title: Ameliorative Effect of Tephrosia Purpurea in Arsenic-induced Nephrotoxicity in Rats.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present investigation was conducted to evaluate the nephroprotective activity of Tephrosia purpurea (TPE) against arsenic-induced toxicity.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty four number of wistar rats were equally divided into three groups. Sodium arsenite (10 mg/kg) was orally given to group I for 28 days, additionally group II was orally treated with TPE (500 mg/kg), while the control group was kept untreated with neither arsenic nor TPE. Serum biomarker levels, oxidative stress indices and arsenic concentration in kidney were estimated. Histopathology of kidney was also conducted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Group II animals show significantly reduced blood urea nitrogen and plasma creatinine, and increased serum albumin level compared to group I. The higher lipid peroxidation with exhausted superoxide dismutase activity and reduced glutathione level were noticed in group I compared to group II. There was no significant difference in arsenic accumulation in kidneys between the two arsenic treated groups, but the histopathology of kidney of group II rats revealed reduced necrosis and intact tubular architecture as compared to group I.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Tephrosia Purpurea extract has a significant role in protecting the animals from arsenic-induced nephrotoxicity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ranchi Veterinary College, Birsa Agricultural University, India.
authors.forename: Ravuri Halley
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Gora
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Public Health, I.V.R.I. Izatnagar, Bareilly, India.
authors.forename: Priscilla
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kerketta
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ranchi Veterinary College, Birsa Agricultural University, India.
authors.forename: Sushma Lalita
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Baxla
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ranchi Veterinary College, Birsa Agricultural University, India.
authors.forename: Reetu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Toppo
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ranchi Veterinary College, Birsa Agricultural University, India.
authors.forename: Raju
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary Sciences and A.H, R. K. Nagar, Agartala, Tripura (W), India.
authors.forename: Pabitra Hriday
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Patra
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ranchi Veterinary College, Birsa Agricultural University, India.
authors.forename: Birendra Kumar
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Roy
keywords: Arsenic; Tephrosia purpurea; nephrotoxicity; rats; sub-acute toxicity
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