Antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects of ethanolic extracts of faidherbia albida fruits and stem bark against carbon tetrachloride induced liver damage in rats

Other Title(s)

الأثار المضاد للأكسدة و الواقية للكبد للمستخلصات الإيثانولية لثمار و جذع الحراز من تلف الكبد المستحث بواسطة رابع كلوريد الكريون في الجرذان

Joint Authors

Hasan, Tamadur Mahmud Muhammad Ahmad
al-Damardash, Ibtihal Salah
Ali, Sumayyah Awad al-Karim

Source

Journal of Science and Technology : in Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences

Issue

Vol. 20, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2019), pp.1-8, 8 p.

Publisher

Sudan University of Science and Technology Deanship of Scientific Research

Publication Date

2019-06-30

Country of Publication

Sudan

No. of Pages

8

Main Subjects

Veterinary Medicine

Abstract EN

Haraz tree (Faidherbia albida) is used in traditional medicine for some disorders such as inflammation, diarrhoea and kidney problems.

In this study the ethanolic extracts of F.

albida fruits and stem bark were evaluated for their antioxidant and hepatoprotective activities.

Ethanolic extracts were prepared and the phytoconstituents of the fruit extract was investigated.

The antioxidant activities of both extracts were measured using DPPH assay.

CCl4 induced hepatotoxicity was used to evaluate the activities of extracts.

Thirty five albino rats were divided randomly into seven groups of five rats each; control group, CCl4 intoxicated group, hepatoprotective standard drug, F.

albida low and high doses of fruit extracts groups.

F.

albida stem bark low and high doses of the extract.

F.

albida fruits and stem bark extracts were administered orally at a dose of 250 and 500 mg/kg b.w daily for 5 days.

The hepatotoxicity was induced by injection of CCl4 in olive oil (1:1) at a dose of 0.2 ml/kg b.w interaperitoneally in the 2nd and 3rd day of extracts administration.

Liver function was tested by measuring serum aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and total proteins were estimated.

Flavonoids, tannins, triterpenoids, saponins, coumarins, alkaloids and sterols were detected in fruit ethanolic extract.

F.

albida fruits extract exhibited high antioxidant activity against DPPH assay compared to stem bark extract.

Fruits and stem bark extracts treated groups showed significantly lower (P˂ 0.05) AST, ALT and ALP values than intoxicated group suggesting the protection of hepatic cells against CCl4 induced liver damage.

The results were also compared with the hepatoprotective effect of the standard drug silymarin.

Total protein was not affected (P˃ 0.05) by administration of silymarin and plant extracts, the results were comparable to intoxicated group.

The results concluded that the ethanolic extracts of F.

albida fruits and stem bark seems to possess hepatoprotective activity in rats.

This effect may be due to antioxidant activity of phytoconstituents of the plant.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Hasan, Tamadur Mahmud Muhammad Ahmad& al-Damardash, Ibtihal Salah& Ali, Sumayyah Awad al-Karim. 2019. Antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects of ethanolic extracts of faidherbia albida fruits and stem bark against carbon tetrachloride induced liver damage in rats. Journal of Science and Technology : in Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences،Vol. 20, no. 1, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Hasan, Tamadur Mahmud Muhammad Ahmad…[et al.]. Antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects of ethanolic extracts of faidherbia albida fruits and stem bark against carbon tetrachloride induced liver damage in rats. Journal of Science and Technology : in Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences Vol. 20, no. 1 (Jun. 2019), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Hasan, Tamadur Mahmud Muhammad Ahmad& al-Damardash, Ibtihal Salah& Ali, Sumayyah Awad al-Karim. Antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects of ethanolic extracts of faidherbia albida fruits and stem bark against carbon tetrachloride induced liver damage in rats. Journal of Science and Technology : in Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences. 2019. Vol. 20, no. 1, pp.1-8.
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Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 7-5

Record ID

BIM-1440455