Haematopoietic effects of Angelica sinensis root cap polysaccharides against lisinopril-induced anaemia in albino rats

CONTEXT: Angelica sinensis L. (Umbelliferae) has medicinal properties.

OBJECTIVES: The present study evaluates the haematopoietic effects of A. sinensis polysaccharides (ASP) against lisinopril-induced anaemia.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty healthy adult male albino rats were randomly divided into five groups (n = 6). Group I was control group. Group II was treated with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI, 20 mg/kg/day) to induce anaemia. In group III, erythropoietin (EPO, 100 IU/kg/each) was administered in combination with ACEI. Group IV was treated with ASP (1 g/kg/day), extracted from A. sinensis root caps. In Group V, ASP (1 g/kg/day) was treated with ACEI. After 28 days, blood and tissue samples were collected for haematological and histopathological analysis, respectively.

RESULTS: The results showed that ACEI significantly reduced the haemoglobin (Hb, 10.0 g/dL), packed cell volume (PCV, 39.5%), red blood cells (RBCs, 6.2 million/mm3), mean corpuscular volume (MCV, 53.5 fL) and mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH, 16.2 pg/cell) values. In the group treated with ASP, the Hb (13.7 g/dL) and RBCs (7.8 million/mm3) increased significantly (p < 0.05). The combination of ASP and ACEI led to the significant (p < 0.05) reduction in Hb (10.7 g/dL), PCV (33.3%), RBCs (6.0 million/mm3), MCV (54.42 fL) and MCH (16.44 pg/cell) values. While histopathological examination of the liver and kidney cells showed a mild degree of toxicity in the ASP-treated group.

CONCLUSION: ASP has a potentiating effect on haematological parameters when given alone. However, when administered simultaneously with lisinopril, it showed an unfavourable effect with more complicated anaemia so it should not be used with ACEIs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:55

Enthalten in:

Pharmaceutical biology - 55(2017), 1 vom: 21. Dez., Seite 108-113

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Younas, Fryal [VerfasserIn]
Aslam, Bilal [VerfasserIn]
Muhammad, Faqir [VerfasserIn]
Mohsin, Mashkoor [VerfasserIn]
Raza, Ahmad [VerfasserIn]
Faisal, Muhammad Naeem [VerfasserIn]
Hassan, Shamshud-Ul- [VerfasserIn]
Majeed, Wafa [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

11096-26-7
ACE inhibitors
Biomarkers
Comparative Study
E7199S1YWR
Erythropoietin
Haemoglobin level
Hematinics
Hemoglobins
Journal Article
Lisinopril
MCH
MCV
PCV
Plant Extracts
Polysaccharides
RBC count
Recombinant human erythropoietin

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 09.03.2017

Date Revised 25.02.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM266890040