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Investigation of benfotiamine’s protective effects on liver tissue in experimental carbon tetrachloride induced liver injury

Cilt: 45 Sayı: 2 30 Haziran 2020
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Investigation of benfotiamine’s protective effects on liver tissue in experimental carbon tetrachloride induced liver injury

Abstract

Purpose: In this study, we aimed to investigate the protective effects of benfotiamine on experimental liver injury caused by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4).
Materials and Methods: In this study, 30 male Wistar albino rats were used. Rats were equally divided into 5 groups. No application was made to control group. The CCl4 group was injected i.p with1ml/kg CCl4:olive oil (1:2) mixture on the 1st and 8th days, and the CCl4+benfotiamine group was treated i.p with 1 ml/kg CCl4: olive oil (1:2) mixture twice on the 1st and 8th days and orally with 70 mg/kg/day benfotiamine. To the benfotiamine group, 70 mg/kg/day benfotiamine was given orally for 14 days. To the olive oil group, 2 ml/kg olive oil was given i.p. on 1st and 8th days. Finally, rats were decapitated. Liver tissues were removed and paraffin blocks were prepared. Tissues were stored at –80 oC for malonaldeyhde (MDA) assay.
Results: There were no significant differences between the control, benfotiamine and olive oil groups. Compared with the control group, there was a significant increase in MDA, apoptosis and bax immunoreactivity in CCl4 group. Compared with the CCl4 group, there was a significant decrease in MDA, apoptosis and bax immunoreactivity in the CCl4+benfotiamine group.
Conclusion: CCl4 increases MDA, apoptosis and bax immunoreactivity, and benfotiamine, given as treatment, reduces these parameters. 

Keywords

Rat,carbon tetrachloride,benfotiamine

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MLA
Karakaya, Bülent, vd. “Investigation of benfotiamine’s protective effects on liver tissue in experimental carbon tetrachloride induced liver injury”. Cukurova Medical Journal, c. 45, sy 2, Haziran 2020, ss. 680-7, doi:10.17826/cumj.676060.