title: The effect of melatonin on 7,12-dimethyl-benz[a]anthracene injury in comparison with vitamin E + selenium in mouse kidneys.
abstract: The aims of this study were to observe the changes in antioxidative defense enzymes and renal morphology after 7,12-dimethyl-benz[a]anthracene (7,12-DMBA) administration in mice and to investigate the possible protective effects of melatonin against 7,12-DMBA-induced renal damage in comparison with vitamin E + selenium (vit E + Se). Forty female mice were divided into four groups: control, DMBA, DMBA + vit E + Se and DMBA + melatonin. In the DMBA group, mice were given injections of 7,12-DMBA (20 mg/kg). DMBA + vit E + Se group mice received injections of 7,12-DMBA + vit E + Se (20 mg/kg + 90 mg/kg + 1.8 microg/kg). In the melatonin group, mice were given injections of 7,12-DMBA + melatonin (20 mg/kg + 4.2 mg/kg). The experiment lasted for 21 days. Mice were killed and the kidneys were taken for enzyme analyses and histologic examination. Catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activities were found significantly decreased in the DMBA group and in the DMBA + vit E + Se group when compared with the control group (P < 0.05), whereas CAT and GSH-Px activities were found significantly elevated in the DMBA + melatonin group when compared with the control (P < 0.05) and the DMBA group (P < 0.01). Exposure to DMBA resulted in tubular alterations in renal cortex. Morphometric analysis revealed proximal and distal tubular damage (P < 0.05). These alterations were found to be prevented by melatonin but not with vit E + Se administration. These results reveal that melatonin stimulates CAT and GSH-Px activities and prevents renal injury better than vit E + Se combination in mice kidneys.
authors.affiliation: Department of Embryology and Histology, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey. fozturk@inou.edu.tr
authors.forename: Feral
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.forename: I Cetin
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.forename: Kadir
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Batcioglu
authors.forename: Nigar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vardi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001551:Benz(a)Anthracenes; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008550:Melatonin / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D051379:Mice; D009336:Necrosis; D011897:Random Allocation; D012643:Selenium / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D001551:Benz(a)Anthracenes; D014810:Vitamin E; C046810:7,12-dihydroxymethylbenz(a)anthracene; D002374:Catalase; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D012643:Selenium; D008550:Melatonin