Aminoguanidine potentiates the hepatoprotective effect of silymarin in CCL4 treated rats
Journal Title: Annals of Hepatology - Year 2011, Vol 10, Issue 2
Abstract
This study examined the possible hepatoprotective effect of aminoguanidine in comparison with silymarin and investigated the possible beneficial effects of the combination of aminoguanidine and silymarin on CCL4-induced liver fibrosis. Male Wister albino rats were randomly divided into five groups (10 rats/group). Group I included control rats injected only with liquid paraffin and saline; group II represents CCL4 control (injected with CCL4 3 times a week for 6 weeks in a dose of 25μl/100gm.b.w i.p, diluted 1:6 with liquid paraffin); group III treated with aminoguanidine (100 mg/kg); group IV was given silymarin (100 mg/kg); group V was given aminoguanidine (100 mg/kg) and silymarin (100 mg/kg). Fibrosis was depicted histologically and biochemically. CCL4 increased serum liver enzymes (ALT, AST, and ALP), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), level of nitric oxide (NO), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) and liver malondialdehyde content (MDA), collagen fiber percent and decreased liver reduced glutathione (GSH) content as endogenous antioxidant. Histopathological changes induced by CCL4 include regenerative nodules, deteriorated parenchyma; the lobules were infiltrated with fat and structurally altered. Aminoguanidine, silymarin and their combination reduced these changes and attenuated the pathological effects of CCL4 induced liver injury. The combination of both drugs was better than each drug alone. It is concluded that aminoguanidine has protective effect against CCL4 induced hepatoxicity via its iNOS inhibition and antioxidant effects. In addition, the combination of AG with silymarin has more potent hepatoprotective effect than each drug alone.
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Ahmed Ahmed, Mona Mahmoud, Marwa Ouf, Eman El-Fathaah
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