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Subchronic Arsenic Exposure Through Drinking Water Alters Lipid Profile and Electrolyte Status in Rats

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Arsenic is a groundwater pollutant and can cause various cardiovascular disorders in the exposed population. The aim of the present study was to assess whether subchronic arsenic exposure through drinking water can induce vascular dysfunction associated with alteration in plasma electrolytes and lipid profile. Rats were exposed to arsenic as 25, 50, and 100 ppm of sodium arsenite through drinking water for 90 consecutive days. On the 91st day, rats were sacrificed and blood was collected. Lipid profile and the levels of electrolytes (sodium, potassium, and chloride) were assessed in plasma. Arsenic reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and HDL-C/LDL-C ratio, but increased the levels of triglycerides, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and electrolytes. The results suggest that the arsenic-mediated dyslipidemia and electrolyte retention could be important mechanisms in the arsenic-induced vascular disorder.

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The authors are grateful to the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), New Delhi, India, for providing financial support in conducting the study. The fellowship awarded to the first author by the Institute is gratefully acknowledged. The authors are also thankful to the Director, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, for providing necessary facilities.

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    Prashantkumar Waghe

  2. Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, 243 122, India

    Souvendra Nath Sarkar, Thengumpallil Sasindran Sarath, Kannan Kandasamy, Soumen Choudhury, Priyanka Gupta, Sankarankutty Harikumar & Santosh Kumar Mishra

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Waghe, P., Sarkar, S.N., Sarath, T.S. et al. Subchronic Arsenic Exposure Through Drinking Water Alters Lipid Profile and Electrolyte Status in Rats. Biol Trace Elem Res 176, 350–354 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-016-0851-8

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