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Screening of Herbal Medicines for Recovery of Acetaminophen-induced Hepatotoxicity  

Sohn, Sung-Hwa (BK21 Oriental Medical Science Center, KyungHee University)
Lee, Hyo-Eun (BK21 Oriental Medical Science Center, KyungHee University)
Lee, Beom-Joon (BK21 Oriental Medical Science Center, KyungHee Universityz)
Kim, Sung-Hoon (Department of Oriental Pathology, College of Oriental Medicine, KyungHee University)
Shin, Min-Kyu (BK21 Oriental Medical Science Center, KyungHee University)
Hong, Moo-Chang (BK21 Oriental Medical Science Center, KyungHee University)
Bae, Hyun-Su (BK21 Oriental Medical Science Center, KyungHee University)
Kim, Yang-Seok (BK21 Oriental Medical Science Center, KyungHee University)
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Molecular & Cellular Toxicology / v.4, no.4, 2008 , pp. 331-337 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to quantitatively evaluate the recovery effects of herbal medicines on acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity. In the present study, the recovery effects of 251 herbal medicines on THLE-2 cells that had been damaged by acetaminophen were evaluated using an MTS assay. THLE-2 cells were cultured in 96-well plates and then pretreated with or without 60 ${\mu}M$ acetaminophen (${IC}_{50}$ value: 35.84) for 1 hr. Next, different herbal medicines were added to the wells, after which the cells were reincubated at $37^{\circ}C$ for 24 hr. After first round of screening, the candidate herbal medicines were selected based on a recovery rate of greater than 40% and their efficacy were then determined by dose response kinetic analysis. Among these extracts, 8 herbal medicines (Terminalia chebula, Pueraria lobata, Acronychia laurifolia, Lopatherum gracile, Oroxylum indicum, Cynanchum atratum, Senecio scandens, and Sophora flavescens) had a strong recovery effect on acetaminophen-induced damage in THLE-2 cells. Dose response non-linear regression analysis demonstrated that Senecio scandens showed the best recovery rate (98%), and that its ${EC}_{50}$ was 19.54 ng/mL. Additional studies of these herbal medicines should be conducted to determine if they possess novel therapeutic agents for the prevention or treatment of liver disorders.
Keywords
Acetaminophen; Herb medicines; Hepatotoxicity; Senecio scandens; Sophora flavescens;
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