Protective effect of Euphorbia thymifolia and Euphorbia hirta against carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity in Wistar rats. (3rd August 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Balasubramanian, Balamuralikrishnan; Liu, Wen-Chao; Arumugam, Vijaya Anand; Gurupalraj, Durai Muthu Mani; Ramasamy, Manikandan; Madhavan, Shenbagam; Velayuthaprabhu, Shanmugam; Park, Sungkwon
• Is Part Of: Drug development and industrial pharmacy. Volume 48:Number 8(2022)
• Page Start: 406
• Page End: 416
• Publication Date: 2022-08-03
• Subjects: Superoxide dismutase -- catalase -- lipid peroxides -- aspartate aminotransferase -- alanine aminotransferase -- alkaline phosphatase; Pharmaceutical chemistry -- Periodicals; Pharmaceutical industry -- Periodicals; Drug Industry -- Periodicals; Technology, Pharmaceutical -- Periodicals; 615.05
• DOI: 10.1080/03639045.2022.2122985
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-9045

Abstract

Abstract: Objectives: The present study aims to investigate the protective effect of Euphorbia thymifolia and Euphorbia hirta extracts on in vitro antioxidant activity and in vivo analysis on hepatic marker enzyme levels and histopathological changes in the liver of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4 ) induced hepatotoxicity rats. Materials and methods: This study includes 42 adult male Albino Wistar rats randomly divided into seven treatment groups, including control (basal diet, G1), CCl4 -induced single dose (1.5 ml/kg, i.p.) as the negative control (G2), G1 supplemented with 300 mg/kg of ethanol extract of E. thymifolia (G3) and E. hirta (G4), G2 supplemented with 300 mg/kg of ethanol extract of E. thymifolia (G5), E. hirta (G6), and silymarin (25 mg/kg b.w.) used as a standard drug (G7) for 21-days experimental period. Results: The ethanolic extracts of E. thymifolia and E. hirta exhibited potential in vitro antioxidant activity in a dose-dependent manner (25 μg/ml, 50 μg/ml, 100 μg/ml, 200 μg/ml and 250 μg/ml). Oxidative stress caused by CCl4 -induced the liver damage, including changes in liver marker enzymes (aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and alkaline phosphatase), enzymatic (superoxide dismutase and catalase), non-enzymatic antioxidants (lipid peroxides and glutathione) and hepatocellular alterations such as hydropic degeneration, irregular hepatocytes, and distention of the vein. Administration of E. thymifolia and E. hirta significantly ( p < 0.05) restored the enzyme activity along with the histology of the liver. Conclusion: The results from the current study demonstrate that E. thymifolia and E. hirta have the property of restoring hepatic redox capacity and antioxidant activities against CCl4 -induced acute liver damage.