Center of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research, King Abdulaziz University, Post Box No. 80216, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Pharmacy, University of Lahore, Pakistan.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2014;2014:641597. doi: 10.1155/2014/641597. Epub 2014 Mar 25.
Oxidative stress, lipid peroxidation, and transaminase reactions are some of the mechanisms that can lead to liver dysfunction. A time-dependent study was designed to evaluate the ability of silymarin (SLN) and glycyrrhizin (GLN) in different dosage regimens to lessen oxidative stress in the rats with hepatic injury caused by the hepatotoxin carbon tetrachloride. Wistar male albino rats (n = 60) were randomly assigned to six groups. Group A served as a positive control while groups B, C, D, E, and F received a dose of CCl4 (50% solution of CCl4 in liquid paraffin, 2 mL/kg, intraperitoneally) twice a week to induce hepatic injury. Additionally, the animals received SLN and GLN in different doses for a period of six weeks. CCl4 was found to induce hepatic injury by significantly increasing serum alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances while decreasing total protein and the activities of reduced glutathione, superoxide dismutase, and catalase. Treatment with various doses of SLN and GLN significantly reduced ALT, AST, ALP, and TBARS levels and increased GSH, SOD, and CAT levels. Our findings indicated that SLN and GLN have hepatoprotective effects against oxidative stress of the liver.
氧化应激、脂质过氧化和氨基转移酶反应是导致肝功能障碍的一些机制。本研究设计了一个时间依赖性实验,以评估水飞蓟素(SLN)和甘草酸(GLN)在不同剂量方案下减轻四氯化碳(CCl4)肝毒素引起肝损伤大鼠氧化应激的能力。将 60 只雄性 Wistar 白化大鼠随机分为 6 组。A 组为阳性对照组,B、C、D、E 和 F 组每周两次腹腔注射 CCl4(CCl4 为 50%的液体石蜡溶液,2mL/kg)诱导肝损伤。此外,这些动物还接受了不同剂量的 SLN 和 GLN 治疗 6 周。结果发现,CCl4 通过显著增加血清丙氨酸氨基转移酶、天冬氨酸氨基转移酶、碱性磷酸酶和硫代巴比妥酸反应物质,同时降低总蛋白和还原型谷胱甘肽、超氧化物歧化酶和过氧化氢酶的活性,诱导肝损伤。用不同剂量的 SLN 和 GLN 治疗后,ALT、AST、ALP 和 TBARS 水平显著降低,GSH、SOD 和 CAT 水平显著升高。这些发现表明 SLN 和 GLN 对肝脏的氧化应激具有保护作用。