laboratory of Experimental Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Hospital of Clinics of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Keywords:

Exercise; Ilex paraguariensis; Oxidative Stress.

Abstract

Ilex paraguariensis (St. Hil) is a native plant consumed mainly in South America in the form of tea and mate and it contains different compounds. Physical exercise is characterized by increased metabolic demand, increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Ilex paraguariensis (St. Hil) use extract on the metabolic profile and oxidative stress. We used 24 Wistar rats, were divided into four experimental groups (n=6), the extract was orally administered (1.5 ml/animal), and a swimming training protocol was performed for 8 weeks. Was found that the animals that received Ilex showed a significant decrease in plasma glucose, TG and HDL levels. By evaluating the lipoperoxidation, we observed a significant decrease in the groups that received Ilex, and a significant increase in SOD enzyme. Ilex paraguariensis has antioxidant properties that acted reducing  oxidative damage in this experimental model.

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31.12.2013

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MARIA ISABEL MORGAN-MARTINS, VALÉRIO S. SILVA, FRANCIELLI LICKS, JOSIELI R. COLARES, ELIZÂNGELA G. SCHEMITT, LUIZ F. FORGIARINI, … NORMA P. MARRONI. (2013). ILEX PARAGUARIENSIS ST. HILL (YERBA MATE) IMPROVES THE METABOLIC PROFILE OF AND PROTECTS AGAINST OXIDATIVE STRESS IN EXERCISED AND NON-EXERCISED RATS. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 4(4), 1303–1311. Retrieved from https://ijpbs.net/index.php/journal/article/view/2996

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Volume 4, Issue 4, 2013

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