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| Year : 2018 |
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Plantago major protects against cisplatin-induced renal dysfunction and tissue damage in rats
Soghra Parhizgar1, Sara Hosseinian2, Mohammad Soukhtanloo3, Alireza Ebrahimzadeh Bideskan4, Mousa-Al-Reza Hadjzadeh2, Samira Shahraki1, Zahra Samadi Noshahr1, Nazanin Entezari Heravi1, Milad Haghshenas1, Abolfazl Khajavi Rad2
1 Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
2 Department of Physiology, School of Medicine; Neurogenic Inflammation Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
3 Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
4 Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Abolfazl Khajavi Rad
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad
Iran
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DOI: 10.4103/1319-2442.243960 PMID: 30381501 
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The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of Plantago major (P. major) on cisplatin-induced kidney injury in the rat. Cisplatin was injected on the 6th day of the experiment. Animals were treated with P. major extract (300, 600, and 1200 mg/kg) and Vitamin E for five days before and two weeks after cisplatin administration. Cisplatin caused a significant decrease in glomerular filtration rate (GFR), urine osmolarity, and urinary excretion rate of potassium, but significant increase in the kidney index and histological damage compared with the control group. Administration of Vitamin E and P. major (300 and 600 mg/kg) significantly increased GFR compared to cisplatin group. Furthermore, urine osmolarity in Vitamin E and P. major (600 mg/kg) groups were significantly elevated compared to the cisplatin group. P. major (600 mg/kg) significantly increased the urinary excretion rate of potassium compared with cisplatin group. Furthermore, all doses of P. major and Vitamin E significantly attenuated the percentage of kidney tissue damage compared to the cisplatin group. However, only P. major (600 mg/kg) and Vitamin E treated rats showed a significant reduction in the kidney index. This study revealed that P. major extract in a dose-dependent manner provides protection against renal damage induced by cisplatin. |
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