Uzunhisarcikli Meltem, Apaydin Fatma Gokce, Bas Hatice, Kalender Yusuf
Vocational High School of Health Services, Gazi University, Ankara 06830, Türkiye.
Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Gazi University, Ankara 06500, Türkiye.
Toxicol Res (Camb). 2023 May 22;12(3):493-502. doi: 10.1093/toxres/tfad034. eCollection 2023 Jun.
Fipronil is a phenylpyrazole insecticide that is widely used in agricultural, veterinary, and public health fields for controlling a wide variety of insect species and it is an environmentally potent toxic substance. Curcumin and quercetin, which are well-known natural antioxidants, are widely used to prevent the harmful effects of free radicals on biological systems. The present study aimed to determine the potential ameliorative effects of quercetin and/or curcumin on fipronil-induced nephrotoxicity in rats. Curcumin (100 mg/kg of body weight), quercetin (50 mg/kg of body weight), and fipronil (3.88 mg/kg of body weight) were administered to male rats by intragastric gavage for 28 consecutive days. In the present study, body weight, kidney weight, the renal function markers (blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, and uric acid levels) in the blood, antioxidant enzyme activities, and malondialdehyde level as markers of oxidative stress, and histological changes of the renal tissue were evaluated. The levels of serum blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, and uric acid were significantly increased in fipronil-treated animals. Additionally, while superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione-S-transferase, and glutathione peroxidase activities were decreased in the kidney tissue of rats treated with fipronil, malondialdehyde level was significantly increased. Histopathological analyses showed that the glomerular and tubular injury occurred in the renal tissue of fipronil-treated animals. Also, the supplementation of quercetin and/or curcumin with fipronil significantly improved fipronil-induced alterations in renal function markers, antioxidant enzyme activities, malondialdehyde levels, and histological features of renal tissue.
氟虫腈是一种苯基吡唑类杀虫剂,广泛应用于农业、兽医和公共卫生领域,用于控制多种昆虫物种,它是一种对环境有潜在危害的有毒物质。姜黄素和槲皮素是著名的天然抗氧化剂,广泛用于预防自由基对生物系统的有害影响。本研究旨在确定槲皮素和/或姜黄素对氟虫腈诱导的大鼠肾毒性的潜在改善作用。将姜黄素(100毫克/千克体重)、槲皮素(50毫克/千克体重)和氟虫腈(3.88毫克/千克体重)连续28天经口灌胃给予雄性大鼠。在本研究中,评估了体重、肾脏重量、血液中的肾功能标志物(血尿素氮、肌酐和尿酸水平)、抗氧化酶活性以及作为氧化应激标志物的丙二醛水平,以及肾组织的组织学变化。氟虫腈处理的动物血清血尿素氮、肌酐和尿酸水平显著升高。此外,在氟虫腈处理的大鼠肾脏组织中,超氧化物歧化酶、过氧化氢酶、谷胱甘肽-S-转移酶和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶活性降低,而丙二醛水平显著升高。组织病理学分析表明,氟虫腈处理的动物肾组织出现肾小球和肾小管损伤。此外,槲皮素和/或姜黄素与氟虫腈联合使用显著改善了氟虫腈诱导的肾功能标志物、抗氧化酶活性、丙二醛水平和肾组织组织学特征的改变。