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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
High-dose vitamin C: Does it exacerbate the effect of psychosocial stress on liver? Biochemical and histological study
Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology, Volume 64, No. 4, Year 2012
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Aim: Chronic stress has been implicated as a contributing factor in liver injury. However, other factors that can contribute to the severity of stress effect in liver injury have not been well characterized. In this study, the combined effect of chronic psychosocial stress and variable dosing levels of vitamin C on liver injury, have been studied. Methods: Stress was chronically induced using intruder method. Vitamin C was administered by oral gavage. Both biochemical and histopathological measures were undertaken. Results: The results showed that low (50. mg/kg/day) and moderate (150. mg/kg/day) doses of vitamin C alone or in combination with chronic stress had no effect on liver. However, combination of high dose of vitamin C (500. mg/kg/day) and chronic stress induced various histopathological liver lesions in most of animals in the group that was stressed and supplemented with high dose vitamin C. Conclusion: Results of this study show a dose-dependent effect for vitamin C in exacerbating stress contribution to liver injury. © 2010 Elsevier GmbH.
Authors & Co-Authors
Abdul-Razzak, Khalid K.
Jordan, Irbid
Jordan University of Science and Technology
Alzoubi, Karem Hasan
Jordan, Irbid
Jordan University of Science and Technology
Abdo, Salah A.
Jordan, Irbid
Jordan University of Science and Technology
Hananeh, Wael
Jordan, Irbid
Jordan University of Science and Technology
Statistics
Citations: 4
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.etp.2010.09.011
ISSN:
09402993
e-ISSN:
16181433
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Violence And Injury