Pleurotus ostreatus, an oyster mushroom, decreases the oxidative stress induced by carbon tetrachloride in rat kidneys, heart and brain

被引：72

作者：

Jayakumar, T. ^{[1
]}

Sakthivel, M. ^{[1
]}

Thomas, P. A. ^{[2
]}

Geraldine, P. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Bharathidasan Univ, Sch Life Sci, Dept Anim Sci, Tiruchirappalli 620024, Tamil Nadu, India

[2] Joseph Eye Hosp, Inst Ophthalmol, Tiruchirappalli 620001, Tamil Nadu, India

来源：

CHEMICO-BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS | 2008年 / 176卷 / 2-3期

关键词：

Antioxidant; CCl4; Pleurorus ostreatus; Lipid peroxidation; Free radicals; Isozymes; Histology;

D O I：

10.1016/j.cbi.2008.08.006

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

The present work is aimed at evaluating the protective effect of the oyster mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus on carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced toxicity in male Wistar rats. Significantly elevated mean levels (p < 0.05) of malondialdehyde (MDA) and lowered mean levels (p < 0.01) of reduced glutathione (GSH), vitamins C and E (p < 0.05) were observed in kidneys, heart and brain of rats exposed to CCl4, when compared to values in normal rats. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (Gpx) and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) revealed lower activities of these antioxidant enzymes in the kidneys, heart and brain of rats exposed to CCl4. When the extract of P. ostreatus was used to treat rats with CCl4-incluced toxicity, it lowered the mean level of MDA, elevated the mean levels of GSH and of vitamins C and E and enhanced the mean activities of CAT, SOD, Gpx and GST so that the values of most of these parameters did not differ significantly from those of normal rats. Histopathological studies confirmed the toxic effects of CCl4 on other organs such as kidneys. heart and brain and also tissue protective effect of the extract of P. ostreatus. These results suggest that an extract of P. ostreatus is able to alleviate the oxidative damage caused by CCl4 in the kidneys, heart and brain of Wistar rats. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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