SOY BASED DIET IMPACT ON HEMATOLOGICAL MODIFICATIONS INDUCED BY CAMIUM INTOXICATION IN RATS

MARTIN MOLINERO GLENDA D; GOMEZ NN; BOLDRINI GABRIEL GIEZI; SALINAS ELOY; CIMINARI ME; ALVAREZ S

San Luis

Congreso; XXXVII Reunion Aual de Sociedad de Biologia de Cuyo; 2019

Sociedad de Biologia de Cuyo

Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic metal and it is considered an important environmental contaminant. Furthermore, it is widely known thatconsumption of soy protein has beneficial health effects. We studied cadmium effects on hematological parameters under differentdiets in 4 lots of female Wistar rats: 2 lots received casein (Cas) and 2 lots received soybean flour (So) as protein sources. Within eachgroup: 1 lot received regular water (control-Co) and the other 15ppm of Cd in drinking water for 60 days. Blood samples were collectedin heparinized tubes and they were analyzed using a hemocytometer ADVIA 360 (SIEMENS) and an autoanalyzer A15(BIOSYSTEMS). ANOVA test was used for statistical analysis. Red Blood Cells Count (RBC) decreased in SoCo vs. CasCo (p