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Melatonin mijenja jetrenu funkciju u štakora izloženih benzenu

Authors :
Seema Sharma
Suresh Vir Singh Rana
Source :
Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju, Volume 64, Issue 2
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, 2013.

Abstract

In this study, we investigated the beneficial effects of melatonin against benzene-induced liver function impairments in Wistar rats. After 30 days of treatment, it significantly lowered hepatosomatic indices, bilirubin, and hydroxyproline in male and female benzene-treated rats. Even though it did not influence aspartate aminotransferase, melatonin had beneficial effects on alanine aminotransferase and alkaline phosphatase. Our results suggest that melatonin is an effective modulator of liver function in benzenetreated rats thanks to its antioxidative properties.<br />Svrha je ovog ispitivanja bila utvrditi zaštitno djelovanje melatonina od oštećenja jetrene funkcije izazvanog benzenom u Wistar štakora. Nakon 30-dnevne primjene, melatonin je značajno snizio hepatosomatski indeks te razine bilirubina i hidroksiprolina u muških i ženskih štakora. Premda nije utjecao na aspartat aminotransferazu, povoljno je djelovao na alanin aminotransferazu i alkalnu fosfatazu. Naši rezultati upućuju na to da melatonin djelotvorno mijenja jetrenu funkciju u štakora izloženih benzenu, upravo zbog svojih antikoksidativnih svojstva.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
18486312 and 00041254
Volume :
64
Issue :
2
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju
Accession number :
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