Open AccessMentha piperita in nephrotoxicity - a possible intervention to ameliorate renal derangements associated with gentamicin
Author(s) -
Naveed Ullah,
Mir Azam Khan,
Taous Khan,
Afzal Haq Asif,
Waqar Ahmad
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.129309
Subject(s) - gentamicin , nephrotoxicity , medicine , kidney , antibiotics , aminoglycoside , urinary system , pharmacology , group b , chemistry , biochemistry
Free radical generation has a strong role in the pathogenesis of renal damage associated with the use of gentamicin. Therefore, the present study was carried out to evaluate the renoprotective effect of Mentha piperita against gentamicin induced nephrotoxicity.