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Effect of Garlic Supplementation on Erythrocytes Antioxidant Parameters, Lipid Peroxidation, and Atherosclerotic Plaque Formation Process in Oxidized Oil-Fed Rabbits

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Effect of garlic supplementation on blood antioxidant status, lipid peroxidation, and coronary plaque formation process was investigated in oxidized oil-fed rabbits. Eighteen adult male mixed European rabbits were given a balanced diet (21 g% protein, 34 g% fat, 45 g% carbohydrate), which contained isocaloristic addition of nonoxidized or oxidized rapeseed oil in the presence and absence of garlic. The experiment lasted 24 weeks. At the beginning and every 6 weeks, rabbits were weighed, and blood was taken. To evaluate the antioxidant status of the rabbits, erythrocytes malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration, total superoxide dismutase (t-SOD), and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activations were determined. After the experiment was completed, aortas were dissected for histological examinations. Changes in the contents of the above parameters and histological examinations showed that oxidized rapeseed, oil administered to rabbits, caused the development of atherosclerotic changes and disturbed antioxidant status. The addition of garlic in such diets inhibited atherosclerotic changes in the aorta wall, and it is related to the homeostatic activity of antioxidative enzymes and lipid peroxidation.

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    Jolanta Zalejska-Fiolka, Aleksandra Kasperczyk, Sławomir Kasperczyk, Urszula Błaszczyk & Ewa Birkner

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Zalejska-Fiolka, J., Kasperczyk, A., Kasperczyk, S. et al. Effect of Garlic Supplementation on Erythrocytes Antioxidant Parameters, Lipid Peroxidation, and Atherosclerotic Plaque Formation Process in Oxidized Oil-Fed Rabbits. Biol Trace Elem Res 120, 195–204 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-007-0068-y

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