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http://dx.doi.org/10.5338/KJEA.2012.31.3.264

Effect of Taraxacum Mongolicum Extract on Serum Heavy Metal Levels and Blood Parameters of Albino Rats Exposed to Lead and Mercury  

Lee, Keyong-Ho (Center for Nutraceutical & Pharmaceutical Materials, Myongji University)
Rhee, Ki-Hyeong (College of Industrial Sciences, Kongju National University)
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Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture / v.31, no.3, 2012 , pp. 264-270 More about this Journal
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was that serum metabolic and hematological variables were measured to investigate the detoxication effect of Taraxacum mongolicum extract on male albino rat exposed with lead and mercury. METHODS AND RESULTS: For this study, Pb and Hg-exposed( 50 ppm) albino rats was used, and the treatments were carried out in three doses of 100 mg/kg, 200 mg/kg and 500 mg/kg as dry weight of T. mongolicum extract. T. mongolicum extract could improved the body weight gain and feed efficiency ratio, except to food intake. The levels of biochemical factors elevated by Pb-Hg mix exposure, which are Bilirubin, Alkaline phosphatase(ALP), glutamic oxaloacetate transaminase(GOT), glutamic pyruvate transaminase (GPT), lactate dehydrogenase(LDH), ceatinine and blood urea nitrogen(BUN), were significantly reduced in all treated groups as compared to Pb-Hg mix exposure alone. T. mongolicum extract was shown to suppress the accumulation of Hg and Pb in serum by dose dependent manner. CONCLUSION: Therefore, this study suggest that T. mongolicum extract might have the potential effect to minimize the toxic effects of Pb and Hg.
Keywords
Detoxification; Lead; Male rat; Mercury; Taraxacum mongolicum;
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