title: To Analyze the Amelioration of Phenobarbital Induced Oxidative Stress by Erucin, as Indicated by Biochemical and Histological Alterations.
abstract: Phenobarbital is a commonly employed antidepressant and anti-epileptic drug. The cancer promoting activity of this genotoxic xenobiotic is often ignored. It is responsible for oxidative stress leading to modulation in xenobiotic and antioxidative enzymes. Glucosinolates and more specifically their hydrolytic products are known for their antioxidative and anticancer activities. The present study involves the analysis of hepatoprotective effect of erucin (isolated from Eruca sativa (Mill.) Thell.) against phenobarbital mediated hepatic damage in male wistar rats.
  
  
  
  The liver homogenate was analyzed for oxidative stress (superoxide dismutase, catalase, guaiacol peroxidase, ascorbate peroxidase, glutathione reductase and lactate dehydrogenase), other oxidative parameters (thiobarbituric acid reactive species, conjugated dienes and lipid hydroperoxide), phase I enzymes (NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase, NADH-cytochrome b5 reductase, cytochrome P420, cytochrome P450 and cytochrome b5), phase II enzymes (γ-glutamyl transpeptidase, DT-diaphorase and glutathione-S-transferase), serum parameters (alkaline phosphatase, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase, direct bilirubin and total bilirubin) and certain histological parameters.
  
  
  
  Erucin accorded protection from phenobarbital induced hepatic damage by normalizing antioxidative enzymes, other oxidative parameters, phase I, II, and serum parameters.
  
  
  
  Erucin, an analogue of sulforaphane has the potential to act as an anticancer agent by regulating various biochemical parameters.
authors.forename: Rohit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: Sakshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhushan
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mannan
authors.forename: Pardeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: Bikram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Ritika
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Adarsh Pal
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Vig
authors.forename: Balbir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Amrit Pal
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143005, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Saroj
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arora
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019607:Brassicaceae / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D015394:Molecular Structure; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects*; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013861:Thiocyanates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D013440:Sulfides; D013861:Thiocyanates; C073539:erucin; D010634:Phenobarbital