title: Reversal of cadmium-induced oxidative stress in rat erythrocytes by selenium, zinc or their combination.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential benefit of combined treatment with zinc (Zn) and selenium (Se) in reversing cadmium (Cd)-induced oxidative stress in erythrocytes, compared to Se or Zn treatment alone in rats exposed to Cd. For this purpose, 30 adult male Wistar albino rats were equally divided into control and four treated groups received either 200ppm Cd (as CdCl(2)), 200ppm Cd+500ppm Zn (as ZnCl(2)), 200ppm Cd+0.1ppm Se (as Na(2)SeO(3)), or 200ppm Cd+500ppm Zn+0.1ppm Se in their drinking water for 35 days. Marked alterations of antioxidative system were found in Cd-treated rats. Activities of catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidise (GSH-Px) as well as the total glutathione (GSH) contents in erythrocytes were significantly decreased, whereas the activity of total superoxide dismutase (SOD) was significantly increased. The treatment of Cd-exposed rats with Se alone had no significant effect on the Cd-induced increase in the SOD activity but increased significantly the CAT and GSH-Px activities and partially reversed Cd-induced depletion of GSH levels in erythrocytes. The treatment of Cd-exposed animals with Zn alone partially reversed Cd-induced increase in SOD activity and Cd-induced decrease in GSH-Px activity. The combined treatment of Cd-exposed animals with Se and Zn was more effective than that with either of them alone in reversing Cd-induced decrease in CAT and GSH-Px activities and Cd-induced increase in SOD activity. This treatment also partially restored Cd-induced depletion of GSH. These results could be important for the further development of better treatments for people and/or animals exposed to Cd.
authors.affiliation: UR 09/30: Génétique, Biodiversité et Valorisation des Bioressources, Institut de Biotechnologie, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia. imed_messaoudi@yahoo.fr <imed_messaoudi@yahoo.fr>
authors.forename: Imed
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Messaoudi
authors.forename: Fatima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hammouda
authors.forename: Jihène
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: El Heni
authors.forename: Tarek
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Baati
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saïd
authors.forename: Abdelhamid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kerkeni
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019256:Cadmium Chloride / Q000633:toxicity*; D002374:Catalase / Q000097:blood / Q000187:drug effects; D002712:Chlorides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D005978:Glutathione / Q000097:blood / Q000187:drug effects; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000097:blood / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018036:Selenium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D064588:Selenium Oxides; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000097:blood / Q000187:drug effects; D017967:Zinc Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D002712:Chlorides; D018036:Selenium Compounds; D064588:Selenium Oxides; D017967:Zinc Compounds; C016837:zinc chloride; D002374:Catalase; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D005978:Glutathione; D019256:Cadmium Chloride