title: Hepatoprotective activity of Emblica officinalis and Chyavanaprash.
abstract: Hepatoprotective activity of Emblica officinalis (EO) and Chyavanaprash (CHY) extracts were studied using carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4)) induced liver injury model in rats. EO and CHY extracts were found to inhibit the hepatotoxicity produced by acute and chronic CCl(4) administration as seen from the decreased levels of serum and liver lipid peroxides (LPO), glutamate-pyruvate transaminase (GPT), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP). Chronic CCl(4) administration was also found to produce liver fibrosis as seen from the increased levels of collagen-hydroxyproline and pathological analysis. EO and CHY extracts were found to reduce these elevated levels significantly, indicating that the extract could inhibit the induction of fibrosis in rats.
authors.affiliation: Amala Cancer Research Centre, Amala Nagar PO, Thrissur 680 553, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Jose
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kuttan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002252:Carbon Tetrachloride Poisoning / Q000517:prevention & control*; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D006909:Hydroxyproline / Q000378:metabolism; D007194:India; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D008106:Liver Cirrhosis, Experimental / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; D003094:Collagen; D006909:Hydroxyproline