The role of St. John's Wort against formaldehyde toxicity induced by inhalation in rats

53rd Congress of the European-Societies-of-Toxicology (EUROTOX) -- SEP 10-13, 2017 -- Bratislava, SlovakiaWOS: 000425486700342Formaldehyde (F) is a genotoxic substance that causes detrimental effects on the upper respiratory system. St. John’s wort (SJW) is a medicinal plant has antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties. The present study is aimed to investigate the possible protective effect of SJW on F-induced lung toxicity via determination of malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione (GSH), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and TNF-alpha levels and DNA damage in rats.European Society of Toxicolog