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- Title
Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Potential of Thymoquinone and Lycopene Mitigate the Chlorpyrifos-Induced Toxic Neuropathy.
- Authors
Aboubakr, Mohamed; Elshafae, Said M.; Abdelhiee, Ehab Y.; Fadl, Sabreen E.; Soliman, Ahmed; Abdelkader, Afaf; Abdel-Daim, Mohamed M.; Bayoumi, Khaled A.; Baty, Roua S.; Elgendy, Enas; Elalfy, Amira; Baioumy, Bodour; Ibrahim, Samah F.; Abdeen, Ahmed
- Abstract
CPF (chlorpyrifos) is an organophosphate pesticide used in agricultural and veterinary applications. Our experiment aimed to explore the effects of thymoquinone (TQ) and/or lycopene (LP) against CPF-induced neurotoxicity. Wistar rats were categorized into seven groups: first group served as a control (corn oil only); second group, TQ (10 mg/kg); third group, LP (10 mg/kg); fourth group, CPF (10 mg/kg) and deemed as CPF toxic control; fifth group, TQ + CPF; sixth group, (LP + CPF); and seventh group, (TQ + LP + CPF). CPF intoxication inhibited acetylcholinesterase (AchE), decreased glutathione (GSH) content, and increased levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), an oxidative stress biomarker. Furthermore, CPF impaired the activity of antioxidant enzymes including superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) along with enhancement of the level of inflammatory mediators such as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-6, and IL-1β. CPF evoked apoptosis in brain tissue. TQ or LP treatment of CPF-intoxicated rats greatly improved AchE activity, oxidative state, inflammatory responses, and cell death. Co-administration of TQ and LP showed better restoration than their sole treatment. In conclusion, TQ or LP supplementation may alleviate CPF-induced neuronal injury, most likely due to TQ or LPs' antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic effects.
- Subjects
LYCOPENE; LABORATORY rats; INFLAMMATORY mediators; ANTIOXIDANTS; CORN oil; GLUTATHIONE
- Publication
Pharmaceuticals (14248247), 2021, Vol 14, Issue 9, p940
- ISSN
1424-8247
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ph14090940