Dietary inclusion of local salt substitutes induces oxidative stress and renal dysfunction in rats

• Published in: Reviews on environmental health Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 355 - 361
• Main Authors: Akinyemi, Ayodele J., Oboh, Ganiyu, Ademiluyi, Adedayo O., Araoye, Obafemi O., Oyeleye, Sunday I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany De Gruyter 06.12.2014
• Subjects: Animals; heavy metals; Kidney - drug effects; Kidney - physiopathology; malondialdehyde; nephrotoxicity; Obu-Otoyo; Oxidative Stress - drug effects; Rats; Rats, Wistar; salt substitute; Sodium Chloride, Dietary - administration & dosage; Sodium Chloride, Dietary - pharmacology

Our earlier report has shown that salt substitutes (Obu-Otoyo) contain some toxic heavy metals. This study, therefore, investigated the effect of the dietary inclusion of salt substitutes (Obu-Otoyo), namely, salt “A” and “B”, on biomarkers of oxidative stress and renal function in rats. Salt “A”, w...