Hepatoprotective effect of orally applied water-soluble pristine C60 fullerene against CCl4-induced acute liver injury in rats

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (102) ◽  
pp. 100046-100055 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. I. Halenova ◽  
I. M. Vareniuk ◽  
N. M. Roslova ◽  
M. E. Dzerzhynsky ◽  
O. M. Savchuk ◽  
...  

Oral administration of water-soluble pristine C60 fullerene in small dose prevents acute liver injury caused by carbon tetrachloride in rats.

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (02n03) ◽  
pp. 235-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Jen Ko ◽  
Wen-Tsuan Hsieh ◽  
Yueh-Wern Wu ◽  
Wen-Chuan Lin

The effect of oral administration of a 50% ethanol extract of Silene aprica (SA) on acute liver injury was examined in rats intoxicated with carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) and acetaminophen. The results indicated that SA protected the liver from CCl4- and acetaminophen-induced injury as judged by morphological and biochemical observations. An increase in both lipid peroxidation (LPO) and triglyceride concentrations occurred in the liver with CCl4injection , SA administration significantly reduced these changes.


1998 ◽  
Vol 26 (03n04) ◽  
pp. 343-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tung-Yuan Lai ◽  
Yueh-Wern Wu ◽  
Jaung-Geng Lin ◽  
Wen-Chuan Lin

The effect of oral administration of a preparation of human urine (PHU) on the progression of acute liver injury was examined in rats intoxicated with carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) and α-naphthylisothiocyanate (ANIT). PHU protected the liver from CCl4-induced injury as judged by morphological and biochemical observations. In contrast, PHU aggravated ANIT-induced injury as judged also by morphological and biochemical observation. PHU prevented the increase in hepatic glutathione (GSH) and lipid peroxidation induced by CCl4. But PHU enhanced the increase in hepatic GSH caused by ANIT. These results indicate that the effect of PHU on hepatic GSH concentrations is through an indirect pathway. Clinical application of PHU on hepatitis should be explored further.


2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (04) ◽  
pp. 761-775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jen-Chieh Tsai ◽  
Wen-Huang Peng ◽  
Tai-Hui Chiu ◽  
Shun-Chieh Huang ◽  
Tai-Hung Huang ◽  
...  

This study aims to investigate the hepatoprotective activity and active constituents of the ethanol extract of Scoparia dulcis (SDE). The hepatoprotective effect of SDE (0.1, 0.5 and 1 g/kg) was evaluated on the carbon tetrachloride ( CCl4 )-induced acute liver injury. The active constituents were detected by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Mice pretreated orally with SDE (0.5 and 1.0 g/kg) and silymarin (200 mg/kg) for five consecutive days before the administering of a single dose of 0.2% CCl4 (10 ml/kg of bw, ip) showed a significant inhibition of the increase of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST). Histological analyses also showed that SDE (0.5 and 1.0 g/kg) and silymarin reduced the extent of liver lesions induced by CCl4 , including vacuole formation, neutrophil infiltration and necrosis. Moreover, SDE decreased the malondialdehyde (MDA) level and elevated the content of reduced glutathione (GSH) in the liver as compared to those in the CCl4 group. Furthermore, SDE (0.5 and 1.0 g/kg) enhanced the activities of anti-oxidative enzymes including superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase (GRd) and glutathione-S-transferase (GST). The quantities of active constituents in SDE were about 3.1 mg luteolin/g extract and 1.1 mg apigenin/g extract. The hepatoprotective mechanisms of SDE were likely associated to the decrease in MDA level and increase in GSH level by increasing the activities of antioxidant enzymes such as SOD, GPx, GRd and GST. These results demonstrated that SDE could alleviate CCl4 -induced acute liver injury in mice.


2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 369-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yung-Jia Chiu ◽  
Shen-Chieh Chou ◽  
Chuan-Sung Chiu ◽  
Chun-Pin Kao ◽  
Kun-Chang Wu ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (06) ◽  
pp. 1085-1097 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung Chao ◽  
Meng-Shiou Lee ◽  
Sakae Amagaya ◽  
Jiunn-Wang Liao ◽  
Jin-Bin Wu ◽  
...  

This study investigates the hepatoprotective activity of ethanol extract from Shidagonglao roots (SDGLEtOH). The hepatoprotective effect of SDGLEtOH(20, 100 and 500 mg/kg) was analyzed on carbon tetrachloride ( CCl4)-induced acute liver injury. Rats pretreated orally with SDGLEtOH(100 and 500 mg/kg) and silymarin (200 mg/kg) for 3 consecutive days prior to the administration of a single dose of 50% CCl4(0.10 ml/100 g of bw, ip) significantly prevented the increases in the activities of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) in CCl4-treated rats. Histological analysis also showed that SDGLEtOH(100 and 500 mg/kg) and silymarin reduced the incidence of liver lesions including vacuole formation, neutrophil infiltration and necrosis of hepatocytes induced by CCl4in rats. Moreover, the SDGLEtOH(100 and 500 mg/kg) increased the activities of anti-oxidative enzymes, superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and glutathione reductase (GRd) and decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) level in liver, as compared to those in the CCl4-treated group. Furthermore, SDGLEtOH(100 and 500 mg/kg) and silymarin attenuated the increased levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in serum and nitric oxide ( NO ) in liver as compared to the CCl4-treated group. The hepatoprotective mechanisms of SDGLEtOHare likely related to inhibition of TNF-α, MDA and NO productions via increasing the activities of antioxidant enzymes (SOD, GPx and GRd). These experimental results suggest that SDGLEtOHcan attenuate CCl4-induced acute liver injury in rats.


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