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KMID : 1161420110140101254
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Journal of Medicinal Food
2011 Volume.14 No. 10 p.1254 ~ p.1262
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Pomegranate Seed Extract Attenuates Chemotherapy-Induced Acute Nephrotoxicity and Hepatotoxicity in Rats
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Cayir Kerim
Karadeniz Ali
Simsek Nejdet
Yildırım Serap
Karakus Emre
Kara Adem
Akkoyun Hurrem Turan
Sengul Emin
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Abstract
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Cisplatin (CDDP), one of the most active cytotoxic agents against cancer, has adverse side effects, such as nephrotoxicity and hepatotoxicity. The present study was designed to investigate the potential protective effect of pomegranate seed extract (PSE) against oxidative stress caused by CDDP injury of the kidneys and liver by measuring tissue biochemical and antioxidant variables and immunohistochemically testing caspase-3?positive cells. Twenty-four Sprague?Dawley rats were divided into 4 groups: control; CDDP: injected intraperitoneally with CDDP (7?mg/kg body weight, single dose); PSE: treated for 15 consecutive days by gavage with PSE (300?mg/kg per day); and PSE+CDDP: treated by gavage with PSE 15 days after a single injection of CDDP. The degree of protection against CDDP injury afforded by PSE was evaluated by determining the levels of malondialdehyde as a measure of lipid peroxidation. The levels of glutathione and activities of glutathione peroxidase, glutathione S-transferase, and superoxide dismutase were estimated from liver and kidney homogenates; the liver and kidney were also histologically examined. PSE elicited a significant protective effect toward liver and kidney by decreasing the level of lipid peroxidation; elevating the levels of glutathione S-transferase; and increasing the activities of glutathione peroxidase, glutathione S-transferase, and superoxide dismutase. These biochemical observations were supported by immunohistochemical findings and suggested that PSE significantly attenuated nephrotoxicity and hepatotoxicity by the way of its antioxidant, radical-scavenging, and antiapoptotic effects. This PSE extract could be used as a dietary supplement in patients receiving chemotherapy medications.
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KEYWORD
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cisplatin, kidney, liver, oxidative damage, pomegranate seed extract
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