Attenuative Effects of Ginkgetin Against Polystyrene
Microplastics-Induced Renal Toxicity in Rats
Nazia Ehsan1, Sana Ali1, Ali Hamza1,
Moazama Batool2, Khalid A. Al-Ghanim3, Usman
Atique4 and Muhammad Umar Ijaz1*
1Department
of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Agriculture,
Faisalabad, Pakistan; 2Department of Zoology, Government
College Women University Sialkot, Pakistan; 3Department of
Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451,
Saudi Arabia; 4College of Biological Systems, Chungnam
National University, Daejeon 34134, South Korea
*Corresponding author:
umar.ijaz@uaf.edu.pk
Abstract
The present study was designed to evaluate the palliative potential of ginkgetin
(GK) against polystyrene microplastics (PS-MPs) instigated renal damage in rats.
24 rats were separated into 4 groups i.e., control, PS-MPs-intoxicated (0.01mgkg-1),
PS-MPs (0.01mgkg-1) and GK (25mgkg-1) administrated and GK
(25mgkg-1) only treated group. Results of the experiment showed that
the activities of anti-oxidant enzymes i.e., glutathione S-transferase (GST),
superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione (GSH), glutathione peroxidase (GPx),
glutathione reductase (GSR) & catalase (CAT) were significantly decreased, while
the levels of ROS and MDA were increased following PS-MPs treatment.
Furthermore, PS-MPs intoxication increased the levels of kidney function markers
such as creatinine, urea, NGAL and KIM-1, while a significant reduction was
observed in creatinine clearance. Moreover, PS-MPs significantly increased the
TNF-α, NF-κB, IL-6, IL-1β levels and COX-2 activity. Furthermore, it reduced the
Bcl-2 level, while increasing the levels of Caspase-9, Bax and Caspase-3 and
induced histological damages in the renal tissues. However, the treatment of GK
significantly regulated the biochemical, renal, inflammatory, apoptotic markers
and attenuated the PS-MPs induced histopathological damages due to its reno-protective,
anti-apoptotic, anti-oxidant and anti- inflammatory nature.
To Cite This Article:
Ehsan N, Ali S, Hamza A, Batool M, Al-Ghanim KA,
Atique U and Ijaz MU, 2023. Attenuative effects of ginkgetin against polystyrene
microplastics-induced renal toxicity in rats. Pak Vet J, 43(4): 819-823. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2023.104