Nigella sativa relieves the deleterious effects of ischemia reperfusion injury on liver.
OBJECTIVE
To determine whether Nigella sativa prevents hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury to the liver.


METHODS
Thirty rats were divided into three groups as sham (Group 1), control (Group 2), and Nigella sativa (NS) treatment group (Group 3). All rats underwent hepatic ischemia for 45 min followed by 60 min period of reperfusion. Rats were intraperitoneally infused with only 0.9% saline solution in group 2. Rats in group 3 received NS (0.2 mL/kg) intraperitoneally, before ischemia and before reperfusion. Blood samples and liver tissues were harvested from the rats, and then the rats were sacrificed. Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels were determined. Total antioxidant capacity (TAC), catalase (CAT), total oxidative status (TOS), oxidative stress index (OSI) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) in hepatic tissue were measured. Also liver tissue histopathology was evaluated by light microscopy.


RESULTS
The levels of liver enzymes in group 3 were significantly lower than those in the group 2. TAC in liver tissue was significantly higher in group 3 than in group 2. TOS, OSI and MPO in hepatic tissue were significantly lower in group 3 than the group 2. Histological tissue damage was milder in the NS treatment group than that in the control group.


CONCLUSIONS
Our results suggest that Nigella sativa treatment protects the rat liver against to hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury.
Yildiz
Fahrettin
F
Harran University Medical Faculty, Department of General Surgery, Sanliurfa 63300, Turkey. fahrettinyildiz@hotmail.com
Coban
Sacit
S
Terzi
Alpaslan
A
Ates
Mustafa
M
Aksoy
Nurten
N
Cakir
Hale
H
Ocak
Ali Riza
AR
Bitiren
Muharrem
M
D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D002374:Catalase / Q000097:blood; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D031881:Nigella sativa; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013997:Time Factors
D000975:Antioxidants; D010936:Plant Extracts; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D002374:Catalase; D009195:Peroxidase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases
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