The effects of Nigella sativa on bile duct ligation induced-liver injury in rats.
Nigella sativa (NS) has been shown to have antioxidant and antiinflammatory activities in different conditions. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effects of NS on cholestatic liver injury in rats. Thirty rats were recruited in the study as follows: Group 1, Bile duct ligation (BDL) (n = 10); Group 2, BDL plus NS (n = 10); and Group 3, Sham (n = 10). Bile duct ligated group received 0.2 mL kg(-1) dose of NS intraperitoneally daily throughout 14 days. Liver damage and cholestasis were determined by the biochemical and the pathologic examination. Data showed a decrease in gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activities of the NS treated rats when compared with BDL group (p < 0.001 for GGT and p < 0.05 for others). The NS treated rats' tissue levels of total oxidant status (TOS), oxidative stress index (OSI), and myeloperoxidase (MPO) were significantly lower than that of the BDL group (p < 0.01 for all). Increases in total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and catalase (CAT) levels were statistically significant in the NS treated rats compared to BDL group (p < 0.01 for both). On the other hand, administration of NS in the rats with biliary obstruction resulted in inhibition of necro-inflammation. These results indicate that NS exerts a therapeutic effect on cholestatic liver injury in bile duct ligated rats possibly through attenuation of enhanced neutrophil infiltration and oxidative stress in the liver tissue.
Coban
Sacid
S
Department of General Surgery, Gaziantep University School of Medicine, Turkey. sacid.coban@mountsinai.org
Yildiz
Fahrettin
F
Terzi
Alpaslan
A
Al
Behcet
B
Aksoy
Nurten
N
Bitiren
Muharrem
M
Celik
Hakim
H
D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000378:metabolism; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000601:surgery; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D008026:Ligation; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D031881:Nigella sativa / Q000737:chemistry*; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000378:metabolism
D010936:Plant Extracts; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D002374:Catalase; D009195:Peroxidase; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase