Anti-inflammatory and Antioxidant Effects of Lotus corniculatus on Paracetamol-induced Hepatitis in Rats

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BACKGROUND: Herbal medicines have been used in the treatment of liver diseases for a long time. The current study was elaborated to evaluate in vitro and in vivo antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of Lotus corniculatus (L. corniculatus) butanolic extract.

METHODS: The in vitro antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of L. corniculatus were investigated by employing DPPH radical scavenging, H2O2 scavenging and BSA denaturation assays. In vivo antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of L. corniculatus were evaluated against paracetamol (APAP)-induced hepatitis in rats. L.corniculatus at doses of 100 and 200 mg/kg was administered orally once daily for seven days. Serum transaminases (AST and ALT) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), total bilirubin levels, liver malondialdehyde (MDA), reduced glutathione (GSH), glutathione S- transferase (GST) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) levels and inflammatory markers, such as serum Creactive protein (CRP), circulating and liver myeloperoxidase (MPO) levels were investigated. Further histopathological analysis of the liver sections was performed to support the effectiveness of L. corniculatus.

RESULTS: L. corniculatus exhibited strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects in vitro. In the in vivo study, our findings demonstrate that L. corniculatus (100 and 200 mg/kg) administration led to an amelioration of APAP effects on liver histology, liver functions parameters (AST, ALT, LDH, and total bilirubin levels) and liver oxidative stress markers (MDA, GSH, GST and SOD levels). Furthermore, serum CRP, circulating MPO and liver MPO levels were declined by both doses of L. corniculatus extract. The best benefits were observed with 200 mg/kg of L. corniculatus extract.

CONCLUSION: Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of L. corniculatus extract may be due to the presence of active components.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

Anti-inflammatory & anti-allergy agents in medicinal chemistry - 19(2020), 2 vom: 01., Seite 128-139

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Baali, Nacera [VerfasserIn]
Mezrag, Abderahmane [VerfasserIn]
Bouheroum, Mohamed [VerfasserIn]
Benayache, Fadila [VerfasserIn]
Benayache, Samir [VerfasserIn]
Souad, Amedah [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl
362O9ITL9D
Acetaminophen
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Anti-inflammatory effect
Antioxidant
Antioxidants
Biphenyl Compounds
DFD3H4VGDH
Hepatitis
Journal Article
Lotus corniculatus
Myeloperoxidase
Paracetamol.
Picrates
Plant Extracts

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Date Completed 22.01.2021

Date Revised 22.01.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2174/1871523018666190222120752

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM294246592