Research Article

Effects of morin against tetracycline-induced liver injury in rats by biochemical and histopathological methods

Volume: 10 Number: 3 December 31, 2025

Effects of morin against tetracycline-induced liver injury in rats by biochemical and histopathological methods

Abstract

In this study, the protective effect of morin against liver damage caused by Tetracycline (TET) was investigated. Twenty-eight female rats were divided into four groups: control, morin, TET, and TET+morin. TET (140 mg/kg) and morin (100 mg/kg) were administered orally for seven days. Liver enzymes, oxidative stress, and inflammation parameters were analyzed to determine liver tissue damage. In addition, histopathologic analysis was performed to detect tissue damage and structural changes. According to the data obtained from these analyses, TET increased aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activities in liver tissue. TET administration increased malondialdehyde (MDA), decreased superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), catalase (CAT) activities and glutathione (GSH). Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and interleukin 1β (IL-1β) expression levels were found to increase. Administration of morin together with TET decreased AST, ALT activities and MDA, NF-kB, TNF-α, IL-1β levels, and increased CAT, SOD, GSH, GPx. According to the data obtained, TET increases liver enzymes and the increase in these values triggers oxidative stress, and inflammation markers, indicating damage to the liver. Morin's supportive treatment was found to reduce liver damage by bringing these parameters closer to normal.

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Ethical approval was obtained from Atatürk University Animal Experiments Local Ethics Committee (Approval No: 2025/01/21).

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Biochemistry

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2025

Submission Date

May 9, 2025

Acceptance Date

September 3, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 10 Number: 3

APA
Aygörmez, S., Dalkılınç, E., Akaras, N., & Maraşlı, Ş. (2025). Effects of morin against tetracycline-induced liver injury in rats by biochemical and histopathological methods. Journal of Advances in VetBio Science and Techniques, 10(3), 153-161. https://doi.org/10.31797/vetbio.1696205
AMA
1.Aygörmez S, Dalkılınç E, Akaras N, Maraşlı Ş. Effects of morin against tetracycline-induced liver injury in rats by biochemical and histopathological methods. J Ad VetBio Sci Tech. 2025;10(3):153-161. doi:10.31797/vetbio.1696205
Chicago
Aygörmez, Serpil, Elif Dalkılınç, Nurhan Akaras, and Şaban Maraşlı. 2025. “Effects of Morin Against Tetracycline-Induced Liver Injury in Rats by Biochemical and Histopathological Methods”. Journal of Advances in VetBio Science and Techniques 10 (3): 153-61. https://doi.org/10.31797/vetbio.1696205.
EndNote
Aygörmez S, Dalkılınç E, Akaras N, Maraşlı Ş (December 1, 2025) Effects of morin against tetracycline-induced liver injury in rats by biochemical and histopathological methods. Journal of Advances in VetBio Science and Techniques 10 3 153–161.
IEEE
[1]S. Aygörmez, E. Dalkılınç, N. Akaras, and Ş. Maraşlı, “Effects of morin against tetracycline-induced liver injury in rats by biochemical and histopathological methods”, J Ad VetBio Sci Tech, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 153–161, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.31797/vetbio.1696205.
ISNAD
Aygörmez, Serpil - Dalkılınç, Elif - Akaras, Nurhan - Maraşlı, Şaban. “Effects of Morin Against Tetracycline-Induced Liver Injury in Rats by Biochemical and Histopathological Methods”. Journal of Advances in VetBio Science and Techniques 10/3 (December 1, 2025): 153-161. https://doi.org/10.31797/vetbio.1696205.
JAMA
1.Aygörmez S, Dalkılınç E, Akaras N, Maraşlı Ş. Effects of morin against tetracycline-induced liver injury in rats by biochemical and histopathological methods. J Ad VetBio Sci Tech. 2025;10:153–161.
MLA
Aygörmez, Serpil, et al. “Effects of Morin Against Tetracycline-Induced Liver Injury in Rats by Biochemical and Histopathological Methods”. Journal of Advances in VetBio Science and Techniques, vol. 10, no. 3, Dec. 2025, pp. 153-61, doi:10.31797/vetbio.1696205.
Vancouver
1.Serpil Aygörmez, Elif Dalkılınç, Nurhan Akaras, Şaban Maraşlı. Effects of morin against tetracycline-induced liver injury in rats by biochemical and histopathological methods. J Ad VetBio Sci Tech. 2025 Dec. 1;10(3):153-61. doi:10.31797/vetbio.1696205

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