title: Hepatoprotective effects of Calotropis gigantea extract against carbon tetrachloride induced liver injury in rats.
abstract: Ethanolic extract (50 %) of stems of Calotropis gigantea R. Br. (Asclepiadaceae) at doses of 250 and 500 mg kg-1 were studied for hepatoprotective activity in male Wistar rats with liver damage induced using carbon tetrachloride, 2 mL kg-1 twice a week. The protective effect of C. gigantea extract was compared with the standard drug silymarin. Various biochemical parameters such as aspartate amino transferase (AST), alanine amino transferase (ALT), glutathione (GSH), lipid peroxide (LPO), superoxidedismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and catalase (CAT) were evaluated. The results revealed that the C. gigantea extract significantly decreased AST, ALT (p < 0.001) and lipid peroxide (p < 0.01) levels. The antioxidant parameters GSH, GPx, SOD and catalase levels were increased considerably compared to their levels in groups not treated with C. gigantea extract.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Chatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow-226003, India. gauravlodhi@gmail.com
authors.forename: Gaurav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lodhi
authors.forename: Hemant Kumar
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Kamlesh K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Pant
authors.forename: Zeashan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hussain
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D031107:Calotropis / Q000737:chemistry*; D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride; D002374:Catalase / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005978:Glutathione / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018547:Plant Stems; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012838:Silymarin / Q000494:pharmacology; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012838:Silymarin; D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride; D002374:Catalase; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D005978:Glutathione