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ArticleInternational journal of preventive medicine2014

Hepatoprotective Potential of Prosopis farcta Beans Extracts against Acetaminophen-induced Hepatotoxicity in Wister Rats.

Akram Asadollahi, Hadi Sarir, Arash Omidi, Mohammad Bagher Montazar Torbati

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Article in International journal of preventive medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Akram AsadollahiDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran.
Hadi SarirDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran.
Arash OmidiDepartment of Animal Health Management, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
Mohammad Bagher Montazar TorbatiDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran.
University of Birjand · IRShiraz University · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHepatotoxicity by acetaminophen is the most frequent cause of acute liver failure in many countries. Prosopis farcta beans extract (PFE) has some antioxidant property and may alleviate hepatotoxicity. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate effects of PFE against acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity.

methodsThirty-six male Wistar albino rats weighing 220 ± 30 g were distributed into six groups. Two groups were pretreated with PFE (50 and 75 mg/kg) for 7 days before administration of acetaminophen (600 mg/kg). Two were given acetaminophen or PFE (50 and 75 mg/kg) alone, and the control received normal saline. One day after acetaminophen, administration blood samples were collected by cardiac puncture to determine liver function enzymes markers; aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase (AST and ALT), cholesterol, triglyceride (TG), high, low, and very low density lipoproteins (LDL and VLDL).

resultsIn acetaminophen-treated rat plasma AST (314 ± 18.54 vs. 126.37 ± 4.13), ALT (304 ± 49.24 vs. 187.33 ± 3.71), cholesterol, TG, LDL, and VLDL were increased by 149, 160, 37, 92, 60, and 94%, respectively. PFE at both doses significantly (P < 0.05) attenuated the above biochemical indices to near normal.

conclusionsProsopis farcta beans extract (50 and 75 mg/kg) exhibited hepatoprotective activity against APAP.

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Acetaminophenalanine aminotransferaseaspartate aminotransferaselipid profileProsopis farcta

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PMCPMC4223948
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