Reversal of fibrogenic events in liver by Emblica officinalis (fruit), an Indian natural drug.
A hydroalcoholic (50%) extract of Emblica officinalis (fruit) (EO-50) reduced the severity of hepatic fibrosis induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) and thioacetamide (TAA). Improved liver function was observed by measuring the levels of aspartate aminotransaminase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and bilirubin in serum. Hepatic parameters monitored were the levels of glutathione (GSH), lipid peroxidation (LPO) and hydroxyproline and the activities of catalase, glutathione peroxidase (GPx), Na+,K+-ATPase and cytochrome P450 (CYP 450 2E1) (aniline hydroxylation). The results suggested that EO-50 effectively reversed profibrogenic events possibly due to its promising antioxidative activity.
Division of Pharmacology, Regional Research Laboratory (CSIR), Jammu-Tawi, India.
Sheikh Abdullah
SA
Tasduq
Dilip Manikrao
DM
Mondhe
Devinder Kumar
DK
Gupta
Meena
M
Baleshwar
Rakesh Kamal
RK
Johri
D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride / Q000633:toxicity; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D019392:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1 / Q000378:metabolism; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D029842:Phyllanthus emblica / Q000737:chemistry*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000378:metabolism; D013853:Thioacetamide / Q000633:toxicity
D010936:Plant Extracts; D013853:Thioacetamide; D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride; D002374:Catalase; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D019392:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase; D005978:Glutathione