TY - JOUR T1 - Protective Effects of Vitamin E and Vitamin C on Gentamicin-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Sheep AU - Mashayekhi, Mohammad AU - Valilou, Mohammad Reza JO - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances VL - 11 IS - 15 SP - 2618 EP - 2622 PY - 2012 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1680-5593 DO - javaa.2012.2618.2622 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.2618.2622 KW - Vitamin E and C KW -gentamicin KW -nephrotoxicity KW -sheep KW -antioxidant vitamins KW -Iran AB - Gentamicin is a commonly used antibiotic medication and this is an aminoglycoside antibiotic, used to treat many types of bacterial infections, particularly those caused by gram-negative organisms. Gentamicin can also be highly nephrotoxic, particularly if multiple doses accumulate over a course of treatment or in dehydrated cases. The aim of this study was to investigate the protective role of vitamin E against Gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in sheep. Eighteen healthy Ghezel sheep were randomly divided into three groups of control and treatments with vitamin C and E. All sheep of two groups were received 20 mg/kg/body wt. of Gentamicin every 8 h by intramuscular injection for 10 days. Treatment group were also receive 250 mg/kg/body wt. of vitamin E and C daily by intramuscular injection for 14 days. This study revealed that the GM-induced renal toxicity as measured by multiple functional, structural and enzymatic factors is significantly reduced by co-supplementation of vitamins C and E. The results of this study suggest the potential of antioxidant vitamins to protect against GM-induced nephrotoxicity. ER -