The Pathophysiological Effects of Acrylamide in Albino Wister Rats
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS) - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 7
Abstract
Studies of the pathophysiological effects of suspected compounds are conducted in rodent species, especially rats and mice, to determine the potential toxic effects of a particular compound. In the assessment of acrylamide (ACR) which is available as a dietary compound in daily food stuffs, the potential toxicity was determined following the method described earlier. In this study, Albino Wister rats were used and were observed for clinical abnormalities, changes in food consumption, a n d s y m p t o m s o f toxicity over a period of two months following the oral administration of ACR. Among the parameters used to assess the effect of ACR were include ovarian histopathology, blood sugar, haemogram and lipid profile. The most notable clinical abnormalities observed in a few rats were a rough coat and decreased activity. None of the rats died or showedbehavioural change resulting from treatment with ACR. The concentration of serum biochemical parameters and haemogram showed significant differences between normal and treated rats. Histological examination of the ovaries of the treated rats showed great abnormalities as well. In fact, oral ACR doses are practically toxic with regard to rats after exposure for two months at a dose rate of 30 mg/kg, suggesting the compound is quite non-innocuous.
Authors and Affiliations
Shler Akram Faqe Mahmood| Department of Microbiology/Immunology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani, Iraq, Kawa Amin| Department of Microbiology/Immunology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani, Iraq, Corresponding E- mail: kawa.amin@univsul.edu.iq, Heshu Sulaiman Rahman| Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Komar University of Science and Technology, Sulaimani, Iraq, Department of Clinic and Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani, Iraq, Hemn Hassan Othman| Department of Anatomy and Histopathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani, Iraq
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