Protective effect of hesperidin on nicotine induced toxicity in rats.
Nicotine administration (2.5 mg/kg of body weight, sc, 5 days a week for 22 weeks) enhanced lipid peroxidative indices (thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and hydroperoxides) accompanied by a significant increase in the marker enzymes alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, alkaline phosphatase and lactate dehydrogenase and elevated levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, phospholipids and free fatty acids in Wistar rats. There was a significant protection by hesperidin administration at different doses (25, 50, 75, 100 and 150 mg/kg body weight) in nicotine-treated rats. However, the effect of hesperidin was more significant at 25mg/kg dose. The results suggest that hesperidin exerts the protective effects by modulating the extent of lipid peroxidation. The results are supported by histopathological observations of lung, liver and kidney.
Balakrishnan
Annida
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Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar 608 002, India.
Menon
Venugopal P
VP
D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D006569:Hesperidin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009538:Nicotine / Q000633:toxicity*; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D011897:Random Allocation; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / Q000032:analysis; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood
D000975:Antioxidants; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010743:Phospholipids; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; D014280:Triglycerides; D009538:Nicotine; D002784:Cholesterol; D006569:Hesperidin