Effect of telmisartan in the oxidative stress components induced by ischemia reperfusion in rats

Simón Quetzalcoatl Rodríguez-Lara, Walter Angel Trujillo-Rangel, Araceli Castillo-Romero, Sylvia Elena Totsuka-Sutto, Teresa Arcelia Garcia-Cobián, Ernesto German Cardona-Muñoz, Alejandra Guillermina Miranda-DÍaz, Ernesto Javier Ramírez-Lizardo, Leonel García-Benavides

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Abstract

The therapeutic effects of telmisartan, an angiotensin II receptor antagonist and a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) agonist, have been demonstrated in several disorders. It has antioxidant and immune response modulator properties and has shown promising results in the treatment of an ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) lesion. In this study, a skeletal muscle (right gastrocnemius muscle) I/R lesion was induced in rats and different reperfusion times (1 h, 24 h, 72 h, 7-day, and 14-day subgroups) were assessed. Furthermore, levels of oxidative markers such as enzymatic scavengers (catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD)) and metabolites (nitrates and 8-oxo-deoxyguanosine) were determined. The degree of tissue injury (total lesioned fibers and inflammatory cell count) was also evaluated. We observed an increase in CAT and SOD expression levels under telmisartan treatment, with a decrease in injury and oxidative biomarker levels in the 72 h, 7-day, and 14-day subgroups. Telmisartan reduced oxidative stress and decreased the damage of the I/R lesion.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1302985
JournalOxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Volume2019
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes

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