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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2025

The protective role of vitamin C against linezolid-induced hepato-renal toxicity in a rat model.

Shaimaa M Azzam, Hend Mohamed Anwar, Ahmed H Abd El-Slam, Marwa S M Diab, Halima Mohamed Ibrahim, Abdalrahman Mohammed Yousef, Fatma Mahmoud Sabry, Ibrahim A Darwish, Kalidasan Kaliyamoorthy, Gad Elsayed Mohamed Salem and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Shaimaa M AzzamDepartment of Biochemistry, Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA), Formerly National Organization for Drug Control and Research (NODCAR), Giza, Egypt.
Hend Mohamed AnwarDepartment of Biochemistry, Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA), Formerly National Organization for Drug Control and Research (NODCAR), Giza, Egypt.
Ahmed H Abd El-SlamDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Marwa S M DiabCell Biology and Histology, Molecular Drug Evaluation Department, Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) Formerly National Organization for Drug Control and Research (NODCAR), Giza, Egypt.
Halima Mohamed IbrahimDepartment of Physiology, Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA), Formerly National Organization for Drug Control and Research (NODCAR), Giza, Egypt.
Abdalrahman Mohammed YousefDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Fatma Mahmoud SabryDepartment of Pharmacology, Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA), Formerly National Organization for Drug Control and Research (NODCAR), Giza, Egypt.
Ibrahim A DarwishDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Kalidasan KaliyamoorthyAtal Centre for Ocean Science and Technology for Islands, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Port Blair, India.
Gad Elsayed Mohamed SalemDepartment of Microbiology, Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA), Formerly National Organization for Drug Control and Research (NODCAR), Giza, Egypt.
Heba M A ElsanhoryPharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sinai University, East Kantara Branch, El Ismailia, Egypt.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated the protective effects of vitamin C against linezolid-induced hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity in rats using biochemical, histopathological, and immunohistochemical methods. Twenty-four rats were divided into four groups: control, linezolid (100 mg/kg/day), vitamin C (100 mg/kg/day), and a combination of vitamin C and linezolid for 14 days. Linezolid treatment resulted in lactic acidosis, increased serum levels of AST, ALT, urea, creatinine, and albumin, and oxidative stress characterized by decreased catalase activity and reduced glutathione (GSH) associated with increased nitric oxide (NO) malondialdehyde (MDA). Pro-inflammatory markers (IL-1β, TNF-α) and renal CD68 expression also increased. Linezolid disrupted autophagy (reduced Beclin-1 levels) and induced apoptosis through hyperactivation of Wingless/integrated (Wnt) signaling (increased Wnt 7a and Wnt 10a expression). Treatment with vitamin C alleviated linezolid side effects by reducing AST, ALT, urea, creatinine, lactic acid, IL-1β, TNF-α, NO, MDA, and Wnt signaling markers while increasing albumin, catalase, GSH, and Beclin-1 levels. Histopathological and immunohistochemical analyses confirmed significant protection of liver and kidney tissues in rats co-administered vitamin C with linezolid. These results suggest that vitamin C can effectively alleviate hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity caused by linezolid.

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hepatotoxicityinflammationlinezolidnephrotoxicityoxidative stressvitamin C

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