Protective Effects of Thymoquinone on Doxorubicin-induced Lipid
Peroxidation and Antioxidant Enzyme Levels in Rat Peripheral Tissues
Deniz Akpinar1*,
Tanju Mercan1, Halit Demir2, Semir Ozdemir3,
Canan Demir4 and Servet Kavak5
1Muğla
Sıtkı Koçman University Faculty of Medicine Department of
Biophysics, 48000 Menteşe/Muğla/Turkey; 2Van Yüzüncü Yıl
University Faculty of Science Department of Biochemistry,
Van/Turkey; 3Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine
Department of Biophysics, Antalya/Turkey; 4Van Yüzüncü
Yıl University Vocational School of Health Services, Van/Turkey;
5Bakırçay University Faculty of Medicine Department of
Biophysics, İzmir/Turkey
*Corresponding author:
denizakpinar@mu.edu.tr
Abstract
We aimed to investigate the effects of thymoquinone (TQ)
against Doxorubicin (DOX)-induced toxicity in liver, lung, kidney, testes,
diaphragm and stomach tissues of rats. Healthy twenty-eight Wistar albino male
rats aged three months, were divided into four groups, each containing seven
animals: Group 1: Control (C group); the rats were injected intraperitoneally
with saline 5 times every other day and given by gavage to the vehicle solution
Group 2 (T group): Rats treated with thymoquinone (10mg/kg given by gavage),
Group 3 (D group): Rats treated with doxorubicin were injected intraperitoneally
(3mg/kg) and Group 4 (DT group): Rats treated with doxorubicin (injected
intraperitoneally with 3mg/kg DOX) and thymoquinone (10mg/kg given by gavage).
Group 2 (T group): TQ (10mg/kg) was administered by gavage at 24-hour intervals
for 4 weeks. Saline (i.p.) was injected to rats 5 times every other day. Group 3
(D group): The rats were injected with 3 mg/kg DOX (i.p.) 5 times every other
day. In addition, vehicle solution was administered by gavage at 24-h intervals
for 4 weeks. Group 4 (DT group): Rats were injected with 3mg/kg DOX (i.p.) 5
times every other day. TQ (10mg/kg) was administered by gavage at 24-h intervals
for 4 weeks. At the end of the experiment, the animals were euthanized with
sodium pentobarbital (50 mg/kg) and their lung, liver, stomach, kidney,
diaphragm and testicular tissues were removed for the measurement of superoxide
dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and
malondialdehyde (MDA) levels. It was observed that DOX administration (in group
D) increased lipid peroxidation and decreased antioxidant enzyme levels in the
peripheral tissues of rats. It was determined that TQ treatment (in the DT
group) given with DOX decreased lipid peroxidation and increased antioxidant
enzyme levels. In our study, it was determined that TQ treatment eliminated the
toxic effects of DOX and the protective effects of TQ were revealed.
To Cite This Article:
Akpinar D, Mercan T,
Demir H, Ozdemir S, Demir C and Kavak S,
2023. Protective effects of thymoquinone
on doxorubicin-induced lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzyme levels in rat
peripheral tissues. Pak Vet J, 43(4): 651-658.
http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2023.070