title: Hepatoprotection of Phyllanthus maderaspatensis against experimentally induced liver injury in rats.
abstract: The hexane extract of Phyllanthus maderaspatensis (200 and 100 mg/kg) showed significant hepatoprotection on carbon tetrachloride and thioacetamide induced liver damage in rats. The protective effect was evident from serum biochemical parameters and histopathological analysis. Rats treated with P. maderaspatensis remarkably prevented the elevation of serum AST, ALT and LDH and liver lipid peroxides in CCl(4) and thioacetamide treated rats. Hepatic glutathione levels significantly increased by the treatment with the extracts. Histopathological changes induced by CCl(4) and thioacetamide were also significantly reduced by the extract treatment. The activity of hexane extracts of P. maderaspatensis was comparable to that of silymarin, the reference hepatoprotective drug.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Ethnopharmacology Lab, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695014, India. ashavv@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Asha
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sheeba
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Suresh
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Wills
mesh_terms: D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000097:blood / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D029803:Phyllanthus; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020011:Protective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013853:Thioacetamide
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D020011:Protective Agents; D013853:Thioacetamide; D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase