Effects of Nano-Quercetin on Cypermethrin Induced Liver Injury in Rabbits.

Cypermethrin is a synthetic pyrethroid reported to cause hepatic toxicity and other fatalities in humans as well as animals/birds. Quercetin is a flavonoid that has beneficial health-protective effects, its use is limited because of its poor bioavailability, metabolism through colonic microbial flor...

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Published in:Journal of Dietary Supplements Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 571 - 584
Main Authors: Ashraf, Maham, Akhtar, Bushra, Chou, Chi-Chung, Saeed, Muhammad, Muhammad, Faqir
Format: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2025
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        atl: Effects of Nano-Quercetin on Cypermethrin Induced Liver Injury in Rabbits.
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          Ashraf, Maham
          Akhtar, Bushra
          Chou, Chi-Chung
          Saeed, Muhammad
          Muhammad, Faqir
        affil: Institute of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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          Quercetin Administration and Dosage
          Quercetin Therapeutic Use
          Quercetin Pharmacodynamics
          Nanoparticles
          Insecticides Adverse Effects
          Liver Drug Effects
          Liver Diseases Drug Therapy
          Polysaccharides Analysis
          Hepatotoxicity Prevention and Control
          Drug Efficacy Evaluation
          Animal Studies
          Rabbits
          Models, Biological
          Particle Size
          Drug Toxicity
          Flavonoids Therapeutic Use
          Biological Availability
          Gut Microbiota Metabolism
          Liver Metabolism
          Drug Delivery Systems
          Solvents
          Drug Stability
          Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
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      ab: Cypermethrin is a synthetic pyrethroid reported to cause hepatic toxicity and other fatalities in humans as well as animals/birds. Quercetin is a flavonoid that has beneficial health-protective effects, its use is limited because of its poor bioavailability, metabolism through colonic microbial flora, and first-pass hepatic metabolism. To overcome these limitations, quercetin was loaded into chitosan nanoparticles by following the solvent evaporation method. The study objectives were synthesizing, characterizing quercetin-loaded chitosan nanoparticles, and determination of hepatoprotective potential against chemical (pyrethroid) induced liver injury in animal models. The nanoparticles were characterized by zeta size and potential, polydispersity index (PDI), entrapment efficiency, and FTIR. The prepared nano-formulation was physically stable and fell within the nanoscale range (188.5 nm) with high entrapment efficiency (80.4%). The study was conducted with four treatment groups (n = 5) comprising 20 rabbits, in which group 1 was the negative control (normal diet), group 2 was a positive control (cypermethrin 24 mg/Kg), group 3 and 4 were treated with low-dose (10 mg/kg) and high-dose (20 mg/kg) quercetin-loaded chitosan nanoparticles respectively, along with cypermethrin 24 mg/kg) for 28 days. It was found that cypermethrin-treated animals have high levels of LFT and histopathological lesions in the liver. Co-administration of quercetin-loaded chitosan nanoparticles with cypermethrin successfully ameliorated hepatotoxicity in rabbits in a dose-dependent manner.
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