During last few decades, naringenin, has attracted attention of the researchers for its good bioavailability, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities and low toxicity (Cavia-Saiz et al., 2010, Martinez et al., 2015). The present study was carried out to explore possibility of naringenin as effective therapeutic agent against ATDs induced hepato-renal toxic manifestations.
Administration of isoniazid, pyrazinamide, rifampicin and ethambutol individually or in combination causes various metabolic and morphologic changes in tissues particularly in liver as it is the main site of biotransformation (Pandit et al., 2012). Any imbalance in the activity of drug metabolizing enzymes shifts equilibrium towards free radical generation that lead to damage DNA to cause mutation, lipid to cause membrane damage, or proteins to alter their activities (Upadhyay et al., 2010). Combination of isoniazid and rifampicin induces oxidative stress to cause hepatic and renal injury ((Attri et al., 2000). Several endogenous antioxidant enzymes play role to prevent and neutralize free radical induced damage. The glutathione reductase reduces oxidized glutathione (GSSH) to reduced glutathione (GSH). Selenoenzyme, glutathione peroxidase reduces H2O2 and hydroperoxide to non-toxic products (Bais and Saiju, 2014). Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase catalyses synthesis of riboses for nucleic acid production and is the principal intracellular source of NADPH, which keeps GSH at constant level by scavenging ROS. Toxic intermediates of ATDs bring down the activities of these antioxidant enzymes that prompt cells more susceptible to peroxidative damage (Upadhyay et al., 2007). Flavonoids contain one or more aromatic hydroxy groups in their chemical structure, responsible for their antioxidant potential and beneficial effects against many diseases (Tungmunnithum et al., 2018). In this investigation, naringenin could restore antioxidant enzymes, reduced oxidative stress and protected membrane damage by scavenging free radicals with the help of three hydroxy groups present at the 4', 5, and 7 carbons in its structure (Rashmi et al., 2018). Observations of this study were similar to previous reports (Ozkaya et al., 2016).
Oxidative stress (Rahal et al., 2014), infection and injury (Avitsur et al., 2006) induce a cascade of inflammatory reactions with increased production of cytokine, the IL-6. The IL-6 plays a role in development of various diseases, including hypoalbuminemia (Tanaka et al., 2014), liver damage and carcinogenesis (Wieckowska et al., 2008). Growth hormone, produced in the anterior pituitary gland, is released into the blood stream and stimulates liver to produce IGF-1, which is a primary mediator for the effects of growth hormone (Kineman et al., 2018). Both IGF-1 and growth hormone act together to promote growth by exerting growth-promoting effects on skeletal muscle, cartilage, bone, liver, kidney, nerve, skin, hematopoietic, and lung cells (Wit and Camacho-Hübner, 2011) and regulate metabolic function in adults (Clemmons, 2012). In addition to insulin-like effects, IGF-1 also regulates cellular DNA synthesis (Yakar et al., 2002). Oxidative stress resulted from biotransformation of ATDs increased level of IL-6 along with decrease in IGF-1. Naringenin acted as anti-inflammatory agent by reducing the production of pro-inflammatory cytokine through various mechanisms (Oztürk et al., 2000). Naringenin also has ability to enhance the IGF-1 receptor mediated antioxidant defense against various toxicants (Tseng et al., 2021). These mechanisms brought level of IL-6 and IGF-1 towards their respective control with structural and functional improvement in hepatic and renal tissues.
Albumin, serves a wide-range of functions, including transportation of hormones and bilirubin acts as binding agent for transporting many exogenous and endogenous compounds in circulatory system (Zheng et al., 2014). The ATDs induced hypersensitivity reactions along with hypoalbuminemia and hypoglycemia that signify life-threatening hepatic damage (Arbex et al., 2010). Rifampicin induced conjugated hyperbilirubinemia by hampering excretion of bilirubin through inhibiting bile salt exporter pump (Byrne et al., 2002). Exposure to ATDs increased triglycerides and cholesterol in serum due to severe disruption in cellular metabolism and function (Mishra et al., 2018). The ATDs administration causes hyperlipidemia, which could disrupt membrane fluidity (Reddy et al., 2013). The ATDs disrupt hepatic and renal phospholipids and protein synthesis due to fatty accumulation in these organs (Sahu et al., 2018). Thus, pathogenesis in hepatic and renal tissues could be multi-factorial, reflecting derangement in complex biosynthetic, catabolic and enzymatic pathways and lipoprotein metabolism (Santhosh et al., 2006). Naringenin, defended albumins, lipids and other important biomolecules from being oxidized or destroyed by oxidative stress (Priscilla et al., 2015) and could maintain biochemical integrity in favor of regular functioning.
Antituberculosis drugs are bio transformed by many drug metabolizing enzymes and activation in CYP2E1 is associated with susceptibility to ATDs induced liver injury (Zaverucha-do-Valle et al., 2014). Isoniazid and its metabolite hydrazine mainly induce enzymes of CYP2E1 group (Huang et al., 2003) that severely cause hepatotoxicity. Enhanced activity of aniline hydroxylase led to excessive buildup of reactive metabolites within the hepato-renal tissues, which favored an oxidative stress in these organs. Damage to cellular endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria due to reactive metabolites of ATDs further disrupted drug metabolizing ability of the liver and kidney. Naringenin could suppress oxidative stress by up regulating glutathione reductase, glutathione peroxidase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and inhibiting microsomal lipid peroxidation, which subsequently helped in modulation of drug metabolizing enzymes of CYP2E1 group. Diminished oxidative stress could also lead to integrity of other studied cellular biochemical endpoints.
Deviation from regular level of hepato-renal marker enzymes signifies damage in structural integrity of liver and kidney tissues as these enzymes are cytoplasmic in location and released into circulation as indicator of cellular damage (Bhadauria et al., 2007). Exposure to ATDs has been reported to induce hepatic and renal injury by disrupting several cellular features (Jaswal et al., 2013). In this study, naringenin maintained ultra-structural integrity of liver and kidney probably by reducing stress on mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum and nucleus; thus, showed healing effects by suppressing inflammation and cellular senescence, regulating DNA synthesis, improving cellular growth or regeneration in hepatic and renal tissues (Hunt et al., 2019) similar to previous reports (Mershiba et al., 2013).