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- Title
Naringin and naringenin counteract taxol-induced liver injury in Wistar rats via suppression of oxidative stress, apoptosis and inflammation.
- Authors
Khaled, Shimaa S.; Soliman, Hanan A.; Abdel-Gabbar, Mohammed; Ahmed, Noha A.; El-Nahass, El-Shaymaa; Ahmed, Osama M.
- Abstract
This research aimed to evaluate the preventing effects of naringin, naringenin, and their combination on liver injury induced by Taxol (paclitaxel) in Wistar rats. Male Wistar rats received 2 mg/kg Taxol intraperitoneal injections twice weekly on the second and fifth days of each week for 6 weeks. During the same period as Taxol administration, rats were given naringin, naringenin, or a combination of the two (10 mg/kg b.wt) every other day. Treatment with naringin and/or naringenin reduced the abnormally high serum levels of total bilirubin, aspartate transaminase, alanine transaminase, alkaline phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenase, and gamma-glutamyl transferase in Taxol-treated rats. It also significantly increased the level of serum albumin, indicating an improvement in the liver. The perturbed histological liver changes were markedly improved due to the naringin and/or naringenin treatment in Taxol-administered rats. Additionally, the treatments reduced high hepatic lipid peroxidation and increased liver glutathione content as well as the activities of superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase. Furthermore, the treatments reduced the levels of alpha-fetoprotein and caspase-3, a pro-apoptotic mediator. The naringin and naringenin mixture appeared more effective in improving organ function and structural integrity. In conclusion, naringin and naringenin are suggested to employ their hepatoprotective benefits via boosting the body's antioxidant defense system, reducing inflammation, and suppressing apoptosis.
- Subjects
NARINGIN; LABORATORY rats; OXIDATIVE stress; NARINGENIN; LIVER injuries; ASPARTATE aminotransferase; ALANINE aminotransferase; GLUTATHIONE peroxidase
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2023, Vol 30, Issue 39, p90892
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-023-28454-4