Hematopoietic effect of echinochrome on phenylhydrazine-induced hemolytic anemia in rats

Hemolytic anemia (HA) is a serious health condition resulting from reduced erythrocytes' average life span. Echinochrome (Ech) is a dark-red pigment found in shells and spines of sea urchins. Studying the potential therapeutic effect of Ech on phenylhydrazine (PHZ)-induced HA in rats. Eighteen...

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Published in:PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) Vol. 11; p. e16576
Main Authors: El-Shehry, Mona S E F, Amrymi, Rafa A, Atia, Tarek, Lotfy, Bassant M M, Ahmed, Salma H A, Qutb, Sarah A, Ali, Sara B, Mohamed, Ayman S, Mousa, Mohamed R, Damanhory, Ahmed A, Metawee, Mostafa E, Sakr, Hader I
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States PeerJ. Ltd 08-12-2023
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Summary:Hemolytic anemia (HA) is a serious health condition resulting from reduced erythrocytes' average life span. Echinochrome (Ech) is a dark-red pigment found in shells and spines of sea urchins. Studying the potential therapeutic effect of Ech on phenylhydrazine (PHZ)-induced HA in rats. Eighteen rats were divided into three groups ( = 6): the control group, the phenylhydrazine-induced HA group and the Ech group, injected intraperitoneally with PHZ and supplemented with oral Ech daily for 6 days. Ech resulted in a considerable increase in RBCs, WBCs, and platelets counts, hemoglobin, reduced glutathione, catalase, and glutathione-S-transferase levels, and a significant decrease in aspartate & alanine aminotransferases, alkaline phosphatase, gamma-glutamyl transferase, bilirubin, creatinine, urea, urate, malondialdehyde & nitric oxide levels in anemic rats. Histopathological examination of liver and kidney tissue samples showed marked improvement. Ech ameliorated phenylhydrazine-induced HA with a hepatorenal protective effect owing to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
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ISSN:2167-8359
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DOI:10.7717/peerj.16576