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Attenuation of the toxic effects of bromobenzene on the kidneys in Wistar albino rats by the blue green algae Spirulina fusiformis
M. Vedi, S.J. Martin, B.U. Lavinya, Y. Bhattacharya, M. Swaminathan, S. Tandon, , E.P. Sabina
Published in
2015
Volume: 92
   
Issue: 4
Pages: 509 - 513
Abstract
The present study was aimed to assess the nephroprotective role of Spirulina fusiformis on bromobenzene (BB) induced toxicity in rat kidneys. Female Wistar rats were treated with a single oral dose of BB (10 mmol/kg/b.w.) following the oral administration of Spirulina fusiformis (400 and 800 mg kg/b.w.) for 8 days. The levels of serum renal function markers (creatinine, urea, total protein, albumin, acid phosphatase) and serum apoptotic markers (Tumour necrosis factor-alpha and Interleukin-1 beta) in the experimental animals were measured and compared with that of the normal control and the standard drug silymarin treated groups. The BB treated group showed a significant (p < 0.05) decrease in the levels of serum total protein and albumin and a significant (p < 0.05) increase in the levels of serum creatinine, urea, acid phosphatase. Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β). The results of the kidney histopathological examination further confirm the nephroprotective role of Spirulina fusiformis. Furthermore, the active components of Spirulina fusiformis such as betacarotene, 3Z-phycocyanobilin and vitamin B12 were docked with TNF-α and IL-β). Vitamin B12 showed highest number of hydrogen bonds and betacarotene showed significant geometric fit indicating significant interactions with TNF-a and IL-lf
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JournalJournal of the Indian Chemical Society