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The Liver Protecting Effect of Pomegranate (Punica granatum) Seed Oil in Mice Treated with $CCl_4$  

Kim, Dong-Heui (Department of Basic Science, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
Deung, Young-Kun (Department of Basic Science, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
Lee, Young-Mi (Biotech Research Institute, HDr Co., Ltd.)
Yoon, Yang-Suk (Biotech Research Institute, HDr Co., Ltd.)
Kwon, Ki-Rok (Department of Acupuncture, College of Oriental Medicine, Sangji University)
Park, Dae-Bok (Isoo Research Center, I-Soo Co., Ltd.)
Park, Seung-Kyu (Department of Parasitology, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
Lee, Kyu-Jae (Department of Parasitology, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
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Applied Microscopy / v.36, no.3, 2006 , pp. 173-182 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, the pomegranate seed oil (PSO) has been reported to have various efforts including anti-cancer effect. In this study, we examined the liver-protecting effect of the PSO on the hepatotoxicity induced by $CCl_4$ using the BALB/c mice. The PSO was made from dried seeds of black pomegranate (Punica grantum) by heating and squeezing. The expreimental animals were divided into 3 groups; control group treated with olive oil only, experimental group 1 treated with $CCl_4$ only, and experimental group 2 treated with PSO and $CCl_4$. 24 hours after injection of $CCl_4$ into the peritoneal cavity, we collected the blood samples to measure the level of serological factors; aspartate aminotransferase(AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), total protein, albumin, total bilirubin, direct bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase. Simultaneously we observed the histological change of liver under the light and electron microscope. As the result, AST and ALT showed $88.7{\pm}14.9IU/L\;and\;22.0{\pm}3.12IU/L$ in the control group, $1963.7{\pm}1212.9IU/L\;and\;4495.4{\pm}2803.6IU/L$ in the experimental group 1, and $432.2{\pm}260.1IU/L\;and\;692.3{\pm}433.1IU/L$ in the experimental group 2. The experimental group 2 showed significant difference as compared with experimental group 1 (P<0.005). In histological study, the experimental group 2 was recovered than experimental group 1 which had abnormal mitochondria, increase of lysosomes, and severe necrosis at the central vein zones. These results indicated that the PSO had the liver protecting effect. However, The further study on the relationship between ingredients of pomegranate seed and liver protecting effect is in need.
Keywords
Protecting effect; Pomegranate; Seed oil; Liver; $CCl_4$;
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