Ameliorative effect of selenium nanoparticles and fish oil on cisplatin and gamma irradiation-induced nephrotoxicity in male albino rats

Cisplatin (CP) is a major antineoplastic drug for the treatment of solid tumors, however, its clinical utility is limited by nephrotoxicity. Also, radiotherapy is an important treatment modality for many malignancies. The present studies were performed to test whether fish oil (FO) and/or selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) administration have an ameliorative effect on CP and gamma-irradiation induced nephrotoxicity. FO and/or SeNPs were administered to male albino rats daily for 12 days before being intraperitoneally injected with a single dose of CP (10 mg/kg body weight) and whole body exposed to a single dose of gamma-radiation (0.7 Gy). Biochemical analysis and histopathological examination were performed. Pretreatment with FO and/or SeNPs before the administration of CP and exposure to gamma-radiation significantly reduced CP- and gamma-radiation-induced high levels of serum urea and creatinine and renal tumor necrosis factor-alpha, caspase-3 and cyclooxygenase-2, also they significantly prevented renal total antioxidant capacity levels decrease and ameliorated the levels of most studied trace elements. The histopathological results supported the biochemical findings of this study. The administration of FO and/or SeNPs might be useful for preventing nephrotoxicity which can be caused by CP and radiotherapy during the treatment of various malignancies.