Efeitos do tratamento com l-alanil-glutamina sobre o estresse oxidativo em ratos jovens submetidos à torção do cordão espermático

Abstract

The effect of L-alanil-glutamine was tested in a situation of oxidative stress induced by torsion of the spermatic cord. Eighty four male young Wistar rats were distributed randomly in 6 groups: Saline group 1h (GSa1) and Ala-Gln Group 1h (GAg1), animals of these groups were submitted to 1 hour of ischemia and 6 hours of reperfusion and were treated 30 minutes before the torsion, by intravenous way, with saline solution and L-alanil-glutamine (0,75g/Kg) respectively; Saline group 3h (Gsa3) and Ala-Gln Group 3h (Gag3), animals of these groups were submitted to 3 hours of ischemia and 6 hours of reperfusion, had been treated, 30 minutes before the torsion, by intravenous way, with saline solution and L-alanil-glutamine (0,75g/Kg) respectively; each group, consisting of 18 rats, was distributed equitable, in 3 sub-groups (T-0, T-2, T-6), each one with 6 animals, which represented the times that testis were colected, being T-0 the maximum time of ischemia, T-2 after 2 hours of reperfusion and T-6 after 6 hours of reperfusion. Two groups (Sham 1h and Sham 3h) were submitted to sham operation, being the testis colected two hours after simulated trauma. Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and reduced glutathione levels were assayed in testis. Comparasion between groups were made using Mann-Whitney e Kruskal-Wallis tests, and temporal comparations were made using Dunn test. P values of <0,05 were considered to indicate statistical significance. GSH concentration was significantly increased in testis of the rats submitted to 1 hour of ischemia, followed by 6 hours of reperfusion, treated with L-Ala-Gln in all the studied times, when compared with the control group; in the animals submitted to the 3 hours of ischemia, significant increase of GSH was demonstrated in the maximum time of ischemia and 6 hours of reperfusion time. Significant decrease of TBARS levels were seen in rats submitted to 3 hours of ischemia followed by reperfusion, treated with L-alanil-glutamine, in maximum time of ischemia and after 6 hours of reperfusion. These results demonstrates that glutamine may play a role in the maintenance of the tecidual levels of GSH in two models of ischemia/reperfusion of the testis studied, by an antioxidant effect, and may promote cell membrane protection during the ischemia (3h)/reperfusion by decreasing lipid peroxidation