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Failure of recovery from lead induced hepatotoxicity and disruption of erythrocyte antioxidant defense system in Wistar rats

Lead acetate (PbA) is one of the major environmental contaminants with grave toxicological consequences both in the developing and developed countries. The liver and erythrocyte antioxidant status and markers of oxidative were assessed. Exposure of rats to PbA led to significant decline (p < 0.05) i...

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042 |a dc 
720 |a Omobowale, T. O.  |e author 
720 |a Oyagbemi, A. A.  |e author 
720 |a Akinrinde, A. S.  |e author 
720 |a Saba, A. B.  |e author 
720 |a Daramola, O. T.  |e author 
720 |a Ogunpolu, B. S.  |e author 
720 |a Olopade, J. O.  |e author 
260 |c 2014 
520 |a Lead acetate (PbA) is one of the major environmental contaminants with grave toxicological consequences both in the developing and developed countries. The liver and erythrocyte antioxidant status and markers of oxidative were assessed. Exposure of rats to PbA led to significant decline (p < 0.05) in hepatic and erythrocyte glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione S-transferase (GST), catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and reduced glutathione (GSH) content. Similarly, malondialdehyde (MDA) and H2O2 concentrations were significantly (p < 0.05) elevated. Histopathology and immunohistology of liver of rats exposed to PbA showed focal areas of necrosis and COX-2 expression after 6 weeks of PbA withdrawal. Taken together, hepatic and erythrocytes antioxidant defence system failed to recover after withdrawal of the exposed PbA for the period of the study. In conclusion, experimental animals exposed to PbA did not recover from hepatotoxicity and disruption of erythrocyte antioxidant defence system via free radical generation and oxidative stress. 
024 8 |a 1382-6689 
024 8 |a ui_art_omobowale_failure_2014 
024 8 |a Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology 37(3), pp. 1202-1211 
024 8 |a https://repository.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/13364 
653 |a Liver 
653 |a Erythrocyte 
653 |a Lead acetate 
653 |a Hepatotoxicity 
653 |a Oxidative stress 
653 |a COX-2 
245 0 0 |a Failure of recovery from lead induced hepatotoxicity and disruption of erythrocyte antioxidant defense system in Wistar rats