Selenium/Chitosan-Folic Acid Metal Complex Ameliorates Hepatic Damage and Oxidative Injury in Male Rats Exposed to Sodium Fluoride
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Synthesis of Se/Chitosan
2.3. Preparation of Se/Chitosan-Folic Acid
2.4. Experimental Animals and Treatments
2.5. Biochemical Assays
2.6. Histopathological Study
2.7. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Microanalytical and Molar Conductance Data
3.2. FTIR Studies
3.3. UV–Visible Measurements
3.4. SEM Studies
3.5. Transmittance Electron Microscopy (TEM)
3.6. Size and Zeta Potential
3.7. Selenium-Chitosan/Folic Acid Ameliorates Hepatic Damage
3.8. The Se/Chitosan-Folic Acid Novel Complex Attenuates Oxidative Stress in the Livers of Male Rats Exposed to Sodium Fluoride
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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El-Megharbel, S.M.; Al-Salmi, F.A.; Refat, M.S.; Hamza, R.Z. Selenium/Chitosan-Folic Acid Metal Complex Ameliorates Hepatic Damage and Oxidative Injury in Male Rats Exposed to Sodium Fluoride. Crystals 2021, 11, 1354. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11111354
El-Megharbel SM, Al-Salmi FA, Refat MS, Hamza RZ. Selenium/Chitosan-Folic Acid Metal Complex Ameliorates Hepatic Damage and Oxidative Injury in Male Rats Exposed to Sodium Fluoride. Crystals. 2021; 11(11):1354. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11111354
Chicago/Turabian StyleEl-Megharbel, Samy M., Fawziah A. Al-Salmi, Moamen S. Refat, and Reham Z. Hamza. 2021. "Selenium/Chitosan-Folic Acid Metal Complex Ameliorates Hepatic Damage and Oxidative Injury in Male Rats Exposed to Sodium Fluoride" Crystals 11, no. 11: 1354. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11111354