Protective Roles of Adansonia digitata (African Baobab), Cucumeropsis mannii (Melon), and Abelmoschus esculentus (Okro) Supplemented Diets against Cadmium-Induced Lipotoxicity, Bone Demineralization, and Cytotoxicity in Rabbits

The present study was undertaken to investigate the protective roles of Adansonia digitata (African baobab) Cucumeropsis mannii (Melon), Abelmoschus esculentus (Okro), on lipid profile, bone health, and selected organs (liver, kidney, brain, testis) against cadmium-induced toxicity in rabbits. Twenty male rabbits were grouped into five with four each group. Group 1 served as positive control received standard feed 1.5 mg/kg body weight normal saline, group 2 negative exposed cadmium chloride, 3 supplemented feed, 4 chloride Citrullus lanatus while 5 given feed. All administrations orally lasted for 28 days. At end administration, blood, liver, testes harvested from biochemical histological analysis. One-way analysis variance followed by Turkey’s test used analyze results p < 0.05 considered significant. revealed that exposure caused a significant increase serum total cholesterol, triacylglycerol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol concentration, atherogenic index cadmium. Cadmium also reduced calcium concentration. maintained plasma at 2.67 compared (2.66). three vegetables reversed up-regulation triacylglycerol brain but not testis. restored calcium. prevented organ damage induced exposure. These however play different