Liver injury following small intestinal ischemia reperfusion in rats is attenuated by Pistacia lentiscus oil: antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
BACKGROUND
Intestinal ischemia-reperfusion (IIR) not only leads to severe intestine damage but also induced subsequent destruction of remote organs.


OBJECTIVE
We investigated the protective effect of Pistascia lentiscus L. (Anacardiaceae) oil on IIR.


METHODS
Wistar rats were divided into three groups: sham, intestinal IR and P. lentiscus pretreatment (n = 18 each). In the pretreatment group, oil was administered 1 h before induction of warm ischemia.


RESULTS
IIR led to severe liver damage manifested as a significant (p < .05) increase of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels. Pistacia lentiscus oil decreased the visible intestinal damage, as well as a significant decrease in serum AST and ALT levels. In addition, Pistacia lentiscus reduce liver injury, as evidenced by the decrease in liver tissue myeloperoxidase activity and lipoperoxidation (MDA) level.


CONCLUSIONS
Pistascia lentiscus attenuates liver injury induced by IIR, attributable to the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effect.
a Department of Life Sciences , Laboratory of Animal Ecophysiology, University of Sfax , Sfax , Tunisia.|b Department of Hepatology , University Hospitals KU Leuven , Leuven , Belgium.|c Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Arts - Khulais , University of Jeddah , Jeddah , Saudi Arabia.
Saber Abdelkader
SA
Saidi
a Department of Life Sciences , Laboratory of Animal Ecophysiology, University of Sfax , Sfax , Tunisia.
Marwa
M
Ncir
d Department of Biochemistry , CHU Habib Bourguiba of Sfax , Sfax , Tunisia.
Rim
R
Chaaben
d Department of Biochemistry , CHU Habib Bourguiba of Sfax , Sfax , Tunisia.
Kamel
K
Jamoussi
b Department of Hepatology , University Hospitals KU Leuven , Leuven , Belgium.
Jos
J
van Pelt
a Department of Life Sciences , Laboratory of Animal Ecophysiology, University of Sfax , Sfax , Tunisia.
Abdelfattah
A
Elfeki
D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology*; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000378:metabolism; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects; D027927:Pistacia / Q000737:chemistry*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D010938:Plant Oils; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase
Essential oil; hepatic damage; mesenteric ischemia; oxidative stress