scholarly journals EFFECT OF SPINACH AGAINST ARSENIC TOXICITY IN RATS

1970 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 358-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
MZ Islam ◽  
MA Awal ◽  
M Mostofa ◽  
A Ghosh ◽  
A Khair
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Serum Creatinine ◽  
Sodium Arsenite ◽  
Hydride Generation ◽  
Body Burden ◽  
Treated Group ◽  
Liver And Kidney ◽  
Serum Glutamate Pyruvate Transaminase ◽  
T1 And T2 ◽  
Serum Glutamate

The present study was undertaken with a view to evaluate the efficacy of spinach against arsenic (As) induced toxicity in rats during the period between July to October 2008. Thirty six female Long Evans rats (age about 120days; average body weight at day 0 = 154.5g) were randomly divided into three equal groups (n=12) and marked as T0, T1 and T2 groups. Rats of T0 group were given normal feed and water and kept as control. Rats of T1 and T2 groups were given 5mg Sodium arsenite/kg body weight (BW) and 5mg Sodium arsenite/kg (BW) plus spinach extract 100 mg/kg body weight respectively daily for 30 days orally. Four rats from each group were sacrificed at 10 days interval in order to quantitatively determine the As content in liver, lungs and kidney by using Hydride Generation Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. Serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT), serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) and serum creatinine were determined by Autoanalyser. No visible clinical sign were observed in any group of experimental rats except loss of body weight in the spinach treated group. Tissue (lung, liver and kidney) concentration of As was significantly (p<0.01) higher in T1 group rats compared to that of T0 and T2 groups and the highest concentration of As was found in kidney followed by lung and liver in T1 group rats. After 30 days of feeding, spinach significantly (p<0.01) decreased As from lung, liver and kidney. As intoxication significantly (p<0.01) increased SGOT values but insignificantly decrease SGPT values and spinach treatment improve these condition. There was no significant effect found in serum creatinine level.  It can be concluded that feeding of spinach could reduce body burden of As in rats.

scholarly journals Therapeutic effect of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) seeds extract against arsenic induced toxicity in Charles Foster rats

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1083-1093
Author(s):  
Vikas Kumar ◽  
Vivek Akhouri ◽  
Sushil Kumar Singh ◽  
Arun Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Sodium Arsenite ◽  
Arsenic Concentration ◽  
Treated Group ◽  
Fenugreek Seeds ◽  
Trigonella Foenum Graecum ◽  
Arsenic Accumulation ◽  
Ameliorative Effect ◽  
Liver And Kidney ◽  
Trigonella Foenum Graecum L

The prime objective of the present study was to establish fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) seeds extract as an antidote against arsenic induced hepato-renal toxicity in rats. The male Charles Foster rats (weighing 160-180 g) were selected to make arsenic intoxicated model. The arsenic treated group of rats were orally treated with sodium arsenite at the dose of 8 mg/kg body weight/day for 90 days. Thereafter, the arsenic pretreated rats were further administered with fenugreek ethanolic seeds extract at the dose of 250 mg/kg body weight/day for 90 days.  After the completion of the treatment, animals of all the groups were sacrificed for the biochemical and histopathological estimation. The arsenic treated rats showed significant (p < 0.0001) alterations at the various hepatic and renal biomarker parameters and at serum MDA levels in comparison to the control rats.  Significant (p < 0.0001) arsenic accumulation was also observed in the blood, liver and kidney tissues of the arsenic treated rats. However, after the administration with fenugreek seeds extract, significant (p < 0.0001) restoration was observed in the liver and kidney biomarker parameters and at haematological variables. Fenugreek seeds extract administration also significantly (p < 0.0001) reduced the serum MDA levels and arsenic concentration levels in blood, liver and kidney tissues, along with considerable restorations at the cellular architecture of liver and kidney tissues. The study concluded that fenugreek seeds possessed potential hepato-renal ameliorative effect against sodium arsenite induced toxicity in rats, and can be used for its therapeutic value against arsenic poisoning.

scholarly journals Effect of In Ovo Injection of L-Arginine in Different Chicken Embryonic Development Stages on Post-Hatchability, Immune Response, and Myo-D and Myogenin Proteins

Animals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sivakumar Allur Subramaniyan ◽  
Da Rae Kang ◽  
Jin Ryong Park ◽  
Sharif Hasan Siddiqui ◽  
Palanisamy Ravichandiran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Muscle Growth ◽  
In Ovo ◽  
Serum Glutamate Pyruvate Transaminase ◽  
In Ovo Injection ◽  
Shock Proteins ◽  
Related Proteins ◽  
Serum Glutamate

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of in ovo injection with different ratios of L-arginine (L-Arg) into Ross broiler eggs at three different embryonic developmental stages (eighth day (d), 14th day, and 18th day) on the survival, hatchability, and body weight (BW) of one-day-old hatched chicks. Additionally, we have analyzed the levels of serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT) and serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT), the protein expression of heat shock proteins (HSPs), and we have also determined micronuclei (MN) and nuclear abnormality (NA). In addition, the genotoxic effect was observed in peripheral blood cells such as the presence of micronuclei and nuclear abnormalities in the experimental groups. The results showed that survival and hatching rates as well as body weight were increased on the 14th day of incubation compared to the eighth and 18th day of incubation at lower concentrations of L-Arg. Moreover, the levels of SGOT and SGPT were also significantly (p < 0.05) increased on the 14th day of incubation at the same concentration (100 μg/μL/egg) of injection. In addition, immunoglobulin (IgM) levels were increased on the 14th day of incubation compared to other days. The protein expressions of HSP-47, HSP-60, and HSP-70 in the liver were significantly down-regulated, whereas the expression of myogenin and myoblast determination protein (MyoD) were significantly up-regulated on the 14th day after incubation when treated with all different doses such as 100 μg, 1000 μg, and 2500 μg/μL/egg, namely 3T1, 3T2, and 3T3, respectively. However, the treatment with low doses of L-Arg down-regulated the expression levels of those proteins on the 14th day of incubation. Histopathology of the liver by hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining showed that the majority of liver damage, specifically intracytoplasmic vacuoles, were observed in the 3T1, 3T2, and 3T3 groups. The minimum dose of 100 μg/mL/egg on the 14th day of incubation significantly prevented intracytoplasmic vacuole damages. These results demonstrate that in ovo administration of L-Arg at (100 μg/μL/egg) may be an effective method to increase chick BW, hatch rate, muscle growth-related proteins, and promote the immune response through increasing IgM on the 14th day of the incubation period.

scholarly journals The effectiveness of Pectin in the reduction of histological changes caused by exposure to monosodium glutamate in female mice: مدى فعالية البكتين في الحد من التغيرات النسيجية التي يسببها تناول جلوتامات أحادي الصوديوم على إناث الفئران

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Ibrahim Al Othman, Faten khalif Alanazi, Ghada Jaber S
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Monosodium Glutamate ◽  
Inflammatory Cells ◽  
Treated Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Central Vein ◽  
Histological Changes ◽  
Female Mice ◽  
Liver And Kidney

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is widely used as a food additive. Excessive consumption of monosodium glutamate has also been shown to affect the liver and kidneys, causing damage to these tissues because of oxidative stress leading to increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The purpose of the study described in this paper was to find out how the liver and kidney toxicity caused by monosodium glutamate can be mitigated using pectin. To this end, 30 albino mice females were divided into four groups. The animals were distributed in special cages. 12-15 weeks with an average body weight of 60 grams. The animals were divided into four groups: the experimental control group (1) comprising 5 female mice were given normal drinking water and the treated group (2) comprising 10 female mice were given monosodium glutamate at a dose of 3 g/kg body weight in drinking water. For three weeks, the treatment group (3) comprising 10 female mice was given pectin at a dose of 300 mg/70 kg body weight in drinking water immediately after the monosodium glutamate dose for three weeks and the pectin group (4) comprising 5 female mice were given Pectin at a dose of 300 mg/70 kg body weight in drinking water for three weeks. The mice were then anesthetized, dissected, and liver and kidney samples were taken from female mice and kept in a 10% neutral formalin solution to make tissue segments. The results showed many histological changes in the liver, such as congestion of the central vein, widening of the sinuses, and the appearance of signs of the death of most hepatocytes, infiltration of the central vein and an invasion of inflammatory cells around the central vein with the emergence of several gaps within the cells. Many of them cavity with the death of most of the tubule cells, the closure of some of them and the expansion and infiltration in others and bleeding inside the tissue. Pectin therapy has led to the disappearance of most of these changes and the emergence of a clear improvement in hepatic and renal tissue.

Ellagic acid ameliorates nickel induced biochemical alterations: diminution of oxidative stress

1999 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 691-698 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Ahmed ◽  
A Rahman ◽  
M Saleem ◽  
M Athar ◽  
S Sultana
Keyword(s):  
Ellagic Acid ◽  
Membrane Integrity ◽  
Extracellular Fluid ◽  
Chelating Agent ◽  
Treated Group ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Cell Membrane Integrity ◽  
Biochemical Alterations ◽  
Liver And Kidney ◽  
Serum Glutamate

Nickel, a major environmental pollutant is known for its clastogenic, toxic and carcinogenic potentials. The present investigation shows that ellagic acid proves to be exceptional in the amelioration of the nickel-induced biochemical alterations in serum, liver and kidney. Administration of nickel (250 mmol Ni/kg body wt) to female Wistar rats, resulted in increase in the reduced glutathione (GSH) content [kidney (*P50.05) and liver (**P50.001)] and Glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and glutathione reductase (GR) activities [kidney and liver, (**P50.001)]. Ellagic acid treatment to the intoxicated rats leads to the formation of soluble ellagic acid-metal complex which facilitates excretion of nickel from the cell or tissue, thus ameliorating nickel-induced toxicity, as evident from the down regulation of GSH content, GST and GR activities with concomitant restoration of glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity in liver and kidney. Our data shows that ellagic acid maintains cell membrane integrity through sequestration of metal ions from the extracellular fluid, as evident from the alleviated levels of serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase, (SGOT), serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) when compared to nickel treated group. Similarly, the enhanced blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine levels that are indicative of renal injury showed a reduction of about 45 and 40%, respectively. The data also show that treatment of ellagic acid after 30 min of nickel administration exhibits maximum inhibition in a dose-dependent manner. In summary, our data suggests that ellagic acid act as an effective chelating agent in suppressing nickel-induced renal and hepatic biochemical alterations.

Effects of Salvia Miltiorrhiza extract on the regulation of antioxidant enzyme activities in liver and kidney of rats exposed to TCA

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanan S. Alnahdi ◽  
Kholoud S. Ramadan ◽  
Hoda E. A. Farid ◽  
Najla O. Ayaz
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Salvia Miltiorrhiza ◽  
Treated Group ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Antioxidant Enzyme Activities ◽  
Group 4 ◽  
Liver And Kidney ◽  
Group 2

The present study aimed to investigate the protective role of Salvia Miltiorrhiza against Trichloroacetic acid (TCA) induced liver and kidney toxicity in rats. Twenty eight adults Wister albino male rats were divided into 4 equal groups. Group 1 served as control, while group 2 received SM extracts at 200 mg/kg body weight; group 3 was treated with 50 mg/kg/day TCA by gavage daily. Group 4 received the extract at 200 mg/kg body weight and 50 mg/kg/day TCA for two months. A significant increase was observed in liver function, kidney function and MDA (malondialdehyde) levels among the TCA administered animals compared to normal control. Daily oral administration of SM normalized most biochemical changes observed among the TCA treated animals. Histopathologically, higher amount of mononuclear cells infiltration, necrotic cells and few fibroblasts were observed in liver and kidney of TCA treated group. The administration of Salvia Miltiorrhiza extract regulates and decreases liver and kidney damage.

scholarly journals Arsenic Concentrations in Tissues and Body Fluids of Dogs on Chronic Low-Level Dietary Sodium Arsenite

1992 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 334-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Regg D. Neiger ◽  
Gary D. Osweiler
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Sodium Arsenite ◽  
Arsenic Exposure ◽  
Inorganic Arsenic ◽  
Body Fluids ◽  
Dietary Sodium ◽  
Beagle Dogs ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Liver And Kidney ◽  
Low Dosage

Twenty-four female Beagle dogs, 7–8 months old, were assigned to 4 groups. Control, low-dosage, medium-dosage, and high-dosage groups were offered 0, 1, 2, and 4 mg of sodium arsenite per kilogram of body weight per day (mg/kg/day), respectively, in their feed (equivalent to 0.0, 33.4, 66.7, and 133.4 μg/g in feed). On day 59, the dosage was doubled for the rest of the experiment, which ended on day 183. In general, arsenic concentrations in tissues and body fluids reflected arsenic levels in feed. Arsenic caused a dose-related decrease in food intake. Statistically significant differences in blood, liver, and kidney arsenic were detected, in most cases, between the 2 higher dosage groups and controls. The greatest differences in arsenic concentrations between groups were present in urine and hair. Results indicate that urine and hair would be the most useful specimens for chemical analysis when attempting to confirm low-level dietary inorganic arsenic exposure or poisoning.

Alleviation of doxorubicin–induced hepatorenal toxicities with sesamin via the suppression of oxidative stress

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (11) ◽  
pp. 1183-1193 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Guo ◽  
Y Liu ◽  
L Wang ◽  
G Zhang ◽  
S Su ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Alkaline Phosphatase ◽  
Serum Creatinine ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
Treated Group ◽  
Anthracycline Antibiotics ◽  
Histological Damage ◽  
Liver And Kidney ◽  
Mda Content

Hepatorenal toxicities are an important side effect of anthracycline antibiotics. The objective of this study was to determine whether sesamin (Ses) protects against acute doxorubicin (DOX)-induced hepatorenal toxicities. Rats received daily treatment with either 0.5% carboxymethylcellulose (10 mL/kg) or Ses (10, 20 and 40 mg/kg) orally for 10 days, followed by an intravenous injection at day 8 of either saline (10 mL/kg) or DOX (20 mg/kg). Hepatorenal toxicity was assessed by measuring the levels of serum creatinine (Cre), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP). The protein expression of 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE) in hepatorenal tissues was evaluated using immunohistochemistry. The malondialdehyde (MDA) content and antioxidant activity in the kidney and liver tissues were also measured. The results suggest that pretreatment with Ses ameliorated DOX-induced liver and kidney injury by lowering the serum ALT, AST, ALP, Cre and BUN levels ( p < 0.05 or p < 0.01), and the histological damage to the liver and kidney tissues induced by DOX compared to control were also significantly attenuated by Ses. Furthermore, Ses significantly decreased the DOX-induced increase of MDA and 4-HNE and increased the activity of CAT, SOD and GPX compared to the DOX-treated rats ( p < 0.05 or p < 0.01), whereas the change of DOX + Ses (10 mg/kg) group is not significant compared to the DOX-treated group ( p > 0.05). These findings indicate that Ses elicits a typical protective effect against DOX-induced acute hepatorenal toxicity via the suppression of oxidative stress.

Changes in the hepatic and renal structure and function after a growth promoter boldenone injection in rabbits

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mostafa El-Moghazy ◽  
Ehab Tousson ◽  
Mohamed I. Sakeran
Keyword(s):  
Intramuscular Injection ◽  
Renal Diseases ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
Growth Promoter ◽  
Liver And Kidney ◽  
Serum Glutamate Pyruvate Transaminase ◽  
Glutamate Pyruvate ◽  
And Function ◽  
Serum Glutamate

Boldenone is an androgenic steroid that improves the growth and food conversion in food producing animals. In most countries worldwide, this anabolic steroid is forbidden for meat production. Recently, it is used by bodybuilders in both off-season and pre-contest, where it is well known for increasing vascularity while preparing for a bodybuilding contest. Therefore, our study was designed to investigate the possible effect of using growth promoter boldenone undecylenate on the rabbit liver and kidney structure and functions. Thirty-two adult New Zealand rabbits were divided into four groups. Control group includes animals that injected intramuscularly with olive oil and dissected after 3 weeks. Three experimental groups include animals that receive one, two and three intramuscular injections of 5 mg/kg body weight boldenone, respectively and dissected after 3, 6 and 9 weeks respectively, where the interval of each dose of boldenone was three weeks. Intramuscular injection of rabbits with boldenone increased the serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT), serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT), urea and creatinine compared with the control group. We also found significant increases in the total protein, total lipid, nitric oxide (NO), superoxide dismutase activity (SOD), glutathione (GSH) and malondialdehyde (MDA) in liver and kidney tissues compared with the control group. Intramuscular injection of rabbits with boldenone exhibited mild to severe histopathological lesions in liver tissue as hepatocellular vacuolation in the centrilobular region and sinusoids and in the kidney, the renal glomerulei had completely lost their typical shape with the appearance of some vacuoles of different shapes and sizes with markedly congested sinusoidal and dilated blood vessels. These findings suggest that misuse of growth promoter boldenone undecylenate may contribute to continuous damage of the hepatic and renal function and structure that may lead to a progressive hepatic and renal diseases, so people should be careful if they want to use such steroids to enhance their strength and endurance.

scholarly journals Hepatoprotective Effects of Thespesia lampas Dalz & Gibs in CCl4 Induced Liver Injury in Rats

1970 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Sangameswaran ◽  
Chumbhale Deshraj ◽  
BR Balakrishnan ◽  
B Jayakar
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Tetrachloride ◽  
Tween 80 ◽  
Treated Group ◽  
Hepatoprotective Activity ◽  
Glutamate Oxaloacetate Transaminase ◽  
Glutamate Pyruvate Transaminase ◽  
Chronic Liver Damage ◽  
Serum Glutamate Pyruvate Transaminase ◽  
Glutamate Pyruvate ◽  
Serum Glutamate

The extracts of the roots of Thespesia lampas (Malvaceae) were evaluated for hepatoprotective activity in rats by inducing chronic liver damage by subcutaneous injection of 50% v/v carbon tetrachloride in Tween 80 at a dose of 3ml/kg for a period of 4 weeks. The biochemical parameters like serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT), serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), serum bilirubin and total proteins were estimated to assess the liver function. Hepatic steatosis, centrilobular necrosis, and often swelling of the hepatic cytoplasm were observed in carbontetra chloride treated group, while these were completely absent in the extracts of T. lampas (300 mg/kg b.wt) treated groups (p < 0.01). The present investigation established pharmacological evidence to support the folkloric claim of hepatoprotective activity of T. lampas.Key words: Thespesia lampas, Carbon tetrachloride, Hepatoprotective, Rats, Root extracts  DOI = 10.3329/dujps.v7i1.1201Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 7(1): 11-13, 2008 (June)

scholarly journals Effect of Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) on Kidney in Rats

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-21
Author(s):  
Sadia Choudhury Shimmi ◽  
M Tanveer Hossain Parash ◽  
Lazina Afrin ◽  
Pervin Akter
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Serum Creatinine ◽  
Arachis Hypogaea ◽  
Biochemical Parameters ◽  
Treated Group ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Peanut Kernel ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Experimental Group

Background: Kidney is the main excretory organ which can be damaged by various disease conditions, foods, exposure to some chemicals, toxins, or infectious agents. Peanuts (Arachis hypogaea) may have antioxidant activity thereby can be used for the improvement of kidney functions though its exact role is yet to be explored. Objective: To observe the effect of peanut kernel powder on kidney by observing the histology and some biochemical parameters (serum creatinine and blood urea) in Wistar albino rats. Materials and method: This experimental study was conducted between October 2012 to December 2012 in the Institute of Food and Nutrition, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. A total number of 20 apparently healthy Wistar albino male rats, weighing between 120 to 150 grams, age range 90 to 120 days were used. Prior to conducting the study, the animals were acclimatized for 14 days. Then, they were divided into two groups; control group (Group A) consisted of 10 rats and experimental group (Group B- Peanut treated group) consisted of 10 rats. All groups of animals received basal diet for 21 consecutive days and in addition, experimental group received peanut kernel powder (500mg/kg body weight/day; orally) in the morning along with food for 21 consecutive days. All the animals were sacrificed on 22nd day. The blood and kidney samples were collected. Blood urea, serum creatinine levels were measured and histopathology of kidney was done by using standard laboratory procedure. Results: The mean body weight of peanut treated group was significantly lower than that of control group. The mean blood urea and creatinine levels were higher in peanut treated group in comparison to those of control group but the differences were not statistically significant. On histology, kidney revealed normal findings both in control and peanut treated group. Conclusion: Role of peanut kernel powder in normalizing the biochemical parameters is controversial. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/dmcj.v2i1.17792 Delta Med Col J. Jan 2014; 2(1): 17-21

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