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N-acetyl cysteine ameliorates meloxicam induced hepatorenal oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis through modulating the levels of caspase-3, Bax and TNF-α pathways in a r

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Last updated: 07 Jan 2025

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Pharmacology

Abstract

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), involving Meloxicam, are associated with significant hepato-renal toxicity due to their competitive nonelective inhibition of cyclooxygenase enzymes. This study hypothesizes that N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), with its several pleiotropic effects such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-apoptosis, mitigates the hepato-renal toxicity induced by Meloxicam. Fifty albino rats were blindly and randomly divided into five groups: a control (saline), vehicle control (Tween 80), Meloxicam-treated, NAC-treated, and a combination treatment group (Meloxicam + NAC). The study evaluated biochemical parameters, oxidative stress markers, histological and immunohistochemical changes in liver and kidney tissues. This study fills a significant gap in understanding how NAC can counteract NSAID (Meloxicam) toxicity, with potential clinical implications for safer long-term NSAID use. NAC administration significantly reversed the elevated levels of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), urea, and creatinine induced by Meloxicam toxicity. Additionally, oxidative stress markers such as malondialdehyde (MDA) were significantly reduced, while antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) showed significant improvement in the NAC-treated groups (p ≤ 0.05). Histological and immunohistochemical assessment confirmed these findings, showing reduced tissue damage and apoptosis. In conclusion, the obtained results suggest that NAC protects against Meloxicam-induced hepato-renal toxicity, with a significant reduction in oxidative stress and inflammation, supporting its potential therapeutic role in conjunction with NSAIDs treatment protocols.

DOI

10.21608/bvmj.2024.324608.1875

Keywords

meloxicam, NAC, TNF, BAX and Caspase 3

Authors

First Name

Adham

Last Name

Sallam

MiddleName

Omar Mohamed

Affiliation

Department of pharmacology , faculty of veterinary medicine benha university , Toukh , Benha , Qalubia , Egypt.

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adham.sallam@fvtm.bu.edu.eg

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First Name

Ashraf

Last Name

Elkomy

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-

Affiliation

Department of pharmacology , faculty of veterinary medicine benha university , Toukh , Benha , Qalubia , Egypt.

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ashraf.komy@hotmail.com

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-

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First Name

Enas

Last Name

Farag

MiddleName

A.H.

Affiliation

Deputy of AHRI for regional laboratories .AHRI.ARC.

Email

maz_fa2005@yahoo.com

City

cairo

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First Name

samar

Last Name

saber

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-

Affiliation

forensic medicine and toxicology, faculaty of veterinary medicine , benha university

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samar.mohamed@fvtm.bu.edu.eg

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-

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0000-0001-5530-9521

Volume

47

Article Issue

2

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52736

Issue Date

2024-12-01

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2024-09-28

Publish Date

2024-12-31

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12

Page End

21

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1110-6581

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2974-4806

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https://bvmj.journals.ekb.eg/article_402569.html

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812

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Benha Veterinary Medical Journal

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https://bvmj.journals.ekb.eg/

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N-acetyl cysteine ameliorates meloxicam induced hepatorenal oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis through modulating the levels of caspase-3, Bax and TNF-α pathways in a rat model

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07 Jan 2025