Investigation of the protective effect of acetazolamide and SLC-0111 on carbon tetrachloride-induced toxicity in fruit fly

[Display omitted] •D. melanogaster was exposed to Acetazolamide (AAZ) and SLC-0111 against carbon tetrachloride-induced toxicity.•Feeding with AAZ and SLC-0111 increased development times.•The AAZ and SLC-0111 increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes thus reducing the high percentage of survival in adults caused by the CCl4 induced toxicity.•AAZ and SLC-0111 were reduced CCl4-induced oxidative stress in adipose tissue in D. melanogaster and were positively affect the development of organisms. Sulfonamide-based compounds in the development of drugs used in cancer treatment have been started to be investigated recently. In the current work, it was determined the protective effect of Acetazolamide (AAZ) and SLC-0111 on carbon tetrachloride-induced toxicity in the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). AAZ and SLC-0111 were used as a nonselective and selective inhibitor of carbonic anhydrase isozymes, respectively, to compare the selectivity effect of drugs on toxicity. The experimental toxicity was created by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) that causes tissue damage to the first stage larvae of fruit fly and used as a model organism. The effect of AAZ and SLC-0111 on toxicity of insect survival, sex ratio, longevity and some biochemical parameters such as Malondialdehyde-MDA content, Superoxide dismutase-SOD and Glutathione-S-transferase-GST activity were tested. According to the data obtained, feeding of insects with AAZ and SLC-0111 (2.5 and 10 mM, respectively) affected their survival and development positively against the toxicity induced by CCl4. Compared to the control group, GST and SOD activity was higher in pups and adults (SLC-0111