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Nephrotoxic Effects of Arsenic in Albino Mice

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Arsenic is an ubiquitous element in the environment. In the present study we investigated the effects of arsenic trioxide (AsIII) on lipid peroxidation and on the activity of antioxidant enzymes in the kidney of albino mice. Albino mice were divided into three groups. Group I were kept as control. Group II were administrated an oral dose of arsenic trioxide (3mg/kg b.w.). Group III were given an oral dose of arsenic trioxide (6mg/kg b.w.). They were acclimatized for 15 days before administration of arsenic trioxide. The autopsies were done from all the groups at 15 days post-treatment. Malondialdehyde (MDA) and activities of Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and Catalase (CAT) were analyzed in kidney of albino mice. The results showed a significant increase in concentration of MDA (p<0.05). Activities of SOD and CAT were found to decrease significantly (p<0.05). The results indicated that arsenic induced oxidative stress in albino mice by producing free radicals and lipid peroxidation where antioxidant enzymes were used as biomarkers.

DOI 10.11648/j.ajbio.s.2016040301.11
Published in American Journal of BioScience (Volume 4, Issue 3-1, May 2016)

This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Trends in Experimental Toxicology

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Arsenic, Malondialdehyde, Lipid Peroxidation, Oxidative Stress, CAT, SOD

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  • Department of Zoology & Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala, India

  • Department of Zoology & Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala, India

  • Department of Zoology, Khalsa College, Amritsar, Punjab, India

  • Department of Zoology & Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala, India

  • Department of Zoology & Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala, India

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