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PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF CURCUMIN ON NICOTINE-INDUCED TOXICITY OF LIVER AND KIDNEY IN RATS
Author Name :
Fatma G. Metwally , Sawsan H. Karam , Elham M. Elshazli , Amany Abdel Ghaffar, Atef Mohamed Mahmoud and Margret A. Aziz
Publisher :
Ashok Yakkaldevi
Article Series No. :
ROR-1333
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Abstract :
The present study was carried out to determine the histopathological effects of nicotine, one of the most significant components of tobacco, on liver and kidney of rat and ameliorative effect of curcumin on liver and kidney damage. Thirty adult albino rats were divided into three groups; control group, nicotine group and nicotine + curcumin group. The rats in nicotine and nicotine + curcumin groups were injected intraperitoneally with 2.5mg/Kg of nicotine every day for eight weeks. The rats in nicotine+ curcumin group were additionally given 80mg/Kg of curcumin by stomach tube after 10 minutes from nicotine injection for eight weeks. Five animals from each group were killed after six weeks while the rest were killed after eight weeks.
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