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Curcumin restores mitochondrial functions and decreases lipid peroxidation in liver and kidneys of diabetic db/db mice.
Biological research - 22 Dec 2014
Soto-Urquieta María G, López-Briones Sergio, Pérez-Vázquez Victoriano, Saavedra-Molina Alfredo, González-Hernández Gloria A, Ramírez-Emiliano Joel
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BACKGROUND: Nitrosative and oxidative stress play a key role in obesity and diabetes-related mitochondrial dysfunction. The objective was to investigate the effect of curcumin treatment on state 3 and 4 oxygen consumption, nitric oxide (NO) synthesis, ATPase activity and lipid oxidation in mitochondria isolated from liver and kidneys of diabetic db/db mice. RESULTS: Hyperglycaemia increased oxygen consumption and...
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