Proctective effects of resveratrol on intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats

Objective To study the protective effects of resveratrol (RES) on intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats.Methods Twenty-four SD rats were randomly divided into the sham operation group,intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury (I/R) group and resveratrol treated (RES) group.The intestinal ischemia injury was induced by superior mesenteric artery occlusion for 45 minutes,and then the blood supply to the intestine was restored to cause reperfusion injury.After 6 hours' reperfusion,the rats were sacrificed and intestine was collected.Of the RES group,the rats were subjected to I/R injury,and treated with 20 mg/kg resveratrol by intravenous injection immediately after the mesenteric artery was clamped.Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) and Malonaldehyde (MDA) levels in serum and intestine were measured.Apoptotic intestinal epithelial cells were detected by TUNEL methods.The histological injury of the intestine was also examined.Results Compared with the sham operated rats,MDA levels in the serum and intestine as well as the apoptotic epithelial cells were significantly increased in the rats subjected to I/R (MDA in serum and intestine 4.63±0.53 vs 1.32±0.40;8.60± 0.98 vs 4.13±0.86,P＜0.01;apoptotic index 66.63 ± 1.71 vs 46.72 ± 1.50,P＜0.01 ).However,the SOD levels in the serum and intestine were decreased (49.21±4.38 vs 86.65±6.14;351.03 ± 21.46 vs 468.93 ± 16.21,P＜0.01).In the rats subjected to I/R injury but received resveratrol treatment,the epithelial cells apoptosis and MDA levels in serum and intestine were decreased,and SOD levels in serum and intestine increased (P＜0.05).Conclusions Resveratrol protects intestine from ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Key words: Resveratrol; Ischemia-reperfusion injury; Apoptosis; Superoxide dismutase