Methanol extract of Melastoma malabathricum leaves exerted antioxidant and liver protective activity in rats

BACKGROUND: Melastoma malabathricum L. (Melastomaceae) is a small shrub with various medicinal uses. The present study was carried out to determine the hepatoprotective activity of methanol extract of M. malabathricum leaves (MEMM) against the paracetamol-induced liver toxicity in rats model.

METHODS: The respective chemicals and herbal solutions (10% DMSO, 200 mg/kg silymarin or MEMM (50, 250 and 500 mg/kg)) were administered orally to rats once everyday for 7 days followed by the hepatotoxicity assay. The blood samples and livers were collected and subjected to biochemical and microscopical analysis. Prior to the hepatoprotective study, MEMM was subjected to determination of the total phenolic content (TPC) and the antioxidant properties using several standard assays (e.g. 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl- and superoxide anion- radical scavenging assay, and oxygen radical absorbance capacity assay).

RESULTS: MEMM exerted significant (p < 0.05) and high antioxidant activity in which high TPC was recorded; while in the hepatotoxicity study, the extract exhibited significant hepatoprotective effects against the paracetamol-induced hepatotoxic model. The results observed for serum liver enzymes (ALT, ALP and AST) as well as the microscopic observations and microscopic scoring supported the hepatoprotective potential of MEMM. The phytochemical and HPLC analysis of MEMM demonstrated the presence of flavonoids as its major constituents.

CONCLUSIONS: The MEMM-induced hepatoprotective activity could be allied partly to its antioxidant activity and the presence of flavonoids.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

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BMC complementary and alternative medicine - 13(2013) vom: 23. Nov., Seite 326

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mamat, Siti Syariah [VerfasserIn]
Kamarolzaman, Mohamad Fauzi Fahmi [VerfasserIn]
Yahya, Farhana [VerfasserIn]
Mahmood, Nur Diyana [VerfasserIn]
Shahril, Muhammad Syahmi [VerfasserIn]
Jakius, Krystal Feredoline [VerfasserIn]
Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah [VerfasserIn]
Ching, Siew Mooi [VerfasserIn]
Susanti, Deny [VerfasserIn]
Taher, Muhammad [VerfasserIn]
Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

362O9ITL9D
Acetaminophen
Antioxidants
Enzymes
Flavonoids
Journal Article
Methanol
Plant Extracts
Powders
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Y4S76JWI15

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Date Completed 13.05.2014

Date Revised 18.03.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/1472-6882-13-326

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NLM232981531