Chitosan nanoparticles and quercetin modulate gene expression and prevent the genotoxicity of aflatoxin B in rat liver.
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Date publication
janvier 2015
Journal
Toxicology reports
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr RIHN Bertrand
Tous les auteurs :
Abdel-Wahhab MA, Aljawish A, El-Nekeety AA, Abdel-Aiezm SH, Abdel-Kader HAM, Rihn BH, Joubert O
Lien Pubmed
Résumé
The aims of the current study were to prepare chitosan nanoparticles (CNPs) and to evaluate its protective role alone or in combination with quercetin (Q) against AFB-induce cytotoxicity in rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 12 groups and treated orally for 4 weeks as follow: the control group, the group treated with AFB (80 μg/kg b.w.) in corn oil, the groups treated with low (140 mg/kg b.w.) or high (280 mg/kg b.w.) dose of CNPs, the group treated with Q (50 mg/kg b.w.), the groups treated with Q plus the low or the high dose of CNPs and the groups treated with AFB plus Q and/or CNPs at the two tested doses. The results also revealed that administration of AFB resulted in a significant increase in serum cytokines, Procollagen III, Nitric Oxide, lipid peroxidation and DNA fragmentation accompanied with a significant decrease in GPx I and Cu-Zn SOD-mRNA gene expression. Q and/or CNPs at the two tested doses overcome these effects especially in the group treated with the high dose of CNPs plus Q. It could be concluded that CNPs is a promise candidate as drug delivery enhances the protective effect of Q against the cytogenetic effects of AFB in high endemic areas.
Mots clés
Aflatoxin B1, Chitosan nanoparticles, Gene expression, Genotoxicity, Liver, Quercetin
Référence
Toxicol Rep. 2015 ;2:737-747