In formaldehyde-exposed rats, carnosine supplementation reversed histopathological damage.
In plain wordsIn rats exposed to formaldehyde, carnosine reversed tissue damage compared with formaldehyde exposure alone.
- Peptide
- L-carnosine
- Outcome
- DecreaseHistopathological damage
- Study
ratn = 14
Formaldehyde-exposed male rats- Comparator
- Formaldehyde exposure without carnosine
- Outcome group
- Organ injury · Whole body
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · four weeksAs given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
Carnosine supplementation reversed histopathology and biochemical damage caused by formaldehyde.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
We used 28 male rats divided ramdomly into four groups of seven: untreated control group, carnosine treated group, formaldehyde treated group and formaldehyde + carnosine group.
The experiment lasted for four weeks.