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Effects of Cyclosporine Therapy on Liver and Kidney Retrieval in Poisoned Male Rats by Mesobuthus eupeus Scorpion Venom

Document Type : Research articles

Authors

1 Department of Biology, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran

2 Razi Reference Laboratory of Scorpion Research, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization, Karaj, Iran

3 Department of Venomous Animal and Antivenom Production, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization(AREEO), Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Background:MesobuthuseupeusvenomisamemberofButhidaefamily,whichcanenterthebloodcirculationexertingdetrimental e?ectsonbodyorgans,suchastheliverandkidneythroughin?ammation. Cyclosporine,knownasananti-in?ammatorydrug,is usedtotreatmanyin?ammation-associateddiseases. Objectives: Inthisstudy,cyclosporinewasselectedtoinhibitthescorpiontoxine?ectsonratorgans.
Methods: Thisexperimental studywas conductedinthe RaziVaccine andSerum ResearchInstitute, AgriculturalResearch EducationandExtensionOrganization,Karaj,Iran,fromJunetoNovember2019.Fiftymaleratswererandomlydividedinto?vegroupsof 10,includingthecontrol(10mg/kgoliveoili.p),M.eupeusvenom(10mg/kgi.p.),cyclosporine10mg/kg(venom10mg/kgfor30min i.pfollowedbycyclosporine10/kgmgfor7dayi.p.),cyclosporine20mg/kg(venom10mg/kgfor30mini.pfollowedbycyclosporine 20mg/kgfor7dayi.p.),andcyclosporine30mg/kg(venom10mg/kgfor30mini.pfollowedbycyclosporine30mg/kgfor7dayi.p.). Aftertreatmentwithcyclosporine,theliverandkidneyfunctionwasanalyzedbycalculatingsomebiochemicalenzymes,including serumglutamate-pyruvatetransaminase(SGPT),serumglutamicoxaloacetictransaminase(SGOT),nitricoxide(NO),interleukin-2 (IL-2), malondialdehyde(MDA), creatinine, andurea viaELISAand spectrophotometry. Then, to determinethe rateof apoptosis in tissue,terminaldeoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediateddUTPnick-endlabelingmethodwasdone. Results:Attheendof thestudy,theresultsshowedasigni?cantelevationinSGPT(164.5±10vs.126.2±7,P< 0.0001),SGOT(190.37 ±11vs. 148±10,P< 0.0001),NO(24.4±1.17vs. 17.4±1.4,P=0.02),andMDA(0.42±0.05vs. 0.22±0.04,P< 0.0001)inthevenom groupcomparedwiththecontrolgroup. Therewerenosigni?cantdi?erencesintheurea,IL-2,andcreatininebetweenthevenom andcontrolgroups.However,thegroupreceivingcyclosporine(30mg/kg)showedasigni?cantdeclineinSGPT(96.42±5.7vs.164.5 ±10, P < 0.0001), SGOT (144.57±9.24 vs. 190.37±11, P < 0.0001), urea (28.83±1.32 vs. 38.83±1.6, P = 0.00), creatinine (0.023± 0.01vs. 0.29±0.005,P< 0.0001),andMDA(0.10±0.01vs. 0.42±0.05,P< 0.0001),aswellasincreasedapoptosisrate(P< 0.05), compared with the venom group. No signi?cant di?erence was observed between the cyclosporine and venom groups in NO and IL-2.
Conclusions: Cyclosporineatadoseof 30mgwasabletodecreasein?ammatoryresponsesandinduceapoptosisrate. Therefore, itcouldbeasuitabledrugforpatientsbittenbyascorpionsting.

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Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal (IRCMJ)
Volume 22, Issue 6 - Serial Number 6
2020
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  • Receive Date: 16 February 2021
  • Revise Date: 09 June 2024
  • Accept Date: 27 January 2024
  • First Publish Date: 27 January 2024
  • Publish Date: 01 June 2020
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