Volume : IX, Issue : VII, July - 2019

PROTECTIVE ROLE OF LYCOPENE ON CADMIUM INDUCED LUNG INJURY

P. Vijaya, Suman Sharma

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The present study has been undertaken to evaluate the protective efficacy of lycopene on cadmium induced toxicity in lungs of albino mice. Albino mice were divided into four groups. Group I mice were kept as control. Group II animals were administered a single dose of cadmium chloride (0.32mg/kg bw) intraperitoneally. Group III animals were injected with 20 mg/kg bw of olive oil (positive control). Group IV animals were injected a single dose of CdCl2 followed by a chronic dose of lycopene (20mg/kg bw). Autopsies were done at the intervals of 1, 5, 10 and 15 days post treatment. Cadmium treatment leads to decrease in weight of lungs. Histopathological analysis of treated lungs revealed atrophy, hyperaemia, lymphocytic infiltration and thickening of onchiolar wall. Lycopene administration to mice increased the weight of lungs and showed significant protection in the alleviation of cadmium induced pulmonary injury.

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PROTECTIVE ROLE OF LYCOPENE ON CADMIUM INDUCED LUNG INJURY, P.Vijaya, Suman Sharma INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-7 | July-2019

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