Change lipid peroxidation as a mechanism of renal disease under heavy metals

Abstract

Heavy metals are the most dangerous anthropogenic pollutants human environment. With an extensive range of pathological effects of heavy metals lead to the development of irreversible changes in the tissues of living organisms and systems. The main target organ destructive influence of metals are the kidneys, which is associated with the peculiarities of running these bodies physiological functions. There are many mechanisms allowing heavy metals to exercise their pathogenic effects on the body, the most significant of which is the mechanism of activation of free radical oxidation, due to the inherent heavy metals prooxidant activity. On this basis, the main objective of the pilot study was to investigate the influence of lipid peroxidation in the kidney function. To determine the functional state of the kidneys was performed to study the basic processes of urine formation, protein excretion and urine osmolarity. The intensity of lipid peroxidation was judged by the concentration of malondialdehyde and hydroperoxide in the blood of animals. Results of the study revealed that long-term administration of heavy metals in experimental animals leads to the development of a powerful oxidative stress, characterized by an increase in the content of lipid peroxidation products in the blood of animals. The paper found that the activation of lipid peroxidation in the conditions of long-term administration of heavy metals associated with the development of marked disorders of renal function. A strong antioxidant effect of melatonin in long-term poisoning with heavy metal salts reduces the activity of lipid peroxidation, which in turn weakens the pathological effects of xenobiotics on renal function. The findings suggest that the activation of heavy metals, lipid peroxidation is one of the mechanisms leading to the development of pathophysiological changes in the kidneys.