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KMID : 1161420170200101002
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Journal of Medicinal Food
2017 Volume.20 No. 10 p.1002 ~ p.1010
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Effect of Euterpe oleracea Mart. Seeds Extract on Chronic Ischemic Renal Injury in Renovascular Hypertensive Rats
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da Costa Cristiane Aguiar
Ognibene Dayane Teixeira
Cordeiro Viviane Silva Cristino
de Bem Graziele Freitas
Santos Izabelle Barcellos
Soares Ricardo Andrade
de Melo Cunha Leticia L.
Carvalho Lenize C. R. M.
de Moura Roberto Soares
Resende Angela Castro
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Abstract
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Previously, we have demonstrated that the seeds of Euterpe oleracia Mart. (acai) are rich in polyphenols with antihypertensive and antioxidant properties. This study evaluated the renal protective effects of the hydroalcoholic extract obtained from the seeds of acai (ASE) fruits in two-kidney, one-clip (2K1C) renovascular hypertension. Young male Wistar rats were used to obtain 2K1C and sham groups. Animals received ASE (200?mg/(kg·day) in drinking water) or vehicle for 40 days. We evaluated serum and urinary parameters, renal structural changes, and oxidative status. The increase in systolic blood pressure of the 2K1C group was accompanied by a decrease in left kidney volume and number of glomeruli, as well as an increase in glomerular volume and collagen deposition. ASE prevented the alterations of these parameters, except the reduced kidney volume. Serum levels of urea and creatinine and urinary protein excretion were increased in the 2K1C group and treatment with ASE improved all these functional parameters. The increased oxidative damage in the 2K1C group, assessed by lipid and protein oxidation, was prevented by ASE. The nitrite content and both expression and activity of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase-1, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase) were lower in the 2K1C group and restored by ASE. ASE substantially reduced renal injury and prevented renal dysfunction in 2K1C rats probably through its antihypertensive and antioxidant effects, providing a natural resource for treatment and prevention of renovascular hypertension-related abnormalities.
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KEYWORD
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2K1C rats, acai, hypertension, oxidative stress, renal injury
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