Role of flavonoid troxerutin on blood pressure, oxidative stress and regulation of lipid metabolism.

The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of troxerutin (TX) on N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride (L-NAME) induced hypertension in male albino Wistar rats. L-NAME (40mg/kg body weight (bw)) administration caused a sustained increase in systolic blood pressure (SBP), levels of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), lipid hydroperoxides (LOOH), tissue lipids (liver and kidney) such as total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), free fatty acids (FFA), and significant decrease in the activities of enzymatic antioxidants, phospholipids (PL) and levels of non enzymatic antioxidants such as reduced glutathione (GSH), vitamin C and vitamin E. To assess the toxicity if any of TX treatment, hepatic and renal function markers were measured. TX supplementation throughout the experimental period significantly brings back all the above parameters. Among the three doses (25, 50, and 100 mg/kg) of TX, 100 mg/kg dosage exerts optimum protection against L-Name induced hypertension. These results suggest that TX has enough potential to attenuate hypertension, oxidative stress and dyslipidemia in L-NAME induced hypertensive rats.