Effect of L-carnitine on skeletal muscle lipids and oxidative stress in rats fed high-fructose diet

Panchamoorthy Rajasekar, Carani Venkatraman Anuradha, Panchamoorthy Rajasekar, Carani Venkatraman Anuradha

Abstract

There is evidence that high-fructose diet induces insulin resistance, alterations in lipid metabolism, and oxidative stress in rat tissues. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of L-carnitine (CAR) on lipid accumulation and peroxidative damage in skeletal muscle of rats fed high-fructose diet. Fructose-fed animals (60 g/100 g diet) displayed decreased glucose/insulin (G/I) ratio and insulin sensitivity index (ISI(0,120)) indicating the development of insulin resistance. Rats showed alterations in the levels of triglycerides, free fatty acids, cholesterol, and phospholipids in skeletal muscle. The condition was associated with oxidative stress as evidenced by the accumulation of lipid peroxidation products, protein carbonyls, and aldehydes along with depletion of both enzymic and nonenzymic antioxidants. Simultaneous intraperitoneal administration of CAR (300 mg/kg/day) to fructose-fed rats alleviated the effects of fructose. These rats showed near-normal levels of the parameters studied. The effects of CAR in this model suggest that CAR supplementation may have some benefits in patients suffering from insulin resistance.

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Concentrations of cholesterol, TG, FFA, and PL in skeletal muscle of control and experimental animals. Values are means ± SD. (n = 6). *P < .05 as compared to CON; #P < .05 as compared to FRU; ANOVA followed by DMRT. CON—control rats; FRU—fructose-fed rats; CAR—carnitine treated rats. Chol—cholesterol; TG—triglyceride; FFA—free fatty acids; PL—phospholipids.

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