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Renal toxicity in the adult male mice exposed to methyle parathion and
protective role of lycopene
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Gamal
H. Abdel-Rahman1*, Abdallah M. Sliai2
and Mohammad S. Al-Harbi3 |
1،2Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Taif
University, Taif, KSA; 1Department of Zoology, Faculty of
Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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Abstract |
Parathion is an
insecticide has been demonstrated to be a highly toxic compound for
animals and humans. It has been used widely in agriculture and domestic.
Many cases of acute poisoning have been reported over the past few
decades when exposed to parathion.
The present work was designed to evaluate the protective role of
lycopene against renal histopathological and biochemical changes due to
exposed to insecticide parathion. The animals were
divided into four groups with six in each:
Group I: served as control animals received saline, Group II:
receive lycopene (10 mg/kg b.w) orally. Group III:
received once daily methyle parathion at a dose of 0.28 mg/kg b.w.
(1/50 LD50 oral
dose). Group IV: receive once
daily methyle parathion at a dose of 0.28 mg/kg b.w. plus lycopene (10
mg/kg b.w.). Histological examinations revealed that parathion caused
glomerular atrophy, dilated renal tubules,
haemorrhage, oedema and necrosis. Immunohistochemical
localization of Bax for apoptosis was performed. Methyle parathion
treated animals showed positive reaction to Bax
in glomerulii and renal tubules as compared with controls. Methyle
parathion treated animals showed also
and
increased in lipid peroxidation and decreased antioxidant enzyme,
glutathione. Coa-dmnistration with lycopene decrease pathological
changes, apoptosis, lipid peroxidation and increase antioxidant enzyme.
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Keywords:
Methyle parathion;
lycopene; kidney; histopatholgy; mice |
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To cite this article:
Abdel-Rahman GH, AM Sliai and MS Al-Harbi, 2014.
Renal toxicity in the adult male mice exposed to
methyle parathion and protective role of lycopene.
Res.
Opin.
Anim. Vet. Sci., 4(12): 701-706. |
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