title: Pleurotus florida lectin normalizes duration dependent hepatic oxidative stress responses caused by arsenic in rat.
abstract: Natural contamination of arsenic in ground water is a major health problem throughout the World. It is one of the most hazardous substances in the environment known to cause toxicity in multiple organs via oxidative stress. The molecular basis for arsenic toxicity involves direct or indirect damage to protein, lipid and DNA. Various studies have focused on the possible toxic effects of arsenic on membrane components and its correlation with oxidative damage. The present study was aimed to mitigation of arsenic induced hepatic oxidative stress by dietary modulation using of mushroom lectin in rats. Animals were divided into four groups; the first group was used as control. Groups 2, 3 and 4 were arsenic (20 ppm) exposed through drinking water, arsenic exposed plus oral ascorbic acid (25 mg/kg body weight) and arsenic exposed plus oral mushroom lectin (150 mg/kg body weight) respectively for a period of 12 weeks. We observed significant alterations in the antioxidant enzymes, oxidative stress intermediates and SOD(2) gene expression profile on arsenic exposure. These alterations were restored by co-administration of Pleurotus florida lectin which was as potent as standard antioxidant viz. ascorbic acid. The findings of the experiment suggested that P. florida lectin has capability of modulating arsenic mediated toxic effects and could be helpful in ameliorating them.
authors.affiliation: Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, 37, Belgachia Road, Kolkata 700 037, India.
authors.forename: Tanmoy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rana
authors.forename: Asit Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Bera
authors.forename: Subhashree
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Debasis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: Diganta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Samiran
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
authors.forename: Dipak Kumar
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Mondal
authors.forename: Srikanta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Samanta
authors.forename: Subhasish
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
authors.forename: Subrata Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018053:Arsenites / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000633:toxicity*; D037102:Lectins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008054:Lipid Peroxides / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects*; D020076:Pleurotus / Q000737:chemistry*; D050050:Protein Carbonylation; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017670:Sodium Compounds / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000633:toxicity*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000633:toxicity*; D000099156:Superoxide Dismutase 2
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D018053:Arsenites; D037102:Lectins; D008054:Lipid Peroxides; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D017670:Sodium Compounds; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D000099156:Superoxide Dismutase 2; C017947:sodium arsenite