Protective effects of garlic oil on n-hexane-induced neurotoxicity in rats via inhibition of hepatic alcohol dehydrogenase activity

OBJECTIVE: To study the protective effects of garlic oil (GO) on the peripheral nerve injuries induced by n-hexane.

METHODS: Male Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups (10 rats in each group): the control, the n-hexane treatment (2000 mg/kg), the low dose GO, and the high dose GO groups. The rats in the low and high doses of GO groups were pretreated with GO (40 and 80 mg/kg) before exposure to n-hexane (2000 mg/ kg), while the animals of the n-hexane treatment group were given normal saline and then 2000 mg/ kg n-hexane. The rats were exposed to GO and n-hexane 6 times a week for 10 weeks. The gait scores and staying time on the rotating rod for all rats were detected every two weeks. The rats were sacrificed at the end of ten weeks, then the levels of alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), maleic dialdehyde (MDA), reduced glutathione (GSH), glutathione peroxidase(GSH-Px), total antioxidation capacity(T-AOC) and the ability of inhibition of *OH in livers were examined.

RESULTS: The gait scores increased significantly and the time staying on the rotating rod obviously decreased in rats of n-hexane treatment group, as compared with control group (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). In the hepatic tissues of n-hexane group, the levels of MDA and ADH significantly increased, the activities of GSH-Px, T-AOC and the ability of inhibition of *OH obviously decreased, as compared to control group (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). In 2 GO groups, the gait scores and the staying time on the rotating rod were significantly improved, the levels of MDA and ADH significantly decreased, the activities of GSH-Px, T-AOC and the ability of inhibition of *OH obviously increased, as compared with n-hexane group (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01 ).

CONCLUSION: ADH could play an important role in the protective effects induced by garlic oil on the peripheral nerve injuries produced by n-hexane.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2011

Erschienen:

2011

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Zhonghua lao dong wei sheng zhi ye bing za zhi = Zhonghua laodong weisheng zhiyebing zazhi = Chinese journal of industrial hygiene and occupational diseases - 29(2011), 8 vom: 15. Aug., Seite 589-92

Sprache:

Chinesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bi, Ye [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Jing-Jing [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Fu, Qiang-Qiang [VerfasserIn]
Zhong, Zhi-Xia [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Ke-Qin [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

2DDG612ED8
Alcohol Dehydrogenase
EC 1.1.1.1
English Abstract
Hexanes
Journal Article
N-hexane
Neuroprotective Agents
Plant Oils
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 13.09.2012

Date Revised 15.11.2012

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM215426363