Archives of Biological Sciences (Jan 2010)

Effects of cisplatin on lipid peroxidation and the glutathione redox status in the liver of male rats: The protective role of selenium

  • Trbojević Ivana S.,
  • Ognjanović Branka I.,
  • Đorđević Nataša Z.,
  • Marković Snežana D.,
  • Štajn A.Š.,
  • Gavrić Jelena P.,
  • Saičić Zorica S.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS1001075T
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 62, no. 1
pp. 75 – 82

Abstract

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The role of oxidative stress in cisplatin (CP) toxicity and its prevention by pretreatment with selenium (Se) was investigated. Male Wistar albino rats were injected with a single dose of cisplatin (7.5 mg CP/kg b.m., i.p.) and selenium (6 mg Se/kg b.m, as Na2SeO3, i.p.) alone or in combination. The results suggest that CP intoxication induces oxidative stress and alters the glutathione redox status: reduced glutathione (GSH), oxidized glutathione (GSSG) and the GSH/GSSG ratio (GSH RI), resulting in increased lipid peroxidation (LPO) in rat liver. The pretreatment with selenium prior to CP treatment showed a protective effect against the toxic influence of CP on peroxidation of the membrane lipids and an altering of the glutathione redox status in the liver of rats. From our results we conclude that selenium functions as a potent antioxidant and suggest that it can control CP-induced hepatotoxicity in rats.

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