title: Barium chloride induces redox status unbalance, upregulates cytokine genes expression and confers hepatotoxicity in rats-alleviation by pomegranate peel.
abstract: The present study was performed to establish the therapeutic efficacy of pomegranate peel against barium chloride induced liver injury. Adult rats were divided into four groups of six animals each: group I, serving as controls, received distilled water; group II received by their drinking water 67 ppm of BaCl2; group III received both 67 ppm of BaCl2 by the same way than group II and 5 % of pomegranate peel (PP) via diet; group IV received 5 % of PP. Analysis by HPLC/MS of PP showed its rich composition in flavonoids such as gallic acid, castalin, hyperin, quercitrin, syringic acid, and quercetin. The protective effects of pomegranate peel against hepatotoxicity induced by barium chloride were assessed using biochemical parameters and histological studies. Exposure of rats to barium caused oxidative stress in the liver as evidenced by an increase in malondialdehyde (MDA), lipid hydroperoxides (LOOHs), H2O2 and advanced oxidation protein product (AOPP) levels, and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), alanine aminotransferase (AST) and aspartate aminotransferase (ALT) activities, a decrease in catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities, glutathion (GSH), non-protein thiol (NPSH), vitamin C levels, and Mn-SOD gene expression. Liver total MT levels, MT-1, and MT-2 and pro-inflammatory cytokine genes expression like TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 were increased. Pomegranate peel, supplemented in the diet of barium-treated rats, showed an improvement of all the parameters indicated above.The present work provided ethnopharmacological relevance of pomegranate peel against the toxic effects of barium, suggesting its beneficial role as a potential antioxidant.
authors.affiliation: Animal Physiology Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sfax, BP 1171, 3000, Sfax, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Awatef
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elwej
authors.affiliation: Chemistry of Natural Substances Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sfax, BP 1171, 3000, Sfax, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Yousri
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Grojja
authors.affiliation: Animal Physiology Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sfax, BP 1171, 3000, Sfax, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Imen
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ghorbel
authors.affiliation: Anatomopathology laboratory, CHU Habib Bourguiba, University of Sfax, 3029, Sfax, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Ons
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Boudawara
authors.affiliation: Chemistry of Natural Substances Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sfax, BP 1171, 3000, Sfax, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Raoudha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jarraya
authors.affiliation: Anatomopathology laboratory, CHU Habib Bourguiba, University of Sfax, 3029, Sfax, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Tahia
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Boudawara
authors.affiliation: Animal Physiology Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sfax, BP 1171, 3000, Sfax, Tunisia. najiba.zeghal@tunet.tn.|Animal Physiology Laboratory, UR11/ ES 70, Sciences Faculty of Sfax, University of Sfax, BP 1171, 3000, Sfax, Tunisia. najiba.zeghal@tunet.tn.
authors.forename: Najiba
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zeghal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism; D017609:Barium Compounds / Q000633:toxicity*; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002712:Chlorides / Q000633:toxicity*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000235:genetics*; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects*; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D029561:Lythraceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D008297:Male; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D017609:Barium Compounds; D002712:Chlorides; D016207:Cytokines; D010936:Plant Extracts; C024986:barium chloride
keywords: Barium chloride; Hepatotoxicity; Metallothionein genes expression; Pomegranate peel; Pro-inflammatory cytokines; Rats