Abstract

The effect on antioxidant defense system of liver and kidney of sub-acute i.p. exposure to sodium arsenite (3.33 mg/kg b.w. per day) for 14 days was studied in male Wistar rats fed on an adequate (18%) or a low (6%) protein diet. Following arsenic treatment, liver showed significantly enhanced concentration of glutathione and increased activities of glutathione reductase and glutathione-S-transferase on either of the dietary protein levels. Liver glutathione peroxidase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activities increased significantly on an adequate protein diet while glutathione peroxidase activity decreased significantly on a low-protein diet. Lipid peroxidation and superoxide dismutase activity of liver remained unaltered on either of the dietary protein levels. On the other hand, kidney of arsenic-treated rats receiving either of the dietary protein levels showed significantly increased lipid peroxidation and decreased superoxide dismutase and catalase activities. Kidney glutathione content and glutathione reductase activity remained unaltered while glutathione peroxidase activity increased and glutathione-S-transferase activity decreased significantly on a low-protein diet following exposure to arsenic. On an adequate protein diet glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity in kidney, however, became significantly elevated following arsenic treatment. In Wistar rats, after 14 days of treatment with 3.33 mg As/kg b.w. i.p. the kidney seemed to be more sensitive to arsenic, and liver appears to be protected more by some of the antioxidant components, such as, glutathione, glutathione-S-transferase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. It appears that low-protein diet influences the response of some of the cellular protective components against arsenic insult but does not lead to unique findings.

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