Resveratrol: a panacea compound for diazinon-induced renal toxicity

Abstract Diazinon (DZN) is an organophosphate insecticide that has been globally used in agriculture and domestic areas for several years, leading to a variety of negative effects in different targets of humans. This study focused on evaluating the kidney protective role of resveratrol (Res) against sub-chronic DZN exposure by estimating oxidative, anti-oxidative, inflammatory, and apoptotic markers, along with renal function indexes. Overall, 30 Wistar rats were randomly divided into five groups. Groups 1 (control group), 2, 3, 4, and 5 received corn oil, DZN (70 mg/kg), DZN (70 mg/kg) plus Res 5 mg/kg, DZN (70 mg/kg) plus Res 10 mg/kg, and DZN (70 mg/kg) plus Res 20 mg/kg orally, respectively. DZN increased the serum and kidney level of malondialdehyde, total oxidant status, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and the expression ratio of Fox-1 and Bax-2. On the other hand, DZN decreased the serum and kidney level of of Total Antioxidant Capacity (TAC), Superoxide dismutase (SOD), Catalase activities (CAT), and the expression ratio of Forkhead box protein O1 (Foxo1); sirtuin 1(Sirt-1);. Based on the results, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine (Cr) as the kidney function index were notably changed in all groups. Res treatment inversed DZN-induced kidney toxicity, Finally, Res improved DZN-induced kidney histopathological changes. Overall, these results first demonstrated that Res has protective effects on renal toxicities induced by DZN.