Effect of the Joint Administration of Selenium and Vitamin E in Combination with Regular Aerobic Exercise on Markers of Lipid Peroxidation and Glutathione Peroxidase in Diabetic Rats
in International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise MetabolismClick name to view affiliation
We investigated the effect of long-term treatment (6 wk) with selenium and vitamin E, in combination with aerobic exercise training, on malondialdehyde (MDA), oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL), and glutathione peroxi-dase (GPx) in STZ-induced diabetic rats. The rats were assigned randomly to one of three treatment groups (n = 12 per group): 1) exercise group (EX), 2) selenium/vitamin E/exercise group (SVE), and 3) selenium/vitamin E group (SV). To estimate the acute effect of exercise, a 30-min endurance exercise was used. The MDA concentration was significantly lower in the SVE. The ox-LDL was significantly lower in the SVE and SV. The hepatic concentrations of selenium and vitamin E were significantly higher in the SVE. These results indicate that the increase in MDA is mildly attenuated in rats that were aerobically trained. Moreover, the joint administration of selenium and vitamin E with or without exercise training reduces the levels of ox-LDL.
The author is with the School of Sport Science, The University of SungKyunKwan, Chunchundong, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 440-746, South Korea.
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