Table 6 Histopathological changes in the heart of male rats exposed to γ- rays and the treatment effect of propolis and/or bee venom, based on scoring the severity of the injury.
Organs Histopathological alteration | Control | Gamma rays | Normal rats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
γ- rays (6 Gy) | Pr + γ rays | BV + γ rays | Pr + BV + γ rays | Pr (300 mg/kg) | BV (0.05 mg/kg) | Pr + BV (300 + 0.05 mg/kg) | ||||
Liver | Congestion | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dilatation in bile duct | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Inflammatory cells infiltration in portal area | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Fibrosis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Kidney | Tubular degeneration | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Focal fibrosis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Focal infiltration cells | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Heart | Infarction areas in myocardium | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Focal hemorrhage in myocardium | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Focal infiltration cells in pericardium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Brain | Cerebral cortex | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hippocampus | Nuclear pyknosis and degeneration of the neurons | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Striatum | Nuclear pyknosis of the neurons | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Vacuolization of the neurons | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Cerebellum | Nuclear pyknosis of the neurons | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
