Carbon tetrachloride-induced liver disease in rats: the potential effect of supplement oils with vitamins E and C on the nutritional status.
The aim of the present investigation was to study the effects of olive oil (OO), corn oil (CO), and flaxseed oil (FO), with or without supplementation of vitamins E and C, on food intake, body weight gain %, liver weight to body weight %, total lipids, liver functions, and liver histology in male rats intoxicated with carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4)). Forty-two rats were divided into two main groups. The first main group was fed on basal diet (BD) as a negative control group (NC). The second main group received subcutaneous injections of CCl(4) in paraffin oil (50% v/v 2 ml/kg) twice a week to induce chronic damage in the liver. The group was then divided into six subgroups, three of which were fed on 4% unsupplemented oils (CO, FO, and OO) as positive control for the three oils used. The rest of the groups were fed on 4% of the same oils supplemented with vitamins E and C. The results of the flaxseed oil rat group indicate that supplementing vitamin E and C led to a significant reduction in the mean values of total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and liver alanine amino transferase enzyme (ALT). Moreover, it caused an increase of the mean value of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) as compared to the negative control group (NC). The olive oil group supplemented with the same vitamins showed a significant decrease in the mean value of serum TC and significant (P<0.05) increase in the mean value of serum HDL-C as compared to NC. The results of the corn oil group supplemented with vitamins showed a significant increase in the mean value of serum HDL-C as compared to the negative control group. The histology results confirmed that the group hepatically injured with CCl(4) treatment and fed on supplemented FO or OO showed apparently normal hepatocytes.


CONCLUSIONS
The most effective treatment was observed with oils supplemented with vitamins E and C. Hierarchically FO achieved the best results compared to other additives, followed by OO and finally CO showing the least effective treatment among the observed groups.
Ismail
Rasha S A
RS
Nutrition and Food Science Department, Faculty of Home Economics, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt. srasha@rocketmail.com
El-Megeid
Ashraf A A
AA
Abdel-Moemin
Aly R
AR
D000818:Animals; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride / Q000633:toxicity; D056487:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004338:Drug Combinations; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status / Q000187:drug effects*; D009821:Oils / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D004338:Drug Combinations; D008055:Lipids; D009821:Oils; D014810:Vitamin E; D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride; D001205:Ascorbic Acid
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