Subacute intoxication with sodium nitrate induces hematological and biochemical alterations and liver injury in male Wistar rats

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
M F González DelgadoR Pérez Morales

Abstract

Nitrate pollution has emerged as a problem of great importance because in recent years, the levels of nitrate in soil and groundwater have increased, mainly through anthropogenic activities, such as the use of fertilizers in agriculture, domestic wastewater and septic tanks, industrial waste and deforestation. In animals, nitrate reduction to nitrite (NO2) and nitric oxide (NO) promote the formation of methemoglobin in the blood and the generation of highly reactive intermediates that induce oxidative stress in target organs. Exposition to nitrates has been associated with methemoglobinemia, reproductive toxicity, metabolic and endocrine alterations and cancer. This study analyzed acute intoxication with sodium nitrate (NaNO3) in male Wistar rats, aged 12-16 weeks. Four groups with n = 10 rats each were formed: group 1 was the control, and group 2, group 3 and group 4 were treated for 10 days with intragastric doses of 19, 66 and 150 mg/kg/d NaNO3, respectively. Hematological, metabolic and histological biomarkers in the liver were analyzed. The results showed high percentages of methemoglobin, an increase in NO2 in the plasma and an accumulation in the liver. Moreover, there were high counts of white blood cells and platelets ...Continue Reading

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