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Tartrazine: Potential hepatorenal and cardiovascular toxicity and the possible protective effect of vitamin E in Wistar rats

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Forensic and Toxicology
Pharmacology

Abstract

Background: Monitoring and evaluation of adverse effects of food additives as extensively used compounds is of crucial value to lower the expected harmful effects on human health. Tartrazine is a synthetic food dye that is very popular in Egypt. Objective: to investigate tartrazine toxicity and the potential of vitamin E to alleviate tartrazine hepato-renal and cardiovascular toxicity in experimental rats. Methodology: 24 adult male albino Wistar rats were included in the study. Tartrazine (300 mg/kg/day orally) was used alone and along with vitamin E (100 mg/kg/day orally) for 30 days. Body and organ weights, arterial blood pressure and ECG were recorded then the rats were sacrificed, and blood was drawn and tested for a variety of serological indicators. including kidney functions (creatinine, urea and uric acid) liver functions (AST&ALT) and lipid peroxidation indicator (MDA). In addition, histopathological analysis was done for liver and kidney tissues. Results: throughout the experiment, no mortality or behavioral changes were observed, vitamin E used in the current study mostly reversed tartrazine's harmful effects in rats. Vitamin E decreased creatinine, urea, and uric acid levels by 23%, 33% and 13% respectively. In addition, ALT, AST, and MDA levels were improved by 17%, 40% and 42% respectively. Significant reduction in arterial blood pressure and improvement in ECG changes also was observed after vitamin E treatment. Conclusion: Vitamin E has a potential protective effect as an antioxidant in ameliorating the toxic effects caused by tartrazine.

DOI

10.21608/jram.2021.94833.1137

Keywords

Food colors, Oxidative Stress, Tartrazine, Vitamin E

Authors

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Fatma

Last Name

Abd El -Hakama

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E

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Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

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fatmaabdelhakem.medg@azhar.edu.eg

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0000-0001-9401-4996

First Name

Islam

Last Name

Farrag

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M

Affiliation

2Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine for Girls, Cairo, Al -Azhar University, Egypt.

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eslammostafa.medg@azhar.edu.eg

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Cairo

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0000-0001-5295-5253

Volume

3

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2

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35855

Issue Date

2022-07-01

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2021-09-15

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2022-07-01

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96

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107

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2636-252X

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2636-2538

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676

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Journal

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Journal of Recent Advances in Medicine

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https://jram.journals.ekb.eg/

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22 Jan 2023