BIOSCIENCES BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ASIA, September 2019. Vol. 16(3), p. 669-679
Published by Oriental Scientific Publishing Company © 2019
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*Corresponding author E-mail: wafai47@hotmail.com
Impact of Camel’s Milk on Aluminum Chloride (AlCl
3
)
Induced Toxicity in Rats
Hala A. Abdolhaleem
1
, Magda Abd Elaziz
2
,
Mostafa M. Bashandy
3
and Wafai Z. A. Mikhail
4
1
Dairy Department, Food Technology Research Institute,
Agricultural Research Center, Minisrty of agriculture, Giza, Egypt.
2
Dairy Chemistry Department., Animal production Research Institute,
Agricultural Research Center, Minisrty of agriculture,Dokki -Giza, Egypt.
3
Clinical pathology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University,Giza,Egypt.
4
Department of Natural Resources, Faculty of African Postgraduate Studies,
Cairo University, Giza Egypt.
http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bbra/2782
(Received: 07 August 2019; accepted: 27 September 2019)
The present study was carried out to evaluate the efficiency of camel’s milk to
ameliorate the toxicity of aluminum chloride AlCl
3
on some hematological parameters;
hepatic,renal functions andlipids profile; as well ashistopathological alterations of some
organs. Forty rats (8 / group) were divided into 5 treatment groups:Group1: Normal rats
(negative control); Group2: AlCl
3
induced toxicity rats (positive control); Group3: AlCl
3
induced
toxicity rats fed with raw camel milk; Group4: AlCl
3
induced toxicity rats fed with heat treated
camel milk; andGroup5: AlCl
3
induced toxicity rats fed with sweet acidophilus camel milk.
Rats were treatedby 5ml camel’s milk 10 min before the administration of 1 ml AlCl
3
(0.5 mg /
kgbody weight); and had their respective doses daily for 30 successive days orally. AlCl
3
oral
administration resulted in a significant decrease in red blood cells count (RBC’s), significant
increase in mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH); while
hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrite (Hct), platelets(plt), reticulocytes (Ret), mean corpuscular
hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) did not revealed significant changes; the obtained anemia
was macrocytic normochromic. The lipids profile; hepatic and renal functions showed non
significant changes between different groups; however, histopathological examination showed
variable alterations of varying severity in some organs; besides their response to camel’s milk
administration. Camel’s milk administration in groups 3, 4, 5 alleviated the toxic effect of AlCl
3
with variable degrees between different groups.
Keywords: Aluminum chloride, Camel’s milk, Kidney and liver functions,
Lipids profile, Macrocytic normochromic anemia, Red blood cells.
Aluminum (Al), the third most abundant
element of the Earth’s crust, is found in combination
with oxygen, silicon, fluorine and other elements
in the soil, rocks, clays and gems; nonessential and
toxic metal in humans
1
. With the industrialization
and consequent pollution, Al is increasingly taken
into our bodies through foods, air, water, and even
drugs
2
.Food is the primary common sourceof
Al; include yellow cheese, salt, herbs, spices,
tea leaves, food additives
3
.The use of Al and its