Influence of Protaetia brevitarsis Extract on Liver Damage Induced by Carbon Tetrachloride and Ethanol in Rats

에탄올 및 사염화탄소의 긴 손상에 미치는 흰점박이꽃무지 추출물의 영향

Protaetia brevitarsis has been utilized as an ingredient of the description for the treatment of patients with chronic hepatic diseases in oriental medicine. This study was attempted to investigate whether Protaetia brevitarsis extract(PBE) protects or modulates the liver injuries induced by carbon tetrachloride or ethanol in Sprageue-Dawley rate. The liver injuries of rats induced by the treatment of carbon tetrachloride or ethanol were manifested by the observation of the significant changes in liver weight, serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activities, serum thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), and microsomal detocification enzymes(cytochrome P_450), cytochrome b$_{5}$, and cytochrome b$_{5}$ reductase).The effect of PBF on the liver damage induced by the chemicals was evaluated with the extent modulated in change of biochemical parameters above. Exposure to ethanol alone resulted a significant change in the ration of liver per body weight, ALT activity, and microsomal detoxification enzymes (cytochrome P_450, cytochrome b$_{5}$, and cytochrome b$_{5}$ reductase), but did not significantly changes in the levels of serum AST activity and TBARS. Pretreatment coith PBE did not modulate the alteration of the ratio of liver to body weigth, and the activities of serum aminotransferascs (AST. ALT), TBARS, and micro somal detoxification enzyme (cytochrome p_450, cytochrome b$_{5}$,and cytochrome b$_{5}$ reductase. These result suggested that PBE has not appreciable therapeutic effect on carbon tetrachloride or ethanol induced hepatotoxicity.

흰점박이꽃무지(Protaetia brevitarsis)는 간 질환의 치료를 위해 민간요법 뿐만 아니라 한방에서는 이용하는 전통약물로 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 사염화탄소와 에탄올로 간 손산을 유도한 흰쥐에서 흰점박이꽃무지 추출물(PBE)의 영향을 조사하였다. 사염화탄소는 이물질대사효소(cytochrome P_450, cytochrome b$_{5}$, cytochrome b$_{5}$ reductase), TBARS, 혈청 AST와 ALT, 간 무게비에서 유의한 변화가 확인되는 간독성이 유발하였으며, 에탄올은 혈청 AST와 TBARS의 변화는 유도하지 않았으나 이물질대사효소, ALT, 체중 당 무게비가 유의한 변화를 나타내었다. PBE로 전 처리한 실험군은 이물질대사효소(cytochrome P_450, cytochrome b$_{5}$, cytochrome b$_{5}$, reductase), 혈청 TBARS, AST와 ALT, 간무게비에서 어떠한 유의적인 변화도 관찰되지 않았다. 이러한결과는 적어도 이 실험조건에서는 PBE가 사염호탄소 혹은 에탄올로 유도한 간 독성에 대하여 보호 또는 회복효과가 없다고 판단된다.