Protective and treatment effect of garlic extract on biochemical changes induced by pesticides in rats

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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Moshtohor, Benha University, Egypt

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to evaluate the possible protective and treatment influence of garlic
extract supplementation to improve hepato-renal functions and antioxidant system against lambadacyhalothrin
and thiodicarb pesticides intoxicated rats have been evaluated. This study was carried out
on seventy male rats randomly divided into seven equal groups. Blood samples and liver tissues
specimens were collected from all animal groups and used for determination of (SOD, CAT and GSH)
in liver tissues. Also serum ALT, AST, GGT, albumin, total protein, creatinine and urea were also
determined. The obtained results revealed that thiodicarb and lambada-cyhalothrin induced a decrease
in antioxidant enzyme activities in liver tissue. Also depletion in serum albumin, total protein. Moreover,
administration of thiodicarb and lambada-cyhalothrin exhibited increase in serum ALT, AST, GGT
activities, creatinine and urea concentration. While administration of garlic extract to pesticides
intoxicated rats showed a significant increase in GSH, CAT, SOD, Total protein and Albumin and
markedly decrease in ALT,AST and GGT activity , creatinine and urea concentration. This study
provides in vivo evidence that garlic constitutes a powerful antioxidant property that was able to improve
the adverse biochemical changes induced by carbamates and pyrethroids compounds in rats that are
widely used in our country. This protective effect of garlic extract dampen the toxicity of thiodicarb and
lambada-cyhalothrin intoxicated rats; therefore might be due to its powerful antioxidant activity.

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Benha Veterinary Medical Journal
Volume 29, Issue 1
September 2015
Pages 205-213

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