Evaluation of Possible Ameliorative Role of
Robinetin to Counteract Polystyrene Microplastics Instigated Renal
Toxicity in Rats
Muhammad Umar Ijaz1*, Akash Nadeem1, Muhammad
Faisal Hayat1, Nazia Ehsan1, Khalid A
Al-Ghanim2 and
Usman Atique3
1Department
of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Agriculture,
Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
2Department
of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455,
Riyadh 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
3College
of Biological Systems, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134,
South Korea
*Corresponding author:
umar.ijaz@uaf.edu.pk
Abstract
This investigation was planned to determine the ameliorative potential of
robinetin (RN) to counteract the adverse effects of polystyrene microplastics
(PSMPs) on renal tissues. Twenty-four albino rats (Rattus norvegicus)
were distributed into four groups i.e., control, PSMPs (0.01 mg/kg), PSMPs (0.01
mg/kg) + RN (50 mg/kg) and RN (50 mg/kg) only treated group. The
activities of antioxidant enzymes such as catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase
(SOD), glutathione S-transferase (GST), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and
glutathione reductase (GSR) were reduced while the levels of reactive oxygen
species (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA) were escalated following the PSMPs
intoxication. Moreover, PSMPs exposure increased the levels of urea, creatinine,
KIM-1 and NGAL while downregulating the levels of creatinine clearance.
Furthermore, PSMPs markedly escalated the levels of NF-κB, IL-6, IL-1β, TNF-α
and COX-2 activity. Besides, the levels of Caspase-3, Bax and Caspase-9 were
elevated while levels of Bcl-2 were reduced after PSMPs intoxication.
Additionally, PSMPs administration instigated various histopathological
anomalies in renal tissues. Nonetheless, RN supplementation considerably
restored aforementioned dysregulations instigated by PSMPs due to its
antioxidative, anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory potential.
To Cite This Article:
Ijaz MU, Nadeem A, Hayat MF, Ehsan N, Al-Ghanim
KA and Atique U, 2024. Evaluation of possible ameliorative role of robinetin to
counteract polystyrene microplastics instigated renal toxicity in rats. Pak Vet
J, 44(2): 400-404. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2024.164