title: Effect of Acanthopanax koreanum Nakai (Araliaceae) on D-galactosamine and lipopolysaccharide-induced fulminant hepatitis.
abstract: The hepatoprotective effects of Acanthopanax koreanum Nakai (Araliaceae) were evaluated in D-galactosamine/lipopolysaccharide-induced fulminant hepatic failure in mouse. Preparations of Acanthopanax koreanum used were an ethanol extract, a water extract, and the ethanol-soluble and ethanol-insoluble components of the water extract of roots or stems of the plant. Mice were pretreated with various extracts by intraperitoneal injection or orally, 12 and 1 h before intraperitoneal injection of D-galactosamine and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Intraperitoneal pretreatment with the water extract or the ethanol-insoluble component of the water extract markedly reduced the elevated levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), reduced the histological changes in the liver, and attenuated hepatocyte apoptosis confirmed by the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end-labeling method and DNA fragmentation assay. Oral pretreatment with the ethanol-insoluble component of the water extract also reduced serum AST, ALT, and TNF-alpha levels. The present study shows that the ethanol-insoluble component of a water extract from Acanthopanax koreanum has a protective effect against the induction of fulminant hepatitis in mice by D-galactosamine and lipopolysaccharide.
authors.affiliation: Anticancer Research Laboratory, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon.
authors.forename: Ji-Xing
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Nan
authors.forename: Eun-Jeon
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jeong Bum
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: Yu-Zhe
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Xing Fu
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Young Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Dong Hwan
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.forename: Jung-Joon
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053938:DNA Fragmentation / Q000187:drug effects; D028001:Eleutherococcus; D005688:Galactosamine; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000187:drug effects; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018517:Plant Roots; D018547:Plant Stems; D020011:Protective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D010936:Plant Extracts; D020011:Protective Agents; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D005688:Galactosamine