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The Possible Protective Effect of Atorvastatin on Azithromycin-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Adult Male Albino Rat: Light &Electron Microscopic Study.

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Abstract

Background: With its antiviral and immunomodulatory actions, Azithromycin has been used in the protocol for treating COVID-19, either in conjunction with Hydroxychloroquine or on its own more recently. Myocardial apoptosis, oxidative stress and inflammation were all seen in rat models after Azithromycin treatment. A synthetic statin called atorvastatin has antioxidant and antiapoptotic properties that help reduce the damage caused by myocardial ischemia. The purpose of this research was to see whether Atorvastatin may mitigate the cardiotoxic effects of Azithromycin. Aim of the work: This study was performed to investigate histologically the possible protective effect of Atorvastatin on Azithromycin-induced cardiotoxicity in adult male albino rats. Materials and Methods: A total of 40 adult male albino rats were randomly split into four groups of ten animals each and treated with either a placebo, Azithromycin, Atorvastatin, or both. For two weeks, an intragastric tube delivered 30 milligrams of azithromycin per kilogram of body weight and 2 milligrams of atorvastatin. Rats were sacrified twenty-four hours after the final treatment, then their hearts were removed, and apical portions were processed for examination using light and electron microscopes followed by statistical testing. Results: Cardiac myocytes in the azithromycin group had fewer cross striations, an increase in inflammatory cell infiltration, a greater deposition of collagen fibers, localized degeneration of myofibers, disruption of sarcomeres, mitochondrial damage, and nuclear pyknosis. The atorvastatin and azithromycin-treated group saw these improvements first. Conclusion: Light and electron microscopy results demonstrated that the Atorvastatin group had restored cardiac muscle fibers.

DOI

10.21608/ejctr.2023.193134.1004

Keywords

cardiac muscle, Azithromycin, Atorvastatin, Electron Microscope

Authors

First Name

Fatma Elzahraa

Last Name

Abdellatif

MiddleName

Mohammed

Affiliation

Medical Histology & Cell Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University

Email

zahraa25jan@gmail.com

City

Beni Suef

Orcid

-

First Name

Azza

Last Name

Embaby

MiddleName

Saleh

Affiliation

Medical Histology & Cell Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University

Email

azza_embaby2010@yahoo.com

City

Beni Suef

Orcid

-

First Name

Samar

Last Name

Ahmed Sherbiny

MiddleName

Gamal

Affiliation

Medical Histology & Cell Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Nahda University, Egypt

Email

samarelshirbini@gmail.com

City

beni suef

Orcid

-

First Name

Eman

Last Name

Abdel-Hameed

MiddleName

Mohammed

Affiliation

Medical Histology & Cell Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University

Email

emanabdelhamed19279@gmail.com

City

beni suef

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-

Volume

1

Article Issue

1

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40656

Issue Date

2023-01-01

Receive Date

2023-03-01

Publish Date

2023-01-01

Page Start

19

Page End

34

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2812-5436

Online ISSN

2812-5444

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Egyptian Journal of Cell and Tissue Research

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The Possible Protective Effect of Atorvastatin on Azithromycin-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Adult Male Albino Rat: Light &Electron Microscopic Study.

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18 Dec 2024