HEPATOPROTECTIVE EFFECT OF METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF HEDYOTIS HERBACEA LINN IN CCl4 TREATED MALE RATS
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Pharmacy (IRJP) - Year 2012, Vol 3, Issue 10
Abstract
To evaluate the hepatoprotective effect of methanolic extract of Hedyotis herbacea Linn in rats treated with CCl4. In Hepatotoxic rats, liver damage was studied by assessing parameters such as aspartate amino transferase (AST), alanine amino transferase (ALT), alkaline phosphate transferase (ALP) and gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) in serum and concentration of total proteins, total lipids, phospholipids, triglycerides and cholesterol in both serum and liver. The effect of co-administration of Methanolic extract of Hedyotis herbacea on the above parameters was further investigated. Histopathological study of the liver was also undertaken. A rise in the level of AST, ALT, ALP & GGT in serum evidence as hepatic damage and also changes in other biochemical parameters observed in serum and liver showed a tendency to attain near normalcy in animals co-administration with Methanolic extract of Hedyotis herbacea. The normal value for AST – 25.25 IU/L, ALP – 73.02 IU/L, Protein - 6.62 IU/L, Total lipid – 133.45 gm/100 ml. Were found to alter towards value AST – 34.51 IU/L, ALP – 130.15 IU/L, Protein – 3.42 IU/L, Total lipid – 270.82 gm/100 ml in Hepatoprotective rats. These parameters attained near normal values. AST – 24.82 IU/L, ALP – 85.15 IU/L, Protein – 5.98 IU/L, Total lipid – 151.24 gm/100 ml in Methanolic extract of Hedyotis herbacea co-administrated rats. Profound steatosis- Ballooning degeneration and nodule formation observed in the hepatic architecture of CCl4 treated rats were found to acquire near normalcy in drug co-administration rats thus corroborating the biochemical observations. The study substantiates the Hepatoprotective potential of Methanolic extract of Hedyotis herbacea.
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Naveen Sharma , AK Jain, Vipin Sharma , Suman Jain , Gurdeep Saluja
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