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Effects Of High-Dose All-Trans-Retinoic Acid on Tibial Growth of Young Male Albino Rats

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Last updated: 25 Feb 2025

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Environmental and occupational exposure to toxins

Abstract

Background: All-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA), an active metabolite of vitamin A, plays a significant role in controlling various physiological processes, including embryonic development and epithelial differentiation. ATRA is utilized as a chemotherapeutic agent for treating of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) in pediatric patients. Besides its efficacy in APL therapy, ATRA is extensively used in the treatment of various skin diseases such as psoriasis, skin cancer, acne, and ichthyosis. Aim: This study aimed to assess the impact of high-dose ATRA on tibial growth by measuring serum growth hormone “GH," histomorphometric measurements of tibia, and histopathological examination of tibia in young male albino rats. Methods: This experimental study included 54 male albino rats, aged 6 weeks, divided into three groups: group I and group II served as control groups, whereas group III was administered ATRA treatment (40 mg/kg/day of ATRA suspension administered via gavage, dissolved in 1 cc of corn oil at a concentration of 10 mg/ml, with an oral LD50 of 2 g/kg). Each group was subdivided into three subgroups, each comprising six rats. The research was submitted to the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine at Benha University. The study assessed the effects of ATRA treatment on serum growth hormone, weight, tibial length, nose-tail length, outer cortical bone thickness, relative bone resorption eroded surface percentage, osteoclast count, and osteoblast count compared to control groups. Results: There were no notable variations in these parameters among the control groups. In addition, there were no significant differences in osteoblast count among all groups. The ATRA-treated groups demonstrated a significant decrease in serum growth hormone, weight, tibial length, nose-tail length, and outer thickness of cortical bone, as well as a highly significant increase in relative bone resorption eroded surface percentage and osteoclast count. Conclusion: High-dose administration of ATRA resulted in a reduction in growth measurements, including weight, tibial length, and nose-tail length with histological alterations and histomorphometric changes.

DOI

10.21608/zjfm.2024.315762.1199

Keywords

All-Trans-Retinoic acid, tibia, Growth hormone, Bone toxicity

Authors

First Name

Nada

Last Name

Essa

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Affiliation

Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology department,Faculty of Medicine. Banha Univeristy

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nada.atef@fmed.bu.edu.eg

City

Benha

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First Name

Ibrahim

Last Name

Zamzam

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-

Affiliation

Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology department,Faculty of Medicine. Banha Univeristy

Email

ibrahim.zamzam@fmed.bu.edu.eg

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Benha

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First Name

Maha

Last Name

Mokhtar

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-

Affiliation

Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology department,Faculty of Medicine. Banha Univeristy

Email

maha.mahmoud@fmed.bu.edu.eg

City

Benha

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-

First Name

Marwa

Last Name

Fawzy

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology department,Faculty of Medicine. Banha Univeristy

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marwa.fawzy@fmed.bu.edu.eg

City

Benha

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First Name

Nagah

Last Name

Ali

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-

Affiliation

Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology department,Faculty of Medicine. Banha Univeristy

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nageh.ali@fmed.bu.edu.eg

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Benha

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23

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1

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52533

Issue Date

2025-01-01

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2024-08-27

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2025-01-01

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120

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133

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1687-160X

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2536-9849

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402

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Zagazig Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology

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https://zjfm.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effects Of High-Dose All-Trans-Retinoic Acid on Tibial Growth of Young Male Albino Rats

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25 Feb 2025