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Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal ameliorates imidacloprid induced neurotoxicity: Inhibition of oxidative stress, apoptosis and downregulation of glial fibrillary acidic protein in female Wistar rats

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Title Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal ameliorates imidacloprid induced neurotoxicity: Inhibition of oxidative stress, apoptosis and downregulation of glial fibrillary acidic protein in female Wistar rats
 
Creator Soujanya, S
Lakshman, M
Madhuri, D
Reddy, A Gopala
Rao, SV Rama
 
Subject Ashwagandha
B-cell lymphoma 2
Brain
Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) expression
Imidacloprid
Indian ginseng
Neonicotinoids
Neuroprotective
Winter cherry
 
Description 245-253
In agricultural farming, neonicotinoid insecticides are used to control insect pests on agricultural crops and ectoparasitic
arthropods on animals. Here, we evaluated the oral toxicity of one of the commonly used neonicotinoid insecticides,
imidacloprid (IMI) on the brain tissue of female Wistar rats and its amelioration by Indian ginseng, Withania somnifera (L.)
Dunal. The study was conducted on a total of 48 female Wistar rats divided into four groups, each containing 12 rats.
Gr. I was normal control; Gr. II, imidacloprid; Gr. III, W. somnifera; and Gr. IV with both imidacloprid and W. somnifera.
The rats were subjected to oral treatment of W. somnifera (1 g/kg feed) for a period of 30 days to measure the protective
effect against neurotoxicity induced by imidacloprid (30 mg/kg body wt./day). Six rats from each group were sacrificed on
16th and 31st day. The results showed that imidacloprid significantly decreased the reduced glutathione, super oxide
dismutase and increased the thio barbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) levels. It also caused histopathological,
immunohistochemical and ultrastructural changes in the brain. Whereas, W. somnifera significantly increased the reduced
glutathione, super oxide dismutase (SOD) and reduced the TBARS levels. Further, it inhibited apoptosis by upregulation of
B-cell lymphoma 2 protein and reduced the neuronal degeneration by downregulation of glial fibrillary acidic protein. These
results indicate that Withania somnifera may be beneficial in ameliorating the imidacloprid induced oxidative stress and
apoptosis in the brain tissue of rats.
 
Date 2024-03-27T05:55:39Z
2024-03-27T05:55:39Z
2024-04
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1009 (Online); 0019-5189 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/63623
https://doi.org/10.56042/ijeb.v62i04.1746
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJEB Vol.62(04) [April 2024]