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FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY
卷 55, 期 -, 页码 526-532出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.01.048
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Cadmium; gamma-Oryzanol; Testes; Oxidative stress; Antioxidant
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- CNPq
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Cadmium is a non-essential heavy metal that is present at low levels mainly in food and water and also in cigar smoke. The present study evaluated the testicular damage caused by acute cadmium exposure and verified the protective role of gamma-oryzanol (ORY). Mice were administrated with a single dose of 2.5 mg/kg of CdCl2, and then treated with ORY (50 mM in canola oil, 5 mL/kg). Testes were removed after 24 h and tested for lipid peroxidation (TBARS), protein carbonylation, DNA breakage, ascorbic acid, cadmium and non-proteic thiols contents, and for the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione S-transferase (GST) and delta-aminolevulic acid dehydratase (delta-ALA-D). Cadmium presented a significant alteration in all parameters, except GPx and CAT activities. Therapy reduced in a slight degree cadmium concentration in testes (around 23%). ORY restored SOD and GST activities as well as TBARS production to the control levels. Furthermore, ORY partially recovered delta-ALA-D activity inhibited by cadmium. This study provides the first evidence on the therapeutic properties of ORY in protecting against cadmium-induced testicular toxicity. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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