Kidney stone formation and antioxidant effects of Cynodon dactylon decoction in male Wistar rats

Autor: Alireza Golshan, Parichehr Hayatdavoudi, Mousa AL-Reza Hadjzadeh, Abolfazl Khajavi Rad, Nema Mohamadian Roshan, Abbasali Abbasnezhad, Seyed Mojtaba Mousavi, Roghayeh Pakdel, Batool Zarei, Azita Aghaee
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp 180-190 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2228-7930
2228-7949
DOI: 10.22038/ajp.2016.7844
Popis: Objectives: The antioxidant capacity impairs in kidney and urinary bladder of animals with stone disease. Herbal medicine can improve the antioxidant condition of renal tissue. Cynodon dactylon (C. dactylon) is a medicinal plant with antioxidative and diuretic properties and different preparations of this plant have shown promising effects in stone disease. Assessment of the whole plant decoction to prevent kidney stone disease as well as its antioxidant effects was the aim of this paper.Materials and Methods: Fifty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 5 experimental groups (n=10). One group was left without treatment and four groups received ethylene glycol (1% v/v) in drinking water for 6 weeks. Three doses of Cynodon dactylon aqueous decoction (12.5, 50 and 200 mg/kg BW) were added to the drinking water of groups 3-5. Finally, water intake, 24-hour urine volume, MDA, total thiol concentration and FRAP value were measured in the serum and kidney tissues. The CaOx depositions were evaluated by hematoxylin and eosin staining.Results: Compared to the ethylene glycol-treated group, 200 mg/kg C. dactylon, lowered stone incidents, decreased urine volume, increased FRAP/g Cr (43%) and thiol content (p
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