title: Antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity of Cordia macleodii leaves.
abstract: This investigation was undertaken to evaluate ethanolic extract of Cordia macleodii leaves for possible antioxidant and hepatoprotective potential. Antioxidant activity of the extracts was evaluated by four established, in vitro methods viz. 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging method, nitric oxide (NO) radical scavenging method, iron chelation method and reducing power method. The extract demonstrated a significant dose dependent antioxidant activity comparable with ascorbic acid. The extract was also evaluated for hepatoprotective activity by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) induced liver damage model in rats. CCl4 produced a significant increase in levels of serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (GPT), serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (GOT), Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) and total bilirubin. Pretreatment of the rats with ethanolic extract of C. macleodii (100, 200 and 400 mg/kg po) inhibited the increase in levels of GPT, GOT, ALP and total bilirubin and the inhibition was comparable with Silymarin (100 mg/kg po). The present study revealed that C. macleodii leaves have significant radical scavenging and hepatoprotective activities.
authors: Govt. Aided AIT Institute of Pharmacy, P.O. Box 123, Survey 100, Pharmacy Nagar, Malegaon, Nasik District, MS 423203, India.
authors: Naseem N
authors: NN
authors: Qureshi
authors: Bhanudansh S
authors: BS
authors: Kuchekar
authors: Nadeem A
authors: NA
authors: Logade
authors: Majid A
authors: MA
authors: Haleem
keywords: Antioxidant; Cordia macleodii; DPPH; Hepatoprotective; Nitric oxide
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