REM SLEEP DEPRIVATION-INDUCED OXIDATIVE STRESS AND ITS ATTENUATION BY TEPHROSIA PURPUREA (L.,) IN DISCRETE REGIONS OF RAT BRAIN

Authors

  • Prakash Selvaraj Department of Physiology, Dr.A.L.M. PGIBMS, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Annadurai Shanmuganathan Department of Physiology, Dr.A.L.M. PGIBMS, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Saravanan Selvaraj Department of Physiology, Dr.A.L.M. PGIBMS, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Babukumar Mani Department of Physiology, Dr.A.L.M. PGIBMS, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Sakthivel Govindaraj Department of Physiology, Dr.A.L.M. PGIBMS, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Dr. Ravindran Rajan Department of Physiology, Dr.A.L.M. PGIBMS, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2018.v11i5.24601

Keywords:

Antioxidants, Tephrosia purpurea, REM sleep deprivation, Oxidative stress, Corticosterone

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the antioxidant activity of Tephrosia purpurea (TP) in 72 h REM sleep deprivation (RSD). Nowadays, plants are used as therapeutic agents in the wide range of clinical applications. The present investigation is focused on the antioxidant activity of the ethanolic extract of TP on 72 h RSD induced changes in discrete regions of rat brain.

Methods: In this study, the plant (leaf) sample collected and ethanolic extraction were done using Soxhlet apparatus. Five groups of Wistar strain male albino rats were used in this study. Each group comprises 6 rats and multiple platform models used for RSD. The values were statistically analyzed using one-way analysis of variance followed by Tukey's post hoc test for multiple comparison methods. The significance level was kept at p<0.05. The 72 h RSD-induced changes in discrete regions were investigated and verified by measuring the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), lipid peroxidation (LPO), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), levels of reduced glutathione (GSH), Vitamin C, and Vitamin E in different regions of the rat brain, and plasma corticosterone level.

Results: This study confirmed that the leaf extract of TP effectively normalized the increased corticosterone, LPO, SOD, CAT, GPx, and decreased GSH, Vitamin C, and Vitamin E levels as a result of 72 h RSD exposure.

Conclusion: The plant examined and possessed remarkable antioxidant activity; hence, the isolation of compounds from this plant leaves may develop a novel and natural phytomedicine for stress-induced diseases.

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Author Biographies

Prakash Selvaraj, Department of Physiology, Dr.A.L.M. PGIBMS, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Department of Physiology. The University of Madras ranked 57th place in 2017 according to unirank dada.

Annadurai Shanmuganathan, Department of Physiology, Dr.A.L.M. PGIBMS, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Department of Physiology.

Saravanan Selvaraj, Department of Physiology, Dr.A.L.M. PGIBMS, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Department of Physiology.

Babukumar Mani, Department of Physiology, Dr.A.L.M. PGIBMS, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Department of Physiology

Sakthivel Govindaraj, Department of Physiology, Dr.A.L.M. PGIBMS, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Department of Physiology

Dr. Ravindran Rajan, Department of Physiology, Dr.A.L.M. PGIBMS, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Department of Physiology

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Published

01-05-2018

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Selvaraj, P., A. Shanmuganathan, S. Selvaraj, B. Mani, S. Govindaraj, and D. R. Rajan. “REM SLEEP DEPRIVATION-INDUCED OXIDATIVE STRESS AND ITS ATTENUATION BY TEPHROSIA PURPUREA (L.,) IN DISCRETE REGIONS OF RAT BRAIN”. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, vol. 11, no. 5, May 2018, pp. 308-12, doi:10.22159/ajpcr.2018.v11i5.24601.

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