title: Andrographolide protects rat hepatocytes against paracetamol-induced damage.
abstract: Andrographolide, the active constituent isolated from the plant Andrographis paniculata, showed a significant dose dependent (0.75-12 mg/kg p.o. x 7) protective activity against paracetamol-induced toxicity on ex vivo preparation of isolated rat hepatocytes. It significantly increased the percent viability of the hepatocytes as tested by trypan blue exclusion and oxygen uptake tests. It completely antagonized the toxic effects of paracetamol on certain enzymes (GOT, GPT and alkaline phosphatase) in serum as well as in isolated hepatic cells. Andrographolide was found to be more potent than silymarin, a standard hepatoprotective agent.
authors.affiliation: ICMR Centre for Advanced Pharmacological Research on Traditional Remedies, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Visen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Patnaik
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Dhawan
mesh_terms: D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000633:toxicity; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004224:Diterpenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012838:Silymarin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014343:Trypan Blue
chemical_list: D004224:Diterpenes; D012838:Silymarin; D000082:Acetaminophen; C030419:andrographolide; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D014343:Trypan Blue