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ArticleSaudi journal of biological sciences2014

Hepatoprotective effect of Rhodiola imbricata rhizome against paracetamol-induced liver toxicity in rats.

Ravichandran Senthilkumar, Rahul Chandran, Thangaraj Parimelazhagan

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Article in Saudi journal of biological sciences, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ravichandran SenthilkumarDepartment of Botany, Bioprospecting Laboratory, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Rahul ChandranDepartment of Botany, Bioprospecting Laboratory, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Thangaraj ParimelazhaganDepartment of Botany, Bioprospecting Laboratory, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Bharathiar University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rhodiola imbricata is a perennial herb of the family Crassulaceae, which has significant traditional usage as medicine and is also known to biosynthesize phytochemicals such as flavonoids, coumarins and phenyl glycosides. The present investigation was aimed to estimate the hepatoprotective activity of R. imbricata rhizome acetone extract against paracetamol (2 g/kg) induced liver toxicity. Paracetamol was administered to induce hepatic damage in Wistar rats. 200 and 400 mg/kg doses of rhizome acetone extract and silymarin (25 mg/kg) were used as treatment groups. The blood samples were analyzed for biochemical markers of hepatic injury and tissue samples were subjected for estimation of liver antioxidants and histopathological studies. Analysis of the extract treated rats (400 mg/kg) showed an elevation of superoxide dismutase (0.326 units/min/mg protein), catalase (185.03 μmole of H2O2 consumed/min/mg protein), glutothione peroxidase (19.26 mg GSH consumed/min/mg protein) and reduced glutathione (16.2 μmole of GSH/mg protein). Moreover, the biochemical parameters in serum like alkaline phosphatase, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) and lipid profiles were also improved in treated groups compared to the control. The oral administration of different doses of rhizome acetone extract significantly protected the hepatic cells from damage. The hematological and biochemical parameters were also normal in extract treated rats compared to the control and standard (silymarin) groups. The HPLC analysis revealed the presence of some important phenolic compounds which could be responsible for the hepatoprotective activity. This study proved that R. imbricata could be taken as a good natural source of the hepatoprotective agent.

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Biochemical markersHematologyHepatotoxicityHistopathologyIn vivo antioxidants

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PMID25313275
PMCPMC4191600
OpenAlexW2033763740

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