Journal of Experimental and Clinical Toxicology
Open Access
The 5-HT1A Agonist Buspirone Decreases Liver Oxidative Stress and Exerts Protective Effect Against CCl4– Toxicity
Dec 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-7669.ject-17-1789
M.E.Abdel-Salam OmarCorresponding author
Departments of Toxicology and Narcotics
We aimed to study the effect of buspirone, an anxiolytic drug and 5-HT1A agonist on liver injury induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) in rats. Rats were orally treated with CCl4 (2.8 mL/kg in olive oil) along with buspirone at 10, 20 or 30 mg/kg once daily starting with CCl4 and for one week there…