Cardiovascular and renal oxidative stress-mediated toxicities associated with bisphenol-A exposures are mitigated by Curcuma longa in rats

Ajibade, Temitayo Olabisi; Esan, Oluwaseun Olanrewaju; Osawere, Isreal Mark; Adetona, Moses Olusola; Aina, Oluwasanmi Olayinka; Azeez, Odunayo Ibraheem; Obisesan, Ayobami Deborah; Oyagbemi, Ademola Adetokunbo; Ola-Davies, Olufunke Eunice Eunice; Omobowale, Temidayo Olutayo; Saba, Adebowale Benard; Adedapo, Adeolu Alex; Yakubu, Momoh Audu; Oguntibeju, Oluwafemi Omoniyi

doi:10.22038/ajp.2023.23367

Cardiovascular and renal oxidative stress-mediated toxicities associated with bisphenol-A exposures are mitigated by Curcuma longa in rats

Document Type : Original Research Article

Authors

¹ Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

² Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

³ Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

⁴ Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

⁵ Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

⁶ Department of Environmental & Interdisciplinary Sciences, College of Science, Engineering & Technology, COPHS,Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, USA

⁷ Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bellville 7535, South Africa

10.22038/ajp.2023.23367

Abstract

Objective: Curcuma longa Rhizome (CLR), due to its potent antioxidant phytochemical constituents, was investigated for its effects on bisphenol A (BPA)-induced cardiovascular and renal damage.
Materials and Methods: Sixty rats were randomly selected, and grouped as control, BPA (100 mg/ kg), BPA and CLR 100 mg/kg, BPA and CLR 200 mg/kg, CLR 100 mg/kg, and CLR 200 mg/kg for 21 days. Oxidative stress indices, antioxidant status, blood pressure parameters, genotoxicity, and immunohistochemistry were determined.
Results: Rats exposed to the toxic effects of BPA had heightened blood pressure, lowered frequency of micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes, and decreased activities of antioxidant enzymes compared with rats treated with CLR. Moreover, administration of CLR significantly (p<0.05) lowered malondialdehyde content and reduced the serum myeloperoxidase activity. Immunohistochemical evaluation revealed significantly (p<0.05) increased expressions of cardiac troponin and Caspase 3 in the BPA group compared with the CLR-treated groups.
Conclusion: C. longa ameliorated cardiotoxic and nephrotoxic actions of bisphenol-A via mitigation of oxidative stress, hypertension, and genotoxicity.

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