Parasuraman, Subramani
Hepato- and nephroprotective effects of ethanolic extract of seeds of macrotyloma uniflorum on paracetamol-induced hepato- and nephrotoxicity in rats - Vol.56(3), Jul-Sep - Karnataka Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI) 2022 - 772-779p.
Objectives: The present study is planned to investigate the hepato- and nephroprotective
effects of ethanolic extract of seeds of
Macrotyloma uniflorum (EEMU) on paracetamol
(PCM)-induced hepato- and nephrotoxicity in Sprague-Dawley rats. Materials and
Methods: Hepato- and nephroprotective effects of EEMU were studied against PCM-
induced hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity in rats. The rats were divided in to seven
groups’
viz., control, EEMU 400 mg/kg, PCM, PCM + Vitamin C 200 mg/kg, PCM +
EEMU 100 mg/kg, PCM + EEMU 200 mg/kg and PCM + EEMU 400 mg/kg. The animal
in groups III to VII were administered with PCM (750 mg/kg) once daily for seven days
to induce hepato- and nephrotoxicity. EEMU and Vitamin C were administered once daily
per orally for 7 days. On day 8, the animals were anaesthetized and blood samples were
collected and used for estimation of biochemical parameters. Later the animals were
sacrificed and liver and kidney were collected from all the animals for antioxidant assay
and histopathological analysis. Results: The animals administered with EEMU (400 mg/kg)
didn’t show any significant changes in the biochemical parameters and histological
features. The animals administered with PCM showed a significant increase in the
levels of AST, ALT, ALP, bilirubin and urea compared with that of the control group.
Whereas the animals administered with Vitamin C and EEMU (at 200 and 400 mg/kg)
prevented PCM-induced changes in biochemical parameters and histological features.
In the antioxidant assay, the animals administered with EEMU, PCM + Vitamin C and
PCM + EEMU 400 mg/kg, didn’t show any significant changes in the levels of reduced
glutathione when compared with that of the control group. Conclusion: EEMU exhibited a
significant hepatoprotective effect at the dose levels of 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg against
PCM-induced hepatotoxicity in rats. EEMU did not show any significant nephroprotective
effect at the same dose levels on PCM-induced nephrotoxicity in rats.
PHARMACEUTICS
Hepato- and nephroprotective effects of ethanolic extract of seeds of macrotyloma uniflorum on paracetamol-induced hepato- and nephrotoxicity in rats - Vol.56(3), Jul-Sep - Karnataka Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI) 2022 - 772-779p.
Objectives: The present study is planned to investigate the hepato- and nephroprotective
effects of ethanolic extract of seeds of
Macrotyloma uniflorum (EEMU) on paracetamol
(PCM)-induced hepato- and nephrotoxicity in Sprague-Dawley rats. Materials and
Methods: Hepato- and nephroprotective effects of EEMU were studied against PCM-
induced hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity in rats. The rats were divided in to seven
groups’
viz., control, EEMU 400 mg/kg, PCM, PCM + Vitamin C 200 mg/kg, PCM +
EEMU 100 mg/kg, PCM + EEMU 200 mg/kg and PCM + EEMU 400 mg/kg. The animal
in groups III to VII were administered with PCM (750 mg/kg) once daily for seven days
to induce hepato- and nephrotoxicity. EEMU and Vitamin C were administered once daily
per orally for 7 days. On day 8, the animals were anaesthetized and blood samples were
collected and used for estimation of biochemical parameters. Later the animals were
sacrificed and liver and kidney were collected from all the animals for antioxidant assay
and histopathological analysis. Results: The animals administered with EEMU (400 mg/kg)
didn’t show any significant changes in the biochemical parameters and histological
features. The animals administered with PCM showed a significant increase in the
levels of AST, ALT, ALP, bilirubin and urea compared with that of the control group.
Whereas the animals administered with Vitamin C and EEMU (at 200 and 400 mg/kg)
prevented PCM-induced changes in biochemical parameters and histological features.
In the antioxidant assay, the animals administered with EEMU, PCM + Vitamin C and
PCM + EEMU 400 mg/kg, didn’t show any significant changes in the levels of reduced
glutathione when compared with that of the control group. Conclusion: EEMU exhibited a
significant hepatoprotective effect at the dose levels of 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg against
PCM-induced hepatotoxicity in rats. EEMU did not show any significant nephroprotective
effect at the same dose levels on PCM-induced nephrotoxicity in rats.
PHARMACEUTICS