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http://dx.doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2015.44.10.1431

Effects of Fermented Water Extracts from Ligularia fischeri on Hepatotoxicity in Ethanol-Induced Rats  

Yu, Keun-Hyung (Department of Technical Development Chuncheon Bioindustry Foundation)
Lee, Sun-Yeop (Department of Technical Development Chuncheon Bioindustry Foundation)
Yang, Hyun-Mo (Department of Technical Development Chuncheon Bioindustry Foundation)
Ham, Young-Ahn (Department of Technical Development Chuncheon Bioindustry Foundation)
Lee, Soo-Ung (Department of Technical Development Chuncheon Bioindustry Foundation)
Chae, Seoung-Wan (Department of Pathology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Lee, Yong-Jin (Department of Technical Development Chuncheon Bioindustry Foundation)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition / v.44, no.10, 2015 , pp. 1431-1438 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the effects of fermented water extracts from Ligularia fischeri (LAF) on reduction of hepatotoxicity induced by ethanol in rats. Ethanol-treated Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into the following eight groups: ethanol-treated group (control), ethanol and ursodeoxycholic acid-treated group (positive control), ethanol and non-fermented water extracts from Ligularia fischeri (LA)-treated groups [100, 200, and 400 mg/kg BW (body weight)], ethanol and LAF-treated groups (100, 200, and 400 mg/kg BW). ${\gamma}$-Glutamyl transferase activities of the ethanol+LA-treated (100, 200, and 400 mg/kg BW) groups and ethanol+LAF-treated (400 mg/kg BW) group decreased significantly compared to those in the control group (P<0.05). Aspartate aminotransferase activities of the ethanol+LAF-treated (100, 200, and 400 mg/kg BW) groups and ethanol+LA-treated (200 and 400 mg/kg BW) groups decreased significantly compared to those in the control group (P<0.05). Alanine aminotransferase and lactate dehydrogenase activities of all groups significantly decreased compared to those in the control group (P<0.05). The total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein-cholesterol, and triglyceride levels of all groups tended to decrease compared to those in the control group, but the differences were not significant. Superoxide dismutase activity of liver tissues was enhanced in the ethanol+LAF-treated (400 mg/kg BW) group (P<0.05). The contents of malondialdehyde in liver tissues decreased in the ethanol+LAF-treated groups (P<0.05). All treated groups showed well preserved lobular architectures with no evidence of steatosis or liver damage compared to the control group. As the results of this study, LAF may improve the plasma lipid profile and alleviate hepatic damage by ethanol.
Keywords
Ligularia fischeri; fermented water extracts; ethanol; hepatoprotective effect;
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