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The present study was designed to investigate the nephrotoxicity of tellurium (Sodium tellurite) in rats through evaluating the level of kidney functional marker enzymes and its treatment with Zingerone. Rats were divided into four groups, Group-A (control group), Group-B (tellurium treated group), Group-C (tellurium + Zingerone treatment group), and Group-D (Zingerone treatment alone) and each group have six animals. Tellurium was given in Group-B and Group-C at the dose of 8.3mg/kg bodyweight daily orally for 15 days, while Zingerone of 100mg/kg body weight was given in Group-C as pre- and post-treatment orally for 15days. Group-D was given alone Zingerone of 100mg/kg bodyweight; orally for 15 days. Results revealed that tellurium administration significantly (P<0.001) increased the serum markers (ALP, BUN, Uric Acid and Creatinine) in Group-B as a compared to Group-A while the treatment with Zingerone significantly (P<0.001) decreased these elevated serum markers in Group-C as comparison to Group-B. There were no changes observed in the positive control (Zingerone administered Group-D). Thus, the present finding confirmed that the Zingerone plays a potential role in reducing nephrotoxicity against tellurium by abating elevated serum markers in rats.

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Kidney function markers Nephrotoxicity Sodium tellurite Zingerone

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Alam, M. F., Alshahrani, S. ., Alamir, E. ., Alhazmi, M. A. . ., Anwer, T. ., Khan, G., & Sivagurunathan, M. S. (2020). Zingerone ameliorates tellurium induced nephrotoxicity by abating elevated serum markers in the rats. Environment Conservation Journal, 21(1&amp;2), 125–129. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2020.211214
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