Protective Effect of Lutein on Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Rat Small Intestine

摘要

Lutein is a carotenoid and it has antioxidant effects.Lutein may have a protective effect on ischemia reper-fusion (I/R) injury induced by free radical species.However,little is known about the protective effect of lutein on I/R injury in vivo.The present study was undertaken to clarify the protective effects of lutein on I/R injuries in the rat small intestine.Administration of lutein before intestinal I/R attenuated the damage to villi and decid-uation of enterocytes and suppressed the increase in lipid peroxide.