Hepatoprotective effect of the root extract of Decalepis hamiltonii against carbon tetrachloride-induced oxidative stress in rats

Srivastava, Anup and Shivanandappa, T. (2009) Hepatoprotective effect of the root extract of Decalepis hamiltonii against carbon tetrachloride-induced oxidative stress in rats. Food Chemistry, In Pre. ISSN 0308-8146 (In Press)

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Abstract

Decalepis hamiltonii, a climbing shrub, grows in the forests of peninsular India and is consumed for its health promoting properties. The hepatoprotective activity of the aqueous extract of the roots of D. hamiltonii with known antioxidant constituents was studied against carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced oxidative stress and liver injury in rats. Pretreatment of rats with aqueous extract of the roots of D. hamiltonii, single (50, 100 and 200mg/kg b.w.) and multiple doses (50 and 100mg/kg b.w. for 7days) significantly prevented the CCl4 (1ml/kg b.w.) induced hepatic damage as indicated by the serum marker enzymes (AST, ALT, ALP, and LDH). Parallel to these changes, the root extract also prevented CCl4-induced oxidative stress in the rat liver by inhibiting lipid peroxidation and protein carbonylation, and restoring the levels of antioxidant enzymes (SOD, CAT, GPx, GR, and GST) and glutathione. The biochemical changes were consistent with histopathological observations suggesting marked hepatoprotective effect of the root extract in a dose dependent manner. Protective effect of the aqueous extract of the roots of D. hamiltonii against CCl4-induced acute hepatotoxicity could be attributed to the antioxidant constituents.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Decalepis hamiltonii Hepatoprotective Antioxidant enzymes Lipid peroxidation, protein carbonyls
Subjects:	500 Natural Sciences and Mathematics > 10 Plants > 06 Trees And Shrubs 600 Technology > 01 Medical sciences > 17 Toxicology
Divisions:	Food Protectants and Infestation Control
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	18 Jun 2009 09:58
Last Modified:	28 Dec 2011 10:10
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/9080

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