Biochemical Perturbations and Metabolic Derangements Induced by Benzophenone-3 at Environmentally Relevant Concentration in the Liver of Danio rerio

UV filters are used daily by millions of people. many wastewater treatments plants are ill-equipped to filter them properly. As a result, UV filters are progressively reaching the environment at an alarming level. Benzophenone-3(BP3) in particular, are toxic to all organisms. Its toxic effects include coral bleaching and interference with metabolic, enzymatic, and reproductive activities. The present study aims to assess the toxic impact of environmentally relevant concentration of BP3(44μg/l) on some selected biochemical variables in the liver tissue of Zebra fish on different exposure periods. The exposed fishes were shown to exhibit significant alterations in the carbohydrate, lipid and protein levels and their metabolism and elevated the level of transaminases in the hepatic tissue. The severity of derangement was slowly increased upon increasing exposure period and more significant at the 45th days of exposure. From our results, it may suggested that BP3 exposure at sub chronic periods even at the environmentally relevant concentration might induce intense biochemical alterations in the liver of D.rerio

Quercetin potentially attenuates cadmium induced oxidative stress mediated cardiotoxicity and dyslipidemia in rats

Abstract. -BACKGROUND: Cadmium is one of the potent cardiotoxic heavy metals in the environment, which induces oxidative stress, dyslipidemia and membrane disturbances in heart. Quercetin is an effective antioxidant and free radical scavenger against oxidative stress. This study was designed to evaluate the protective effect of quercetin (QE) on cardiac marker enzymes, lipid peroxidation products, lipid profile, membrane bound ATPases and antioxidant status in cadmium (Cd)-intoxicated rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty four male albino rats were used. Cadmium induced oxidative cardiotoxicity was induced by the oral administration of Cd for four weeks. Quercetin was pretreated along with Cd for four weeks to assess its cardioprotective effect against Cd intoxication. Rats treated with vehicles alone were used as controls. RESULTS: Rats intoxicated with cadmium (5 mg/kg/day) for 4 weeks in combination with quercetin (50 mg/kg/day) respectively. Cd-induced cardiotoxicity and dyslipidemia was indicated by increased activities of marker enzymes such as creatine kinase-MB, aspartate transaminase, alanine transaminase, alkaline phosphatase and lactate dehydrogenase in serum. In addition, the levels of lipid peroxidation products and protein carbonyl contents in heart were significantly (p < 0.05) increased and the activities of enzymic antioxidants such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase and glutathione-S-transferase in the heart and non-enzymic antioxidants such as glutathione, vitamin C and E in the heart were significantly (p < 0.05) decreased in Cd intoxicated rats. The levels total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), phospholipidis (PL), free fatty acids (FFA), LDL and VLDL were significantly (p < 0.05) increased and the level of HDL was significantly decreased in the serum of Cd-treated rats. Cd intoxication also increased the levels of TC, TG and FFA and decreased the level of PL in the heart tissue. Further Cd treatment significantly (p < 0.05) decreased the levels of membrane bound ATP ases in heart. QE treatment along with Cd showed significant protective effect on all the biochemical parameters studied. Histopathological findings of QE and Cd treated heart con- Prabu, MD; firmed the biochemical findings of this study. Thus, QE protects the myocardium against Cd-induced oxidative stress and dyslipidemia in rats. CONCLUSIONS: Quercetin may be beneficial in combating the cadmium induced oxidative cardiotoxicity and dyslipidemia in rats