title: Effects of curcumin on methyl methanesulfonate damage to mouse kidney.
abstract: Methylmethane sulfonate (MMS) is an alkylating agent that may react with DNA and damage it. We investigated histological changes and apoptosis caused by MMS and the effects of curcumin on MMS treated mouse kidneys. Twenty-four mice were divided into four equal groups: controls injected with saline, a group injected with 40 mg/kg MMS, a group injected with 40 mg/kg MMS and given 100 mg/kg curcumin by gavage, and a group given 100 mg/kg curcumin by gavage. MMS caused congestion and vacuole formation, and elevated the apoptotic index significantly, but had no other effect on kidney tissue. Curcumin improved the congestion and vacuole formation caused by MMS and decreased the apoptotic index. Curcumin administered with MMS appears to decrease the deleterious effects of MMS on the kidney.
authors.affiliation: a Necmettin Erbakan University , Meram Medical Faculty, Department of Histology and Embryology , Konya , Turkey.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cuce
authors.affiliation: b KTO Karatay University , Medical Faculty, Department of Histology and Embryology , Konya , Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cetinkaya
authors.affiliation: c Afyon Kocatepe University , Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Moleculer Biology and Genetics , Afyon , Turkey.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Isitez
authors.affiliation: d Necmettin Erbakan University , Meram Medical Faculty, Department of Medical Biology , Konya , Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuccukturk
authors.affiliation: a Necmettin Erbakan University , Meram Medical Faculty, Department of Histology and Embryology , Konya , Turkey.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Sozen
authors.affiliation: a Necmettin Erbakan University , Meram Medical Faculty, Department of Histology and Embryology , Konya , Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalkan
authors.affiliation: c Afyon Kocatepe University , Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Moleculer Biology and Genetics , Afyon , Turkey.
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Cigerci
authors.affiliation: e Afyon Kocatepe University , Bayat Junior Technical College, Department of Laboratory and Veterinary Health , Afyon , Turkey.
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Demirel
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000818:Animals; D003474:Curcumin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004247:DNA / Q000187:drug effects*; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects*; D008741:Methyl Methanesulfonate / Q000633:toxicity*; D051379:Mice
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D008741:Methyl Methanesulfonate; D003474:Curcumin
keywords: TUNEL; curcumin; histopathology; kidney; methylmethane sulfonate