title: Evaluation of hepatoprotective potential of HESA-A (a marine compound) pretreatment against thioacetamide-induced hepatic damage in rabbits.
abstract: HESA-A, a marine compound, has been shown to exhibit antihepatic cancer, antitumor and anti-Parkinson effects. The hepatoprotective potential of HESA-A pretreatment at doses of 125 mg and 250 mg per day orally for a period of 40 days was evaluated against thioacetamide-induced liver damage in rabbits. Biochemical parameters such as serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase and lactate dehydrogenase in serum were estimated to assess liver function and lipid peroxidation products (malondialdehyde [MDA]) and the antierythrocyte lysis effect of plasma for measurement of antioxidant potential capacity. Data on the hepatic biochemical parameters revealed the hepatoprotective potential of HESA-A pretreatment against thioacetamide-induced hepatotoxicity in rabbits. There was an increase in total antioxidant and antierythrocyte lysis and a decrease in MDA in plasma after HESA-A treatment. These results strongly suggest that HESA-A has a protective action against preoperative damage to biomembranes.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmadi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Naderi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Asgary
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006461:Hemolysis; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011817:Rabbits; D013853:Thioacetamide
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; C502848:HESA-A preparation; D028321:Plant Preparations; D013853:Thioacetamide