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Supplementation with α-tocopherol or a combination of α-tocopheroland ascorbic acid protects the gastrointestinal tract of iron-deficientrats against iron-induced oxidative damage during iron repletion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

K. Srigiridhar  and
K. Madhavan Nair
K. Srigiridhar
Affiliation:
Department of Biophysics, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai Osmania (P.O.) Hyderabad 500 007, India
K. Madhavan Nair*
Affiliation:
Department of Biophysics, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai Osmania (P.O.) Hyderabad 500 007, India
*
*Corresponding author: Dr K. Madhavan Nair, fax +91 40 7019 074, email [email protected]
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Recently we have shown the susceptibility of Fe-deficient rat intestine to oxidative damage during Fe repletion. The role of dietary antioxidants like ascorbic acid, α-tocopherol and a combination of both in counteracting the oxidative stress was tested in this study. Five groups of thirteen weanling WKY female rats were fed with an Fe-deficient diet for a period of 5 weeks. Another set of thirteen rats received an Fe-sufficient diet and served as the control group (Con). Oral administration of either vehicle (D), 8 mg Fe alone (D+) or in the presence of 24 mg ascorbic acid (D+ + C), 40 mg α-tocopherol (D+ + E) or a combination of both (D+ + C + E) per d for 15 d was carried out in Fe-depleted rats. The impact of this treatment protocol on Fe status, oxidative stress and antioxidant status at the site of Fe absorption was assessed. It was observed that though the indicators of Fe status were normalised on Fe supplementation, the oxidative stress as reflected by the levels of both thiobarbituric-acid reactive substances (TBARS) and protein carbonyls were significantly greater in D+ and D+ + C compared to D+ + E, D+ + C + E and Con groups. The mucosal cell DNA damage was seen in D+, D+ + C and D+ + E groups on electrophoresis. Functional integrity as assessed by the activities of alkaline phosphatase and lys-ala-dipeptidyl aminopeptidase were normalized in all the groups treated with the antioxidant(s). There were significant positive alterations in some of the endogenous antiperoxidative systems and in serum caeruloplasmin activity in D+ + E and D+ + C + E groups. Paradoxically, serum ascorbate levels were significantly lower in D+ + C than in D+ + E and D+ + C + E groups. This could be due to the protection offered by α-tocopherol in the presence of Fe. It is concluded that supplementation of α-tocopherol alone or in combination with ascorbic acid protects the gastrointestinal tract of Fe-deficient rats against Fe-mediated oxidative damage during Fe repletion. However, ascorbic acid alone does not protect the gastrointestinal tract against Fe-induced oxidative stress.

Keywords

IronOxidative stressAscorbic acid-Tocopherol
Type
Research Article
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 84 , Issue 2 , August 2000 , pp. 165 - 173
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2000

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