Effects of military functional food NB-5 on psychological stress-induced oxidative stress

VernacularTitle:论著军用功能食品NB-5在心理应激介导氧化应激中的作用研究
Author: Changzhen WANG ; Ruiyun PENG ; Lifeng WANG ; Shaoxia WANG ; Shuiming WANG ; Xinping XU ; Chengfeng SUN ; Qingyuan ZHANG ; Shouwen LIN ; Xiangjun HU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: psychological stress; oxidative stress; military functional food
From: Military Medical Sciences 2014;(3):161-165
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the protective effects of a new military functional food NB-5 on psychological stress-induced oxidative stress .Methods Rat whiskers were completely removed to induce the oxidative stress , and the concen-trations of MDA and protein carbonyl in various organs were detected to study the damage to membrane lipid and protein . Rats were fed with NB-5 for 4 weeks, and the oxidative stress was induced by whisker cutting .Biochemical marks men-tioned above were detected to explore the protective effects of NB-5.Results and Conclusion Lipid and protein peroxida-tion occurred in the brain , heart, liver, spleen and kidney after whisker removal due to emotional stress , while the catalase ( CAT) activity decreased significantly in these organs except the spleen .In this experiment model , NB-5 showed a good free radical scavenging activity to reduce the lipid and protein peroxidation among whisker -cutting rats fed with NB-5 in ad-vance.So NB-5 can serve as a good food for soldiers in case of emergency incidents .