Research Article
Protective Effects of Intralipid and Caffeic Acid Phenethyl
Ester on Nephrotoxicity Caused by Dichlorvos in Rats
Muhammet Murat Celik,
1
Ayse Alp,
2
Recep Dokuyucu,
3
Ebru Zemheri,
4
Seyma Ozkanli,
4
Filiz Ertekin,
5
Mehmet Yaldiz,
6
Abdurrahman Akdag,
7
Ozlem Ipci,
6
and Serhat Toprak
6
1
Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty, Mustafa Kemal University, 31000 Hatay, Turkey
2
Department of Biochemistry, Te Government Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 31000 Hatay, Turkey
3
Department of Medical Physiology, Medical Faculty, Mustafa Kemal University, 31000 Hatay, Turkey
4
Department of Pathology, Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, 81054 Istanbul, Turkey
5
Department of Internal Medicine, Ministry of Health Batman Regional Government Hospital, 72000 Batman, Turkey
6
Department of Medical Pathology, Medical Faculty, Mustafa Kemal University, 31000 Hatay, Turkey
7
Department of Chemistry, Science and Arts Faculty, Mustafa Kemal University, 31000 Hatay, Turkey
Correspondence should be addressed to Muhammet Murat Celik; muratcelikdr@yahoo.com
Received 28 September 2014; Revised 2 February 2015; Accepted 17 February 2015
Academic Editor: Shixin Deng
Copyright © 2015 Muhammet Murat Celik et al. Tis is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution
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Te protective efects of Cafeic Acid Phenethyl Ester (CAPE) and intralipid (IL) on nephrotoxicity caused by acute Dichlorvos (D)
toxicity were investigated in this study. Forty-eight Wistar Albino rats were divided into 7 groups as follows: Control, D, CAPE,
intralipid, D + CAPE, D + IL, and D + CAPE + IL. When compared to D group, the oxidative stress index (OSI) values were
signifcantly lower in Control, CAPE, and D + IL + CAPE groups. When compared to D + IL + CAPE group, the TOS and OSI
values were signifcantly higher in D group ( < 0.05). When mitotic cell counts were assessed in the renal tissues, it was found
that mitotic cell count was signifcantly higher in the D group while it was lower in the D + CAPE, D + IL, and D + IL + CAPE
groups when compared to the control group ( < 0.05). Also, immune reactivity showed increased apoptosis in D group and low
profle of apoptosis in the D + CAPE group when compared to the Control group. Te apoptosis level was signifcantly lower in D
+ IL + CAPE compared to D group ( < 0.05) in the kidneys. As a result, we concluded that Dichlorvos can be used either alone
or in combination with CAPE and IL as supportive therapy or as facilitator for the therapeutic efect of the routine treatment in the
patients presenting with pesticide poisoning.
1. Introduction
Organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) have been widely and
efectively used for applications in agricultural settings, public
health, commerce, and individual households worldwide
in order to increase efciency of agricultural production
and maintain hygienic conditions [1, 2]. Dichlorvos (2, 2-
dichlorovinyl phosphate) (D) is an OP that is widely used
worldwide. Since its commercial introduction in 1961, D
has been increasingly used in many countries and produced
important benefts by controlling internal and external par-
asites in livestock and domestic animals as well as insects in
houses and felds [3]. However, the extensive applications of
D inevitably cause environmental, soil, and crop pollution.
Consequently, human exposure to low levels of D became
chronic via contaminated food and water. Recently, the efects
of D on human health have raised increasing attention in
community [4]. Te clinical signs and symptoms associ-
ated with acute D poisoning are generally attributable to
acetylcholine (ACh) accumulation following the inhibition
of acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Overstimulation of the ACh
causes the clinical signs and symptoms including muscarinic,
nicotinic, and central nervous system toxic efects [5]. In
addition, acute cholinergic efects may cause irreversible and
progressive neurological defcits in both humans and animals
[6].
Several antidotes have been evaluated for the routine
treatment of OP poisoning and the currently recommended
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