Protective Effect of Brazilian Propolis against Liver Damage with Cholestasis in Rats Treated with α-Naphthylisothiocyanate
Joint Authors
Ikeno, Kumiko
Nakamura, Tadashi
Ohta, Yoshiji
Tokunaga, Kenji
Watanabe, Rie
Ohashi, Koji
Harada, Nobuhiro
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-04-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We examined the protective effect of Brazilian propolis against liver damage with cholestasis in rats treated with α-naphthylisothiocyanate (ANIT) in comparison with that of vitamin E (VE).
Rats orally received Brazilian propolis ethanol extract (BPEE) (25, 50, or 100 mg/kg), VE (250 mg/kg) or vehicle at 12 h after intraperitoneal injection of ANIT (75 mg/kg) and were killed 24 h after the injection.
Vehicle-treated rats showed liver cell damage and cholestasis, judging from the levels of serum marker enzymes and components.
The vehicle group had increased serum total cholesterol, triglyceride, phospholipid, and lipid peroxide levels, increased hepatic lipid peroxide, reduced glutathione, and ascorbic acid levels and myeloperoxidase activity, and decreased hepatic superoxide dismutase activity.
BPEE (50 mg/kg) administered to ANIT-treated rats prevented liver cell damage and cholestasis and attenuated these serum and hepatic biochemical changes except hepatic ascorbic acid, although administered BPEE (25 or 100 mg/kg) was less effective.
VE administered to ANIT-treated rats prevented liver cell damage, but not cholestasis, and attenuated increased serum lipid peroxide level, increased hepatic lipid peroxide level and myeloperoxidase activity, and decreased hepatic superoxide dismutase activity.
These results indicate that BPEE protects against ANIT-induced liver damage with cholestasis in rats more effectively than VE.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nakamura, Tadashi& Ohta, Yoshiji& Ohashi, Koji& Ikeno, Kumiko& Watanabe, Rie& Tokunaga, Kenji…[et al.]. 2013. Protective Effect of Brazilian Propolis against Liver Damage with Cholestasis in Rats Treated with α-Naphthylisothiocyanate. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-461722
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nakamura, Tadashi…[et al.]. Protective Effect of Brazilian Propolis against Liver Damage with Cholestasis in Rats Treated with α-Naphthylisothiocyanate. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-461722
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nakamura, Tadashi& Ohta, Yoshiji& Ohashi, Koji& Ikeno, Kumiko& Watanabe, Rie& Tokunaga, Kenji…[et al.]. Protective Effect of Brazilian Propolis against Liver Damage with Cholestasis in Rats Treated with α-Naphthylisothiocyanate. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-461722
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-461722