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Fırat University Journal of Health Sciences (Veterinary)
2026, Cilt 40, Sayı 1, Sayfa(lar) 056-065
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Evaluation of the Effects of Chrysin in Rats Developed with Lead Acetate-Induced Neurotoxicity Using Biochemical, Histopathological, and Immunohistochemical Methods
Özge KANDEMİR1, Elif DALKILINÇ2, Aybüke Gözde GÜLTEKİN UÇAR3, Fulya BENZER4, Fatih Mehmet KANDEMİR5, Serkan YILDIRIM6, 7 Sefa KÜÇÜKLER2
1Aksaray University, Aksaray Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Department of Food Processing, Aksaray, TÜRKİYE
2Atatürk University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Erzurum, TÜRKİYE
3Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Erzurum, TÜRKİYE
4Munzur University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Midwifery, Tunceli, TÜRKİYE
5Aksaray University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Aksaray, TÜRKİYE
6Atatürk University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathology, Erzurum, TÜRKİYE
7Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathology, Bishkek, KYRGYZSTAN
Keywords: Chrysin, histopathology, immunohistochemistry, inflammation, neurotoxicity, oxidative stress

Lead (Pb) is a heavy metal with high toxicity that can cross the blood-brain barrier and accumulate in brain tissue, causing serious neurological disorders. The aim of this study is to evaluate the potential protective effect of chrysin (CHR) against Pb-induced neurotoxicity. Thirty-five male Sprague Dawley rats were divided into five groups: Control, CHR (50 mg/kg), Pb, Pb+CHR (25 mg/kg), and Pb+CHR (50 mg/kg). Rats were administered CHR (25 or 50 mg/kg) and Pb (30 mg/kg) orally for 7 days. Twenty-four hours after the last treatment, the rats were sacrificed under mild sevoflurane anesthesia by decapitation, and brain tissue samples were collected. Biochemical and histopathological methods were used to measure cholinergic enzyme activity, DNA damage, and oxidative stress parameters in brain tissue. CHR reduced levels of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), acetylcholinesterase (AChE), and 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) caused by Pb. Due to its antioxidant properties, CHR decreased Pb-induced lipid peroxidation while increasing glutathione (GSH) levels and the activities of catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx). Based on biochemical and immunohistochemical analyses, CHR reduced cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), myeloperoxidase (MPO), nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB), neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), prostaglandin E2 (PGE-2), and p53 levels. These findings suggest that CHR may exert a therapeutic effect by alleviating oxidative stress and inflammation induced by Pb-induced neurotoxicity.

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