Research Article

Protective Effect of Ethanolic Extract of Grape Pomace against the Adverse Effects of Cypermethrin on Weanling Female Rats

Table 1

The severity of the reaction in liver and kidney according to the histopathological alteration.

Histopathological alterations Group
IIIIIIIVVVI

Liver
 Kupffer cell activation ++++++++
 Portal infiltration with inflammatory cells ++
 Hyperplasia of bile duct +++
 Congestion of central vein and hepatic sinusoids ++
Kidney
 Vacuolization of endothelial lining glomerular tuft++++
 Vacuolization of epithelial lining renal tubules ++
 Necrosis of epithelial ++

Nil (−), mild (+), moderate (++), and severe (+++). Groups: control (I), grape pomace extract at 100 mg/kg b.wt. (II), grape pomace extract at 200 mg/kg b.wt. (III), cypermethrin (IV), cypermethrin and grape pomace extract at 100 mg/kg b.wt. (V), and cypermethrin and grape pomace extract at 100 mg/kg b.wt. (VI).