Hepatoprotective and antioxidant actions of an extract of the russian thistle in paracetamol hepatitis in rats

Author: Vengerovskii A.   Melent’eva A.   Burkova V.  

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

ISSN: 0091-150X

Source: Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal, Vol.44, Iss.3, 2010-07, pp. : 138-140

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Abstract

The effects of polyphenol-containing hepatoprotectors of plant origin, i.e., an extract of the Russian thistle and silymarin, on liver metabolism after paracetamol-induced damage were studied in rats. Both hepatoprotectors decreased the signs of paracetamol hepatotoxicity and promoted recovery of the major functions of the liver. Russian thistle extract and to a lesser extent silymarin prevented the formation of lipid peroxidation products, i.e., diene conjugates, Schiff bases, and malondialdehyde, in the liver, produced reductions in blood aminotransferases, y-glutamyltranspeptidase, acid and alkaline phosphatases, and phospholipase A levels, decreased the total bilirubin concentration, and activated the detoxification of bilirubin, phenols, and ammonia.

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