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JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR TOXICOLOGY
卷 26, 期 10, 页码 393-398出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/jbt.21433
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Acetylcholinesterase; Antioxidants; Carbofuran; Kidneys; Oxidative Stress
Carbofuran, an anticholinestrase carbamate, is commonly used as an insecticide. Its toxic effect on kidney is less established. The present study was designed to investigate the effect of carbofuran on kidneys and to understand the mechanism involved in its nephrotoxicity. Male Wistar rats were divided into two groups of eight animals each; control animals received sunflower oil (vehicle) and carbofuran exposed animals were treated with carbofuran (1 mg/kg body weight) orally for 28 days. At the end of the treatment, significant increase was observed in urea and creatinine levels in serum along with the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase, suggesting nephrotoxicity. The antioxidant defense system of animals treated with carbofuran was altered in terms of increased lipid peroxidation, reduced glutathione, and total thiols and decreased activity of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase and catalase). The results indicate that carbofuran is nephrotoxic and increased oxidative stress appears to be involved in its nephrotoxic effects. (c) 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 26:393398, 2012; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/jbt.21433
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