Protective effects of and gum Arabic against aluminum chloride-induced toxicity in male Albino Rats.

BACKGROUND AND AIM

Aluminum (AL) is commonly found in food, drinking, air, and soil and it can be a serious contaminant in varying amounts. Therefore, this study investigated the biochemical and histological hazardous reactions to aluminum chloride (AlCl) and the efficiency of the methanol extract of parts with gum Arabic () as anti-toxic therapies to return to a natural state after AlCl exposure.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

A total of 20 male Wistar rats were randomly divided into four equal groups. (i) CG: Served as a control group. (ii) AlCl: Rats were exposed to 80 mg/kg/body weight (BW) AlCl. (iii) AlCl + : rats were administered AlCl + 100 mg/kg B.W. with 15% BW of and GA, respectively. (iv) : Rats were administered 100 mg/kg B.W. with 15% BW and , respectively. The experimental treatment was administered for 30 days. On the 30 day, blood biochemical parameters were assessed, and specimens from the liver and kidney were collected and stored in a neutral buffer with 10% formalin until immediate histopathological examination after euthanasia.

RESULTS

This study revealed a significant increase in white blood cells and platelets after AlCl exposure compared with CG, while there was a decrease in red blood cells, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and mean corpuscular volume. Treatment with improved lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils. Furthermore, the animals exposed to AlCl showed a significant increase in aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and alkaline phosphatase compared with CG, whereas AlCl + treatment improved these activities. In addition, the rats exposed to AlCl had significantly increased glucose, lipase, amylase, triglyceride, cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, and low-density lipoprotein levels, and treatment significantly improved these levels compared with AlCl. This study reported no significant differences in Ca and Na concentrations among groups, but rats exposed to AlCl had elevated K, Cl, and Mg levels, whereas treatment improved these levels.

CONCLUSION

The co-administration of the methanolic extract of with can protect against AlCl toxicity.