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ArticleJournal of traditional and complementary medicine2016

Extract of a polyherbal formulation ameliorates experimental nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

Mohammed Azeemuddin, Mohamed Rafiq, Suryakanth Dattatraya Anturlikar, Lakkavalli Mohan Sharath Kumar, Pralhad Sadashiv Patki, Uddagiri Venkanna Babu, Ramakrishnan Shyam

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Article in Journal of traditional and complementary medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Mohammed AzeemuddinDepartment of Pharmacology, R&D Center, The Himalaya Drug Company, Bangalore, India.
Mohamed RafiqDepartment of Pharmacology, R&D Center, The Himalaya Drug Company, Bangalore, India.
Suryakanth Dattatraya AnturlikarDepartment of Pharmacology, R&D Center, The Himalaya Drug Company, Bangalore, India.
Lakkavalli Mohan Sharath KumarDepartment of Phytochemistry, R&D Center, The Himalaya Drug Company, Bangalore, India.
Pralhad Sadashiv PatkiDepartment of Pharmacology, R&D Center, The Himalaya Drug Company, Bangalore, India.
Uddagiri Venkanna BabuDepartment of Phytochemistry, R&D Center, The Himalaya Drug Company, Bangalore, India.
Ramakrishnan ShyamChief Scientific Officer, R&D Center, The Himalaya Drug Company, Bangalore, India.

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Abstract

The objective of the present study is to evaluate the effect of the extract of a well-known hepatospecific polyherbal formulation, Liv.52, in an experimental model of high-fat diet (HFD)-induced nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in rats. Feeding a HFD for 15 weeks resulted in significant impairment of the lipid profile, elevation of hepatic enzyme markers, and insulin resistance in rats. The histological examination of the liver furthermore indicated fibrotic changes and fat deposition in hepatic tissues. The treatment with Liv.52 extract [125 mg/kg body weight per os (b.wt. p.o.)], which was administered from week 9 onward, reversed the HFD-induced changes to a statistically significant extent, compared to the untreated positive control animals. The effect observed with Liv.52 extract was comparable to that of pioglitazone (4 mg/kg b.wt.), a standard drug that is useful in the management of NASH. The treatment with Liv.52 extract significantly reduced steatosis, collagen deposition, and necrosis in hepatic tissues, which indicates its antifibrotic and antinecrotic properties. The results obtained in the present set of experiments indicate that Liv.52 extract effectively reverses metabolic and histological changes associated with HFD-induced NASH.

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antifibrotichigh-fat dietinsulin resistanceLiv.52nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

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