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Protective Effect of Chrysin Against Chlorpyrifos-induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats: Biochemical and Histopathological Approaches in a Sub-chronic Study

Author(s): Babak Roshanravan, Tahereh Farkhondeh, Majid Darroudi and Saeed Samarghandian*

Volume 24, Issue 10, 2023

Published on: 29 November, 2022

Page: [1291 - 1296] Pages: 6

DOI: 10.2174/1389201024666221025094643

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Abstract

Background: Chrysin (CH) is one of the important natural flavonoids with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. The aim of this study was to assess the protective effects of CH on biochemical indexes and histopathological changes in the liver of male Wistar rats exposed to chlorpyrifos (CPF).

Methods: We induced sub-chronic toxicity in rats using CPF (10 mg/kg/day, orally) and administrated CH at 12.5, 25, and 50 mg/kg/day for 45 days.

Results: In this study, CPF increased liver enzyme activities compared with the control group (p < 0.05), and co-treated CH with CPF reduced them compared with the non-treated CPF group (p < 0.05). A significant reduction in the liver GSH concentration along with a significant elevation in the concentrations of MDA and NO in the CPF group was observed compared with the control group (p < 0.001). However, CH at a dose of 50 mg could reverse them nearly to the control group (p < 0.001). In the CPF, CPF + CH1, and CPF + CH2 groups, a marked (p < 0.05) increase was found in the serum concentration of IL-6 compared with the control animals. No significant changes were found in the IL-6 concentration of the CPF + CH3 compared with the controls. Moreover, the coadministration of CH plus CPF induced histopathological alterations in liver.

Conclusion: These results suggest that CH attenuates hepatic enzymes and histopathological alterations induced by CPF via modulating oxidative stress and inflammatory indices in rats.

Keywords: Chrysin, chlorpyrifos, sub-chronic, hepatotoxicity, liver, histopathological.

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