Nephroprotective Effects of Delphinidin against Bisphenol A Induced
Kidney Damage in Rats
Kaynat Alvi1,
Muhammad Umar Ijaz1, Ali Hamza1, Asma Ashraf2,
Jessica Arooj2 and Nazia Ehsan1*
1Department
of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Agriculture,
Faisalabad, Pakistan
2Department
of Zoology, Government College, University, Faisalabad
*Corresponding author:
nazia.ehsan@uaf.edu.pk
Abstract
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a hazardous industrial
pollutant that has the potential to induce renal toxicity. Delphinidin (Del) is
an anthocyanidin that displays versatile pharmacological properties. The study
was designed to access the ameliorative role of Del on BPA-instigated renal
impairment. Twenty-four Sprague-Dawley rats were distributed into four groups
and the experiment was conducted in triplicate. Group I was designated as a
control group (0.1% DMSO), while group II was orally administrated with 10 mg/kg
of BPA. Groups III received BPA + Del (10 mg/kg + 25 mg/kg), whereas group IV
was treated with Del (25 mg/kg) orally. After the completion of thirty days’
experiment, all the rats were euthanized and various parameters were evaluated.
The findings of our research showed that administration of BPA tremendously
decreased the activities of catalase, glutathione peroxidase, superoxide
dismutase, glutathione reductase, glutathione-S-transferaseas well as
reduced the level of glutathione, while it increased the malondialdehyde level.
The production of reactive oxygen species also increased after BPA exposure.
Moreover, BPA exposure caused substantial elevation in urea and creatinine
levels, with significantly low creatinine clearance. Furthermore, BPA remarkably
escalated the inflammatory markers level (interleukin-1β, nuclear factor
kappa-B, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-α, as well as cyclooxygenase-2
activity) and caused histopathological damage. Del + BPA co-treatment showed
renoprotective effects against BPA-induced damages by restoring all the
parameters. Collectively, the treatment of Del showed a remedial role against
the nephrotoxic effects of BPA that might be linked with its antioxidant and
anti-inflammatory properties.
To Cite This Article:
Alvi K, Ijaz MU, Hamza
A, Ashraf A, Arooj J and Ehsan N,
2023. Nephroprotective effects of
delphinidin against bisphenol an induced kidney damage in rats.
Pak Vet J, 43(1): 189-193.
http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2022.085