title: Antioxidant enzyme activity and lipid peroxidation in liver and kidney of rats exposed to microcystin-LR administered intraperitoneally.
abstract: The effect of acute exposure of intraperitoneal injection of microcystin-LR (MCLR) on antioxidant enzymes and lipid peroxidation has been studied in liver and kidney of rats. Rats were treated with two doses, i.e. 100 and 150 microg of pure MCLR/kg body weight or saline solution. The enzyme activities of glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), glutathione reductase (GR), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) in the liver were significantly decreased in MCLR-treated rats. The decrease of GR activity in the liver was 60%, followed by GSH-Px, SOD and CAT. Similarly, a decrease in the antioxidant enzymes was found in the kidney of MCLR-treated rats, such as GSH-Px (27-31%), GR (22%), SOD (42%) and CAT (25-28%). Concomitantly, significant increases in lipid peroxidation levels were recorded in liver (121 and 196% for 100 and 150 microg/kg, respectively) and kidney (48 and 58% for 100 and 150 microg/kg, respectively) from MCLR-treated rats. In conclusion, acute exposure to MCLR results in a decrease in the antioxidant enzymes and an increase in lipid peroxidation in liver and kidney rats, suggesting the oxidative stress as an important role in the pathogenesis of MCLR-induced toxicity. Antioxidant enzymes were significantly consumed in the liver and a minor decrease was found in kidney, confirming the organ-specific effects of MCLR.
authors.affiliation: Area de Toxicología, Facultad de Farmacia, C/Profesor García González, n degree 2, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pichardo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jos
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gómez-Amores
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mate
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Vazquez
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cameán
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D005980:Glutathione Reductase / Q000378:metabolism; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008387:Marine Toxins; D052998:Microcystins; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000633:toxicity*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D008387:Marine Toxins; D052998:Microcystins; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; D002374:Catalase; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D005980:Glutathione Reductase; C057862:cyanoginosin LR