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ArticleJournal of medicinal food2018

Cuscuta arvensis Beyr "Dodder": In Vivo Hepatoprotective Effects Against Acetaminophen-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats.

Ufuk Koca-Caliskan, Ismet Yilmaz, Asli Taslidere, Funda N Yalcin, Ceylan Aka, Nazim Sekeroglu

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6 authors.

Ufuk Koca-Caliskan1 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University , Etiler-Ankara, Turkey .
Ismet Yilmaz2 Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Inonu University , Malatya, Turkey .
Asli Taslidere3 Department of Histology-Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University , Malatya, Turkey .
Funda N Yalcin4 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University , Altindag-Ankara, Turkey .
Ceylan Aka1 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University , Etiler-Ankara, Turkey .
Nazim Sekeroglu5 Department of Biology, Faculty of Art and Science, Kilis 7 Aralik University , Kilis, Turkey .

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cuscuta arvensis Beyr. is a parasitic plant, and commonly known as "dodder" in Europe, in the United States, and "tu si zi shu" in China. It is one of the preferred spices used in sweet and savory dishes. Also, it is used as a folk medicine for the treatment particularly of liver problems, knee pains, and physiological hepatitis, which occur notably in newborns and their mothers in the southeastern part of Turkey. The purpose of this study was to investigate the hepatoprotective effects and antioxidant activities of aqueous and methanolic extracts of C. arvensis Beyr. on acetaminophen (APAP)-induced acute hepatotoxicity in rats. The results were supported by subsequent histopathological studies. The hepatoprotective activity of both the aqueous and methanolic extracts at an oral dose of 125 and 250 mg/kg was investigated by observing the reduction levels or the activity of alkaline phosphatase, alkaline transaminase, aspartate aminotransferase, blood urine nitrogen, and total bilirubin content. In vivo antioxidant activity was determined by analyzing the serum superoxide dismutase, malondialdehyde, glutathione, and catalase levels. Chromatographic methods were used to isolate biologically active compounds from the extract, and spectroscopic methods were used for structure elucidation. Both the methanolic and aqueous extracts exerted noticable hepatoprotective and antioxidant effects supporting the folkloric usage of dodder. One of the bioactive compounds was kaempferol-3-O-rhamnoside, isolated and identified from the methanolic extract.

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AcetaminophenAlkaline PhosphataseAnimalsAntioxidantsAspartate AminotransferasesBilirubinCatalaseChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryCuscutaFemaleHumansLiverMalondialdehydePlant ExtractsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyAcetaminophenAlkaline PhosphataseAntioxidantsAspartate AminotransferasesBilirubinCatalaseMalondialdehydePlant ExtractsSuperoxide DismutaseacetaminophenCuscutahepatoprotectivehistopathologyin vivo antioxidant activity

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PMCPMC5998826

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