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PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF PUMPKIN SEED OIL AGAINST LEAD ACETATE TOXICITY IN MALE MICE

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Herbal medicine, natural products, tissue culture and photochemistry

Abstract

The goal of the present work was to investigate the protective effect of pumpkin seed oil (PSO) against lead acetate toxicity in male mice. lead acetate (20 mg/kg b.w.) was administered orally to mice once a day for 30 successive days. Whereas, PSO was administered to the mice orally at 1.5 mL/kg b.w. once a day for 30 successive days concurrently with treatment of lead acetate. The studied parameters were relative organs weights, DNA damage evaluation using comet assay in liver and kidney cells and micronucleus test in bone marrow and biochemical assessment of the liver and kidney function. Results showed that, lead acetate caused DNA damage in tested cells and significant increase in the levels of biochemical measurements. In contrast, PSO administration plus lead acetate effectively alleviated DNA damage in tested cells and improved the biochemical alterations. It can be concluded that PSO may has a protective role against lead acetate toxicity in male mice. 

DOI

10.21608/ajps.2018.46647

Keywords

Pumpkin seed oil, Lead acetate, DNA damage, micronucleus, Comet assay, Biochemical measurements

Authors

First Name

Osama

Last Name

Elhamalawy

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Department of Environment and Bio-Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

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58

Article Issue

2

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7238

Issue Date

2018-09-01

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2019-09-01

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2018-09-01

Page Start

115

Page End

129

Print ISSN

1110-1644

Online ISSN

2535-1958

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518

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Al-Azhar Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

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PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF PUMPKIN SEED OIL AGAINST LEAD ACETATE TOXICITY IN MALE MICE

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22 Jan 2023