Effect of co-administration of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) rich diet and alcohol in rats.
The effects of co-administration of a cassava rich diet and alcohol in rats were investigated. The animals were divided into four groups (1) Control, (2) Alcohol, (3) Cassava and (4) Alcohol + Cassava. Consumption of alcohol along with cassava reduced the alcohol induced toxicity which was evidenced by the lower activities of GOT, GPT, GGT, acid phosphatase and alkaline phosphatase in the liver and serum of co-administered group. The pyruvate content in the blood increased while the lactate content, lactate/pyruvate ratio and the activity of LDH decreased in the blood due to co-administration. The blood cyanide content, serum thiocyanate content and the activities of rhodanase and beta-glucuronidase increased on co-administration. The histopathological studies also revealed that co-administration reduced the alcohol induced toxicity.
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Department of Biochemistry, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram--695 581.
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D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D003486:Cyanides / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D004032:Diet; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005966:Glucuronidase / Q000097:blood; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D002365:Manihot / Q000737:chemistry; D019289:Pyruvic Acid / Q000097:blood; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013861:Thiocyanates / Q000097:blood; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000097:blood
D003486:Cyanides; D013861:Thiocyanates; D019344:Lactic Acid; D000431:Ethanol; D019289:Pyruvic Acid; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D005966:Glucuronidase