Objective:To investigate the hepatic and reproductive toxicity of dichlorvos and lead acetate on male Wistar rats.Methods:Fifteen adult male Wistar rats(170-190 g)were randomly divided into three groups,with 5 rats in...Objective:To investigate the hepatic and reproductive toxicity of dichlorvos and lead acetate on male Wistar rats.Methods:Fifteen adult male Wistar rats(170-190 g)were randomly divided into three groups,with 5 rats in each group.Group 1 received 0.5 mL distilled water orally and served as the control group,while groups 2 and 3 were orally treated with 2 mg/kg body weight(b.w.)dichlorvos and 10 mg/kg b.w.lead acetate,respectively,for 55 days.Epididymal sperm,serum follicle stimulating hormone(FSH),luteinizing hormone(LH),testosterone concentrations,testicular 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity(17β-HSD),androgen receptor expression,aspartate aminotransferase(AST),alanine aminotransferase(ALT),testicular oxidant and antioxidant enzymes were evaluated with standard methods.Results:Sperm count,motility,morphology,FSH,LH,testosterone levels,17β-HSD,androgen receptor expression,and catalase activity were significantly reduced in the dichlorvos and lead acetate treated groups as compared with the control group(P<0.05).The liver AST,ALT activities and malondialdehyde concentration were significantly increased in the dichlorvos and lead acetate treated groups as compared with the control group(P<0.05).Conclusions:The reproductive and hepatic toxicity activities of dichlorvos and lead acetate in male Wistar rats are similar.展开更多
Lead(Pb) and furan are toxic agents, and persistent exposure may impair human and animal reproductive function. We therefore explored the effects of Pb and furan on male rat hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal reproductive...Lead(Pb) and furan are toxic agents, and persistent exposure may impair human and animal reproductive function. We therefore explored the effects of Pb and furan on male rat hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal reproductive status, oxidative stress, inflammation, and genomic integrity. We found that co-exposure to Pb and furan reduced the activities of testicular function enzymes, endogenous antioxidant levels, total sulfhydryl group,and glutathione. Sperm abnormality, biomarkers of oxidative stress, inflammation, and p53 expression were increased in a dose-dependent manner by treatment with furan and Pb. Typical rat gonad histoarchitecture features were also damaged. Conclusively, co-exposure to Pb and furan induced male reproductive function derangement by decreasing the antioxidant defences in rats, increasing abnormalities in spermatozoa morphology, and reducing reproductive hormone in circulation. These pathophysiological alterations, if persistent, might provide a permissive environment for potentiating reproductive dysfunction and infertility.展开更多
Objective: This study investigated the ameliorative potential of Zingiber officinale Roscoe extract against lead-induced brain damage in rats.Methods: Thirty male rats were divided into 5 groups of 6 rats each. Lead-a...Objective: This study investigated the ameliorative potential of Zingiber officinale Roscoe extract against lead-induced brain damage in rats.Methods: Thirty male rats were divided into 5 groups of 6 rats each. Lead-acetate toxicity was induced by intraperitoneal injection(10 mg/kg body weight(b.w.)) in Groups B–E. Group A(control) and Group B(lead-acetate) were left untreated; vitamin C(200 mg/kg b.w.) was administered to Group C; ethyl acetate fraction from Z. officinale extract(200 and 100 mg/kg b.w.) was administered to Group D and E by oral gavage once daily for 7 days. Changes in the content of some key marker enzymes such as acetylcholinesterase(AChE), butyrylcholinesterase(BChE), monoamine oxidase(MAO), epinephrine, dopamine,Na^+/K^+-ATPase, catalase(CAT), superoxide dismutase(SOD) and glutathione peroxidase(GPx) as well as malonaldehyde(MDA) levels were determined in serum.Results: Exposure to lead acetate resulted in a significant decrease(P < 0.05) in the activities of BChE,AChE, Na^+/K^+-ATPase, SOD, CAT and GPx with a corresponding increase in the levels of MDA, xanthine oxidase, epinephrine, dopamine and MAO relative to the control group. Levels of all disrupted parameters were alleviated by co-administration of Z. officinale fraction and by the standard drug, vitamin C.Conclusion: These results suggest that ethyl acetate fraction of Z. officinale extract attenuates leadinduced brain damage and might have therapeutic potential as a supplement that can be applied in lead poisoning.展开更多
Background:Lead(Pb),a naturally occurring environmental contaminant,has been implicated in several pathological conditions of the cardiovascular and renal systems.Objective:The study was designed to evaluate the modul...Background:Lead(Pb),a naturally occurring environmental contaminant,has been implicated in several pathological conditions of the cardiovascular and renal systems.Objective:The study was designed to evaluate the modulatory roles of the polyphenol-rich fraction of Terminalia catappa on chronic lead acetate-induced cardiovascular and renal toxicities in rats.Methods:Thirty-six rats were randomly selected and divided into six groups of six rats each.Pb toxicity was induced by the administration of 100 mg/L Pb in drinking water for 12 weeks in groups B-F.Groups A and B were left untreated;groups C and D were treated with polyphenol-rich fraction of Terminalia catappa[PRFTC(100 and 200 mg/kg b.w.)];vitamin E(50 mg/kg b.w.)and lisinopril(10 mg/kg b.w.)were administered to groups E and F,respectively.Results:Exposure of rats to Pb induced significantly elevated(P<0.05)primary haemodynamic parameters,severe disseminated congestion of blood vessels and haemorrhages in the cardiac and renal tissues,significantly elevated(P<0.05)markers of oxidative stress markers of inflammation and myocardial infarction,but significantly decreased serum nitric oxide and the systemic antioxidants.Furthermore,rats exposed to Pb showed heightened immune-positive reactions to Caspase-3,a marker of apoptosis,in both renal and cardiac tissues.All manifestations of Pb-associated toxicities in the cardiovascular and renal systems were alleviated by the PRFTC treatment in rats.Conclusion:The polyphenol-rich fraction of T.catappa proved effective in the reduction of oxidative stressmediated derangements of the physiological homeostasis and decreased apoptosis in the cardiovascular and renal systems of rats chronically exposed to lead acetate toxicities and may therefore have therapeutic potential as a supplement that can be applied in chronic lead poisoning。展开更多
文摘Objective:To investigate the hepatic and reproductive toxicity of dichlorvos and lead acetate on male Wistar rats.Methods:Fifteen adult male Wistar rats(170-190 g)were randomly divided into three groups,with 5 rats in each group.Group 1 received 0.5 mL distilled water orally and served as the control group,while groups 2 and 3 were orally treated with 2 mg/kg body weight(b.w.)dichlorvos and 10 mg/kg b.w.lead acetate,respectively,for 55 days.Epididymal sperm,serum follicle stimulating hormone(FSH),luteinizing hormone(LH),testosterone concentrations,testicular 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity(17β-HSD),androgen receptor expression,aspartate aminotransferase(AST),alanine aminotransferase(ALT),testicular oxidant and antioxidant enzymes were evaluated with standard methods.Results:Sperm count,motility,morphology,FSH,LH,testosterone levels,17β-HSD,androgen receptor expression,and catalase activity were significantly reduced in the dichlorvos and lead acetate treated groups as compared with the control group(P<0.05).The liver AST,ALT activities and malondialdehyde concentration were significantly increased in the dichlorvos and lead acetate treated groups as compared with the control group(P<0.05).Conclusions:The reproductive and hepatic toxicity activities of dichlorvos and lead acetate in male Wistar rats are similar.
文摘Lead(Pb) and furan are toxic agents, and persistent exposure may impair human and animal reproductive function. We therefore explored the effects of Pb and furan on male rat hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal reproductive status, oxidative stress, inflammation, and genomic integrity. We found that co-exposure to Pb and furan reduced the activities of testicular function enzymes, endogenous antioxidant levels, total sulfhydryl group,and glutathione. Sperm abnormality, biomarkers of oxidative stress, inflammation, and p53 expression were increased in a dose-dependent manner by treatment with furan and Pb. Typical rat gonad histoarchitecture features were also damaged. Conclusively, co-exposure to Pb and furan induced male reproductive function derangement by decreasing the antioxidant defences in rats, increasing abnormalities in spermatozoa morphology, and reducing reproductive hormone in circulation. These pathophysiological alterations, if persistent, might provide a permissive environment for potentiating reproductive dysfunction and infertility.
文摘Objective: This study investigated the ameliorative potential of Zingiber officinale Roscoe extract against lead-induced brain damage in rats.Methods: Thirty male rats were divided into 5 groups of 6 rats each. Lead-acetate toxicity was induced by intraperitoneal injection(10 mg/kg body weight(b.w.)) in Groups B–E. Group A(control) and Group B(lead-acetate) were left untreated; vitamin C(200 mg/kg b.w.) was administered to Group C; ethyl acetate fraction from Z. officinale extract(200 and 100 mg/kg b.w.) was administered to Group D and E by oral gavage once daily for 7 days. Changes in the content of some key marker enzymes such as acetylcholinesterase(AChE), butyrylcholinesterase(BChE), monoamine oxidase(MAO), epinephrine, dopamine,Na^+/K^+-ATPase, catalase(CAT), superoxide dismutase(SOD) and glutathione peroxidase(GPx) as well as malonaldehyde(MDA) levels were determined in serum.Results: Exposure to lead acetate resulted in a significant decrease(P < 0.05) in the activities of BChE,AChE, Na^+/K^+-ATPase, SOD, CAT and GPx with a corresponding increase in the levels of MDA, xanthine oxidase, epinephrine, dopamine and MAO relative to the control group. Levels of all disrupted parameters were alleviated by co-administration of Z. officinale fraction and by the standard drug, vitamin C.Conclusion: These results suggest that ethyl acetate fraction of Z. officinale extract attenuates leadinduced brain damage and might have therapeutic potential as a supplement that can be applied in lead poisoning.
文摘Background:Lead(Pb),a naturally occurring environmental contaminant,has been implicated in several pathological conditions of the cardiovascular and renal systems.Objective:The study was designed to evaluate the modulatory roles of the polyphenol-rich fraction of Terminalia catappa on chronic lead acetate-induced cardiovascular and renal toxicities in rats.Methods:Thirty-six rats were randomly selected and divided into six groups of six rats each.Pb toxicity was induced by the administration of 100 mg/L Pb in drinking water for 12 weeks in groups B-F.Groups A and B were left untreated;groups C and D were treated with polyphenol-rich fraction of Terminalia catappa[PRFTC(100 and 200 mg/kg b.w.)];vitamin E(50 mg/kg b.w.)and lisinopril(10 mg/kg b.w.)were administered to groups E and F,respectively.Results:Exposure of rats to Pb induced significantly elevated(P<0.05)primary haemodynamic parameters,severe disseminated congestion of blood vessels and haemorrhages in the cardiac and renal tissues,significantly elevated(P<0.05)markers of oxidative stress markers of inflammation and myocardial infarction,but significantly decreased serum nitric oxide and the systemic antioxidants.Furthermore,rats exposed to Pb showed heightened immune-positive reactions to Caspase-3,a marker of apoptosis,in both renal and cardiac tissues.All manifestations of Pb-associated toxicities in the cardiovascular and renal systems were alleviated by the PRFTC treatment in rats.Conclusion:The polyphenol-rich fraction of T.catappa proved effective in the reduction of oxidative stressmediated derangements of the physiological homeostasis and decreased apoptosis in the cardiovascular and renal systems of rats chronically exposed to lead acetate toxicities and may therefore have therapeutic potential as a supplement that can be applied in chronic lead poisoning。
