A total of 50 Wistar rats were randomly classified into 3 groups, a negative control (NC)group fed with normal chow (10 cases), high fat diet(HFD)group fed with a high-fat diet (16 cases) and HFD+ALA group fed with a high-fat diet with an intervention of ALA(30mg/kg, 2 weeks,16 cases).The concentrations of serum oxidative stress biomarkers and adipocytokines were determined, and the results were analyzed statistically.

The levels of serum malondialdehyde(MDA), leptin and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) in HFD group were (8.8±0.7)μmol/L , (9.8±0.8)ng/mL and (11.6±1.2)ng/L, which were higher than those in HFD+ALA group [(6.1±0.6)μmol/L , (7.6 ±0.7)ng/mL and (9.7±2.3)ng/L] and NC group [(7.9±0.4)μmol/L, (4.6±0.6)ng/mL and (8.8±3.5)ng/L] (P<0.05). The levels of superoxide dismutase(SOD) [(73.9±5.1)U/mL], total antioxidant capacity(T-AOC) [(18.0±3.6)U/mL] and adiponectin [(8.7±1.5) mg/L] were lower than those in HFD+ALA group [(80.9±1.8)U/mL, (25.8±5.4)U/mL and(12.6±2.1)mg/L] and NC group [(81.0±3.2)U/mL,(20.9±2.3)U/mL and (14.0±3.4)mg/L](P<0.05). Compared with NC group, the levels of serum T-AOC and leptin were much higher in HFD+ALA group (P<0.05), MDA was much lower(P<0.05), and no statistical significance between the 2 groups was observed for SOD, adiponectin and TNF-α (P>0.05). Moreover, correlation analysis showed that serum MDA , leptin and TNF- α showed a significantly positive correlation[correlation coefficients (r)=0.716 and 0.502, P<0.01]. A negative correlation of T-AOC with adiponectin (r=-0.485,P< 0.05).

ALA can improve the oxidative stress state and regulate adipocytokines in a rat model of dietary-induced obesity.