Year : 2019, Volume : 43, Issue : 3
First page : ( 198) Last page : ( 201)
Print ISSN : 0250-4758. Online ISSN : 0973-970X. Published online : 2019 September 1.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0973-970X.2019.00040.3

Camellia sinensis alleviates γ HCH induced hepatic and cardiac toxicity in Wistar rats

Prasad W.L.N.V. Vara^3,*, Srilatha Ch.³, Sailaja N.^1,3, Raju N.K.B.^2,3, Jayasree N.³

³Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Vet-erinary Science, SVVU, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India;

¹Centre for Continuing Veterinary Education and Communication, College of Vet-erinary Science, SVVU, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India;

²Department of Veterinary Anatomy, NTR College of Veterinary Science, SVVU, Gannavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India

*Address for Correspondence Dr. Ch. Srilatha, Professor and Head of University, Department of Veterinary Pathology, SVVU, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India, e-mail: ch.srilatha1965@yahoo.co.in

Received:  2  July,  2019; Accepted:  11  September,  2019.

Abstract

The present investigation envisaged a systematic study of experimentally induced hepatic and cardiac toxicity of γ HCH and its amelioration with Camellia sinensis in male Wistar rats. Rats were divided into four groups, the control (untreated), γHCH (20mg/kg bwt), γ HCH (20mg/kg bwt) plus Camellia sinensis (100mg/kg bwt) and Camellia sinensis alone (100mg/kg bwt) for a period of 45 days at department of veterinary pathology, college of veterinary science, tirupati. Histopathological studies of liver and heart revealed that incorporation of Camellia sinensis appeared to be beneficial to rats to a great extent in attenuating and restoring the toxic damage sustained by γ HCH exposure.

How to cite this article: Vara Prasad, W.L.N.V., Srilatha, Ch., Sailaja, N., Raju, N.K.B. and N., Jayasree. Camellia sinensis alleviates γ HCH induced hepatic and cardiac toxicity in Wistar rats. (2019). Indian J. Vet. Pathol., 43(3):198–201.

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Keywords

Camellia sinensis, γHCH, Heart, Liver.

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