Antioxidant and hepatoprotective potential of Pouteria campechiana on acetaminophen-induced hepatic toxicity in rats
| Autor: | G. Smilin Bell Aseervatham, D. Arul Ananth, R. Jeyadevi, P. Hephzibah Christabel, T. Sivasudha, J.M. Sasikumar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Antioxidant food.ingredient Physiology medicine.medical_treatment Aspartate transaminase Nitric Oxide medicine.disease_cause Biochemistry Pouteria Superoxide dismutase chemistry.chemical_compound food Picrates medicine Animals Pouteria campechiana Benzothiazoles Functional ability Rats Wistar Acetaminophen biology Traditional medicine Plant Extracts Superoxide Dismutase Chemistry Biphenyl Compounds Polyphenols Free Radical Scavengers General Medicine Glutathione Analgesics Non-Narcotic Catalase Rats Oxidative Stress Liver Alanine transaminase Cytoprotection Fruit Hepatocytes biology.protein Chromatography Thin Layer Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury Sulfonic Acids Oxidative stress |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry. 70:1-14 |
| ISSN: | 1877-8755 1138-7548 |
| Popis: | Pouteria campechiana (Kunth) Baehni. is used as a remedy for coronary trouble, liver disorders, epilepsy, skin disease, and ulcer. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the antioxidant and hepatoprotective effect of polyphenolic-rich P. campechiana fruit extract against acetaminophen-intoxicated rats. Total phenolic and flavonoid contents of egg fruit were estimated followed by the determination of antioxidant activities. Treatment with P. campechiana fruit extract effectively scavenged the free radicals in a concentration-dependent manner within the range of the given concentrations in all antioxidant models. The presence of polyphenolic compounds were confirmed by high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC). The animals were treated with acetaminophen (250 mg/kg body weight; p.o.) thrice at the interval of every 5 days after the administration of P. campechiana aqueous extract and silymarin (50 mg/kg). Acetaminophen treatment was found to trigger an oxidative stress in liver, leading to an increase of serum marker enzymes. However, treatment with P. campechiana fruit extract significantly reduced the elevated liver marker enzymes (aspartate transaminase, alanine transaminase, and alkaline phosphatase) and increased the antioxidant enzymes (viz., superoxide dismutase and catalase) and glutathione indicating the effect of the extract in restoring the normal functional ability of hepatocytes. These results strongly suggest that P. campechiana fruit extract has strong antioxidant and significant hepatoprotective effect against acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity. |
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