Abstract
The incidence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in individuals is between 11-46%. Silymarin; is a flavonoid complex obtained from the seed of the plant named Silybum marianum. It is a substance with a strong antioxidant effect, which is thought to protect the liver against acute and chronic toxicity and injury. In our study, we aimed to investigate the effect of silymarin on ER stress by giving fructose water to mice and to examine the effect of silymarin on the kidneys by the Cavalieri volume measurement method. 42 swiss albino genus 6-8-week-old mice were divided into 6 groups. The control group was given standard feed and drinking water for 70 days. A 30% fructose solution was added to the drinking water of the fructose group for 70 days. After feeding the silymarin 100 group with standard feed and drinking water, at the end of the 70th day, 100 mg/kg silymarin was given by gavage every day for 10 days. Silymarin 100 + fructose group was fed with standard feed and 30% fructose water for 70 days and at the end of the 70th day, 100 mg/kg silymarin was given by gavage every day for 10 days. After feeding the silymarin 200 group with standard feed and drinking water, 200 mg/kg silymarin was given by gavage every day for 10 days at the end of the 70th day. Silymarin 200 + fructose group was fed with standard feed and 30% fructose water for 70 days and at the end of the 70th day, 200 mg/kg silymarin was given by gavage every day for 10 days. At the end of the experimental period, the mice will be anesthetized and sacrificed. After the kidneys of mice were stained with hematoxylin-eosin, their volumes were calculated by the Cavalieri method. Our findings showed that kidney volume was the lowest in the fructose group and the highest in the silymarin 100 group. Compared with the control group, all groups that received fructose were found to have lower kidney volumes than the controls. While the silymarin 100 group significantly increased kidney volume compared to the controls, the silymarin 200 group was no different from the control group. Compared to the fructose group, the fructose + silymarin 100 groups significantly increased kidney volume, but fructose + silymarin 200 did not achieve a significant increase. The fructose + silymarin 100 group compared with the silymarin 100 groups had a very low kidney volume. A similar situation was found between fructose + silymarin 200 and silymarin 200. Our results have shown that 100 mg/kg silymarin reduces kidney damage in mice with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.