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http://dx.doi.org/10.5352/JLS.2007.17.10.1406

Effect of Pimpinella Brachycarpa Ethanol Extract on Chronically Ethanol-Induced Liver Damage in Rats  

Choo, Myung-Hee (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Chosun University)
Lee, Jae-Joon (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Chosun University)
Lee, Myung-Yul (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Chosun University)
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Journal of Life Science / v.17, no.10, 2007 , pp. 1406-1413 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was performed to investigate the effect of ethanol extract of Pimpinella brachycarpa(PBE) on chronically ethanol-induced hepatotoxicity in rat liver. Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 90-130 g were divided into 5 groups; normal group(NOR), ethanol(35%, 10 ml/kg) treated group(CON), PBE 200 mg/kg treated group(P1), PBE 200 mg/kg and ethanol treated group(P2), and PBE 400 mg/kg and ethanol treated group(P3). PBE was also fractionated by the following solvent: n-hexane, chloroform, ethylacetate and n-butanol. The antioxidative capacity of the n-hexane fraction was the highest among fractions and was similar to that of butylated hydroxytoluene(BHT). The body weight gain and feed intake of the rats were decreased by ethanol administration, but were gradually increased to the similar levels of the NOR group by administering PBE. The AST activity in serum elevated by ethanol was significantly decreased by administering the high dosage of PBE, but exerted no significant change on serum ALT activity. It was also observed that the hepatic activities of xanthine oxide(XO), catalase and glutathione peroxidase(GSH-Px) increased by ethanol were markedly decreased in the combined ethanol and PBE administered groups(P2 and P3), but not in the activity of superoxide dismutase(SOD) as compared with the CON group. The glutathione(GSH) contents were decreased by ethanol adminstration, however, increased after administering PBE. These results suggest that ethanol extract of Pimpinella brachycarpa has a possible positive effect on the liver function in hepatotoxicity-induced rats by ethanol administration.
Keywords
Pimpinella brachycarpa; ethanol; hepatotoxicity; antioxidative enzymes;
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