10.6084/m9.figshare.12027501.v1 Matheus Scarpatto Rodrigues Matheus Scarpatto Rodrigues Bruno Luiz da Silva Pieri Bruno Luiz da Silva Pieri Gustavo de Bem Silveira Gustavo de Bem Silveira Rubya Pereira Zaccaron Rubya Pereira Zaccaron Ligia Milanez Venturini Ligia Milanez Venturini Vitor Hugo Comin Vitor Hugo Comin Karine Damian Luiz Karine Damian Luiz Paulo Cesar Lock Silveira Paulo Cesar Lock Silveira Reduction of oxidative stress improves insulin signaling in cardiac tissue of obese mice SciELO journals 2020 Obesity Insulin resistance Oxidative stress Myocardium Mice 2020-03-25 02:43:28 Dataset https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Reduction_of_oxidative_stress_improves_insulin_signaling_in_cardiac_tissue_of_obese_mice/12027501 <div><p>ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the effects of oxidative stress on insulin signaling in cardiac tissue of obese mice. Methods Thirty Swiss mice were equally divided (n=10) into three groups: Control Group, Obese Group, and Obese Group Treated with N-acetylcysteine. After obesity and insulin resistance were established, the obese mice were treated with N-acetylcysteine at a dose of 50mg/kg daily for 15 days via oral gavage. Results Higher blood glucose levels and nitrite and carbonyl contents, and lower protein levels of glutathione peroxidase and phosphorylated protein kinase B were observed in the obese group when compared with their respective control. On the other hand, treatment with N-acetylcysteine was effective in reducing blood glucose levels and nitrite and carbonyl contents, and significantly increased protein levels of glutathione peroxidase and phosphorylated protein kinase B compared to the Obese Group. Conclusion Obesity and/or a high-lipid diet may result in oxidative stress and insulin resistance in the heart tissue of obese mice, and the use of N-acetylcysteine as a methodological and therapeutic strategy suggested there is a relation between them.</p></div>