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ISSN: 2161-1009
Chaturvedi et al., Biochem Anal Biochem 2017, 6:1
DOI: 10.4172/2161-1009.1000306
Volume 6 • Issue 1 • 1000306
Biochem Anal Biochem, an open access journal
ISSN: 2161-1009
*Corresponding author: Awanish Kumar, Department of Biotechnology, National
Institute of Technology, Raipur – 492010, Chhattisgarh, India, Tel: 8871830586;
E-mail: drawanishkr@gmail.com, awanik.bt@nitrr.ac.in
Received: October 31, 2016; Accepted: January 21, 2017; Published January
24, 2017
Citation: Chaturvedi AD, Nagarajan K, Pal D, Kumar A (2017) Escherichia coli
Generate Oxidative Stress and Enhance Lipid Peroxidation in the Kidney of the
Rat. Biochem Anal Biochem 6: 306. doi: 10.4172/2161-1009.1000306
Copyright: © 2016 Chaturvedi AD, et al. This is an open-access article distributed
under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits
unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the
original author and source are credited.
Abstract
The urinary tract is generally infected by Escherichia coli bacteria. They commonly originate in the patient's own
bowel, and infection occurs mostly via the ascending route. In this study, we have observed the influence of E. coli on
oxidative stress generation and lipid peroxidation in the kidney of the rat. E. coli were taken from the soil, urine, buffalo
intestine and goat intestine for this study. Rats were infected with isolated E. coli from different sources and Lipid
peroxidation, glutathione assay was done to achieve the goal of this study. Percentage survival data showed that the
E. coli isolated from urine had more lethargy phenomena because their survival present was 66.66% and the mortality
rate was higher in this group. Although E. coli isolated from Goat intestine has also shown the same mortality, but the E.
coli isolated from urine sample shown this mortality from the second day whereas the E. coli isolated from goat intestine
from the third day. By and large data indicated that the E. coli isolated from urine sample generated high oxidative
stress and damage rat kidney because the kidney is an organ frequently exposed to oxidative stress. Overall, free
radical generated due to E. coli infection further enhances lipid peroxidation in the rat which is harmful to the physiology
because it may cause a renal disorder in the rat.
Escherichia coli Generate Oxidative Stress and Enhance Lipid Peroxidation
in the Kidney of the Rat
Amiy Dutt Chaturvedi
1
, Nagarajan K
2
, Dharm Pal
3
and Awanish Kumar
4
*
1
Department of Plant Ecology and Environmental Science, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India
2
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, India
3
Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Raipur, India
4
Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology Raipur, India
Keywords: E. coli; Virulence; Rat; Kidney; Lipid peroxidation
Introduction
Our gastro-intestinal tract is a biologically diverse and
complicated system which contains numerous bacterial species.
Intestinal microbes harbor a diverse microbial community, oſten
containing opportunistic bacteria with virulence potential [1]. Both the
host and bacteria are thought to derive benefit from each other. While
most of the activities of the normal flora benefit their host, some of
the normal flora are parasitic (live at the expense of their host), and
some are pathogenic (capable of producing disease) [2]. Diseases that
are produced by the normal flora in their host are called endogenous
diseases. Most endogenous bacteria are opportunistic in infection [1].
Among endogenous bacteria, Escherichia coli are generally harmless
for humans but some of them are parasitic and may cause life
dangerous complication like a severe kidney damage function or even
sepsis. E. coli may live for months in water and ground but they get the
opportunity they multiply very quickly and cause digestion problems
[3,4]. We can describe E. coli as opportunistic bacteria only in the
specific situation when it arrives from the intestine to other organs and
tissues and causes illnesses by producing Shiga toxin [5,6]. e most
frequent are urinary tract and sexual organs infections. E. coli outbreak
has killed many persons in the USA in and other parts of the world
[7,8]. Virulence factors of E. coli are studied and reported in different
population by many research groups [9-13]. E. coli infection was also
reported in domestic animals like rabbits, cats, dogs, goats and horses
[14]. e main site of E. coli infection is kidney and their infection is
spread through blood [15]. erefore in this study kidney and serum
burden was measured aſter total dosages regimen (infection time
period) and data of their dilution series showed that kidney and blood
burden was higher in buffalo having E. coli infection. e sources of E.
coli were soil, urine, buffalo intestine and goat intestine. is study was
designed to investigate the antibiotic resistance, serum analysis and
virulence of E. coli (isolated from the different source) in the rat.
Materials and Methods
Concept design of the study
e present study was emerged from isolation of E. coli from soil
sample, urine sample, goat (G) and buffalo (B) intestine. ey were
collected locally and stored at -20°C until use.
Isolation of E. coli bacteria
Samples were firstly inoculated in 1% tryptone broth for 24 hours
for the isolation of E. coli from different sources mentioned above.
en the broth was again inoculated on Mac-konkey Agar media for
24 hrs. en the pink colonies were selected and again transferred on
EMB agar media for 24 hrs. e metallic shine colonies were selected
and stored in LB agar media for at 4°C until use.
Biochemical tests for identification of bacteria
Urease test: Urea agar medium and urea broth were prepared and
sterilized by autoclaving at 121°C. Media was poured into the tubes and
allows them to solidify in a slanting position to form slopes. e tubes
were labeled with the name of the inoculating organism. Inoculate the
liquid and agar media with a transfer loop. Incubate the slants/broths
for 24-48 hrs at 37°C.
Carbohydrate catabolism by microorganisms test: Glucose