The effect of hydroalcoholic extract of Brasscia rapa. L root on methotrexate induced hepatotoxicity in the rat
Subject Areas :
Veterinary Clinical Pathology
Saeed Khodadad
1
,
داریوش مهاجری
2
,
Ramin Kaffashi Elahi
3
1 - DVM, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.
2 - استاد، گروه پاتوبیولوژی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تبریز، تبریز، ایران
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.
Received: 2017-10-30
Accepted : 2018-06-13
Published : 2018-08-23
Keywords:
Rat,
Hepatotoxicity,
Methotrexate,
Brassica rapa. L root,
Abstract :
Methotrexate as an anticancer drug is hepatotoxic at high doses. It has been proven that oxidative stress is involved in methotrexate induced toxicity. Because of antioxidant potential of Brassica rapa. L root, this study was undertaken to examine the protective effect of hydroalcoholic extract of Brasscia rapa L. (BR) root on methotrexate induced hepatotoxicity in the rat. For this purpose, forty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into four equal groups. Group 1 was used as control; groups 2 and 4 were orally treated with BR root extract (200 mg/kg) for 15 consecutive days. Groups 3 and 4 received a single intraperitoneal dose of methotrexate (20 mg/kg) on the 10th day of the experiment. At the end of the experiment, serumic levels of AST and ALT, ALP and total bilirubin, albumin and total proteins were assessed. Malondialdehyde and activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase were assayed in liver homogenates. Tissue sections were prepared from the liver and finally, the biochemical findings were compared with histopathological results. In group 4, BR root extract significantly (p<0.05) decreased the levels of serum biomarkers of hepatic injury and total bilirubin, and significantly increased the levels of serum albumin and total proteins (p<0.05). Also BR root extract significantly (p<0.05) decreased the lipid peroxidation and elevated the decreased values of hepatic antioxidants in this group. Histopathologic changes including degeneration, inflammation and necrosis were in agreement with biochemical findings. The results indicated that BR root extract, because of its antioxidant potential, exerts a protective effect against methotrexate induced hepatotoxicity in rats.
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Choi, H.J., Han, M.J., Baek, N.I., Kim, D.H., Jung, H.G. and Kim, N.J. (2006). Hepatoprotective effects of Brassica rapa (Turnip) on d-Galactosamine induced liver injured rats. Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy, 37(4): 258-265.
Claiborne, A. (1985). Catalase activity. In: CRC Handbook of Methods for Oxygen Radical Research. Boca Raton, F.L. editor. Florida: CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp: 283-284.
Fernandes, F., Valentão, P., Sousa, C., Pereira, J.A., Seabra, R.M. and Andrade, P.B. (2007). Chemical and antioxidative assessment of dietaryturnip (Brassica rapa var. rapa L.). Food Chemistry, 105(3): 1003-1010.
Fraga, C.G., Leibovitz, B.E. and Tappel, A.L. (1988). Lipid peroxidation measured as thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances in tissue slices: characterization and comparison with homogenates and microsomes. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 4(3): 155-161.
Franciscoa, M., Morenob, D.A., Carteaa, M.E., Ferreresb, F., Viguerab, C.G. and Velascoa, P. (2009). Simultaneous identification of glucosinolates and phenolic compounds in a representative collection of vegetable Brassica rapa. Journal of Chromatography A, 1216(38): 6611-6619.
Frei, A., Zimmermann, A. and Weigand, K. (1984). The N-terminal propeptide of collagen type III in serum reflects activity and degree of fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease. Hepatology, 4(5): 830-834.
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Kind, P.R. and King, E.J. (1954). Estimation of plasma phosphates by determination of hydrolyzed phenol with antipyrin. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 7(4): 322-326.
Lowry, O.H., Rosebrough, N.J., Farr, A.L. and Randall, R.J. (1951). Protein measurement with the folin phenol reagent. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 193: 265-275.
Malloy, H.T. and Evelyn, K.A. (1937). The determination of bilirubin level with the photoelectric colorimeter. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 119: 481-484.
Mithen, R., Faulkner, K., Magrath, R., Rose, P., Williamson, G. and Marquez, J. (2003). Development of isothiocyanate-enriched broccoli, and its enhanced ability to induce phase 2 detoxification enzymes in mammalian cells. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 106(4): 727-734.
Mohandas, J., Marshal, J.J., Duggin, G.G., Horvath, J.S. and Tiller, D.G. (1984). Low activities of glutathione-related enzymes as factors in the genesis of urinary bladder cancer. Cancer Research, 44(11): 5086-5091.
Nishikimi, M., Appaji, N. and Yagi, K. (1972). The occurrence of superoxide anion in the reaction of reduced phenazine methosulfate and molecular oxygen. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 46(2): 849-854.
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Reitman, S. and Frankel, S. (1957). A colorimetric method for the determination of serum glutamic oxaloacetic and glutamic pyruvic transaminase. American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 28: 56-63.
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Rezaei Moghadam, A., Tutunchi, S., Namvaran-Abbas-Abad, A., Yazdi, M., Bonyadi, F., Mohajeri, D., et al. (2015). Pre-administration of turmeric prevents methotrexate-induced liver toxicity and oxidative stress. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 15(246): 1-13.
Rotruck, I.T., Pope, A.L., Ganther, H.E., Swanson, A.B., Hafeman, D.G. and Hoekstra, W.G. (1973). Selenium: Biochemical role as a component of glutathione peroxidase. Science, 179: 588-590.
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Shukia, R., Sharma, S.B., Puri, D., Prabhu, K.M. and Murthy, P.S. (2000). Medicinal plants for treatment of diabetes mellitus. Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, 15(Suppl 1): 169-177.
Thabrew, M.I., Joice, P.D. and Rajatissa, W. (1987). A comparative study of the efficacy of Pavetta indica and Osbeckia octanda in the treatment of liver dysfunction. Planta Medica, 53(3): 239-241.
Traka, M. and Mithen, R. (2008). Glucosinolates, isothiocyanates and human health. Phytochemistry Reviews, 8(1): 269-282.
Venkatesan, N., Punithavathi, D. and Arumugam, V. (2000). Curcumin prevents adriamycin nephrotoxicity in rats. British Journal of Pharmacology, 129(2): 231-234.
Yüncü, M., Eralp, A. and Celõk, A. (2006). Effect of aged garlic extract against methotrexate induced damage to the small intestine in rats. Phytotherapy Research, 20(6): 504-510.
