The effect of garlic extract on cadmium-induced toxicity in wistar albino rats was examined. The administration of cadmium reduced the total body weight of rats by 3.16% after one-week treatment with 15mg/kg bwt/day. Cotreatment for another 2 weeks with 15mg/kg bwt/day + 0.5ml/100g bwt/day (CdGa) and 15mg/kg bwt/day + 1ml/100g bwt/day (CdGaGa) considerably increased the total body weight of the rats. Cadmium administration increases the malondialdehyde (MDA) levels; reduced reduced-glutathione and catalase activities in kidneys of rats considerably compared the control. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and bone calcium levels were significantly(p±0.05) decreased by the administration of cadmium. The toxic effect caused by the administration of cadmium was shown to be ameliorated by garlic resulting to the reduction of the physiological effects mentioned above. Therefore, the result showed that adequate doses of garlic extract will alleviate the biochemical alterations in kidneys and bones.
Keywords
Garlic, Cadmium, Alkaline Phosphatise and Malondialdehyde
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