Anti-hepatocarcinogenic Ayurvedic herbal remedy reduces the extent of diethylnitrosamine-induced oxidative stress in rats
Prasanna Galhena1★, Ira Thabrew1, Mayuri G. Tammitiyagodage2, Vasanthi .A. Hanna Rachel3★ Corresponding author
- 1Department of Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Talagolla Road, Ragama, Sri Lanka.
- 2Animal Section, Medical Research Institute, Colombo 08, Sri Lanka.
- 3Department of Biochemistry, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, India.
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Prasanna Galhena
Department of Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Talagolla Road, Ragama, Sri Lanka.
Received: 05-05-2008; Revised: 16-10-2008; Accepted: 06-11-2008.
Volume 5, Issue 17 · pp. 19–27 · PUBLISHED 2009 · DOI:
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Previous studies have shown that a decoction prepared from a mixture of Nigella sativa seeds, Hemidesmus indicus roots and Smilax glabra rhizome, has the potential to protect against diethylnitrosamine (DEN) – induced hepatocarcinogenic changes in rats. The present in-vivo investigation with Wistar rats was conducted to determine whether the treatment with above decoction (6 g / kg / day) for a period of 10 weeks can provide protection against DEN (200 mg / kg by a single i.p. injection) mediated changes in (a) lipid peroxidation, (b) glutathione (GSH) concentration, (c) activities of the antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and (d) activity of the phase II detoxification enzyme glutathione S-transferase (GST). DEN administration resulted in a significant (p<0.05) enhancement (+ 46.2%) of lipid peroxidation (as assessed by formation of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, TBARS), accompanied by a decreased GSH concentration (- 21.7% in liver; - 5.9% in blood), and activities of SOD (- 34.3%), GPx (- 49.1%) and GST (- 19.38%). Administration of the decoction to DEN treated animals resulted in a significant (p<0.05) reduction in TBARS production, along with a restoration towards the normal levels, of the other biochemical parameters evaluated. The overall results obtained suggests that, protection against DEN – mediated changes in oxidative stress and enhancement of the activities of enzymes participating in carcinogen detoxification are possible mechanisms utilized by the decoction to mediate its anti-hepatocarcinogenic action.
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Galhena, P., Thabrew, I., Tammitiyagodage, M. G., & Rachel, V. A. H. (2009). Anti-hepatocarcinogenic Ayurvedic herbal remedy reduces the extent of diethylnitrosamine-induced oxidative stress in rats. Pharmacognosy Magazine, 5(17), 19–27.