Oxidative stress-related liver dysfunction by sodium arsenite: Alleviation by Pistacia lentiscus oil

摘要: AbstractContext: Pistacia lentiscus L. (Anacardiaceae) is an evergreen shrub widely distributed throughout the Mediterranean region. oil (PLo) was particularly known in North African traditional medicine. Thus, people of these regions have used it externally to treat sore throats, burns and wounds, as well they employed internally for respiratory allergies. PLo rich essential fatty acids, vitamin E polyphenols. As a very active site metabolism, liver reported be susceptible arsenic (As) intoxication.Objective: The present study evaluates protective effect against sodium arsenite-induced hepatic dysfunction oxidative stress experimental Wistar rats.Materials methods: Twenty-eight rats were equally divided into four groups; first served control, remaining groups respectively treated with (3.3 mL/kg body weight), arsenite (5.55 mg/kg weight) combination PLo. After 21 consecutive...