Mohammadi Arezoo, Kazemi Sohrab, Molayousefian Inas, Pirzadeh Marzieh, Moghadamnia Ali Akbar
Student Research Committee, Health Research Center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2022 Aug 10;2022:4619064. doi: 10.1155/2022/4619064. eCollection 2022.
One of the main causes of acute liver failure is overdose with acetaminophen. Excessive consumption of acetaminophen leads to the production of NAPQI (N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine) through the activity of the enzyme cytochrome c oxidase. For this purpose, the effect of galangin nanoparticles with antioxidant activities will be evaluated for the treatment of acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity. In this study, after the synthesis of galangin nanoparticles and particle size determination, mice were divided into six groups. Before treatment, a single dose (350 mg/kg) of acetaminophen was administered by gavage in all groups. The activity of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), as well as biochemical factors FRAP and MDA in serum were measured and a histopathological study was performed. The prepared nanoparticles produced in this research were characterized by the SEM, DLS, and ZETA potential, and the average particle size was obtained in the range of 150 nm. Serum levels of liver enzymes (AST and ALT) in the nanoparticle group decreased significantly compared with the control group ( < 0.05). In the group without treatment, the activity of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) enzymes increased significantly compared with the treatment groups. Also, galangin nanoparticles, at a dose of 20 mg/kg, improve cell damage in hepatocytes and preserve the tissue structure of the liver. Galangin nanoparticles reduce the acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity by reducing the number of liver function indices. According to our findings, the liver-protective effects of the nanoparticle may be due to its antioxidant properties.
急性肝衰竭的主要原因之一是对乙酰氨基酚过量。过量服用对乙酰氨基酚会通过细胞色素c氧化酶的活性导致产生N - 乙酰 - 对 - 苯醌亚胺(NAPQI)。为此,将评估具有抗氧化活性的高良姜素纳米颗粒对乙酰氨基酚诱导的肝毒性的治疗效果。在本研究中,合成高良姜素纳米颗粒并测定粒径后,将小鼠分为六组。治疗前,所有组均通过灌胃给予单剂量(350 mg/kg)的对乙酰氨基酚。测定血清中丙氨酸氨基转移酶(ALT)、天冬氨酸氨基转移酶(AST)、碱性磷酸酶(ALP)的活性以及生化因子FRAP和MDA,并进行组织病理学研究。本研究制备的纳米颗粒通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、动态光散射(DLS)和Zeta电位进行表征,平均粒径在150 nm范围内。纳米颗粒组的血清肝酶(AST和ALT)水平与对照组相比显著降低(P < 0.05)。在未治疗组中,天冬氨酸氨基转移酶(AST)和丙氨酸氨基转移酶(ALT)的活性与治疗组相比显著增加。此外,剂量为20 mg/kg的高良姜素纳米颗粒可改善肝细胞损伤并维持肝脏组织结构。高良姜素纳米颗粒通过减少肝功能指标的数量来降低对乙酰氨基酚诱导的肝毒性。根据我们的研究结果,纳米颗粒的肝脏保护作用可能归因于其抗氧化特性。