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Abstract
Hyperlipidemia was induced in rats by administering 2% cholesterol, 20% coconut oil, and 0.125% cholic acid for 10 weeks. Atorvastatin (0.8 mg/kg b.w.) was administered orally to rats together with high-fat diet for 10 weeks. At the end of the experimental period, the circadian characteristics (acrophase, amplitude, and mesor) of liver marker enzymes (aspartate aminotransferase and alanine transferase), lipid peroxidation products (thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), and antioxidants (superoxide dismutase, catalase, reduced glutathione, and glutathione peroxidase) were analyzed. Circadian characteristics (mesor, amplitude, and acrophase) of liver marker enzymes, TBARS, and antioxidants were altered in high-fat diet-induced rats, and the diminished amplitude along with decreased mesor levels of antioxidants were observed in high-fat diet-induced rats. Further, oral administration of atorvastatin to high-fat diet-induced rats showed the normalized mesor, amplitude, and acrophase. These findings suggest that the antihyperlipidemic potential of atorvastatin could modulate the circadian patterns of liver marker enzymes and redox status in hyperlipidemic rats.
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