Effect of gypenosides on DMN-induced liver fibrosis in rats / 中国中药杂志
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
;
(24): 505-508, 2012.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-274315
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the effect of gypenosides on DMN-induced liver fibrosis in rats.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>A rat liver fibrosis model was established by injecting DMN intraperitoneally. Four weeks later, model rats were randomly devided into three groups the model group, the gypenosides treated group (200 mg x kg(-1)) and the colchicine treated group (0.1 mg x kg(-1)), with 10 specimens for each group. After a 2-week treatment, following parameters were observed (1) last body weight, weight ratio between liver and spleen; (2) content of liver hydroxyproline (Hyp); (3) activity of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), gamma-glutamyltransferase (gamma-GT), content of albumin (Alb) and total bilirubin( TBiL) in serum; (4) liver pathology (Sirius red staining and HE staining); (5) activity of liver superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione reduced (GSH), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and content of liver maleic dialdehyde (MDA).</p><p><b>RESULT</b>There were classic liver cirrhosis pathological changes in model groups. Compared with the normal group, liver Hyp content, activity of serum ATL, AST, gamma-GT and content of serum TBiL, MDA of model groups significantly increased; content of serum Alb and liver GSH, activity of liver SOD and GSH-Px decreased significantly in model groups. In comparison with the model group, liver cirrhosis remarkable improved in the gypenosides group, content of liver Hyp reduced significantly (P < 0.01), which was equal to the colchicine group. Compared with the model group, liver function parameters improved markedly in the gypenosides group; liver SOD and GSH-Px activities significantly increased; MDA content reduced significantly (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Gypenosides shows an effect in treating DMN-induced liver fibrosis in rats.</p>
Full text:
Available
Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Organ Size
/
Pathology
/
Pharmacology
/
Body Weight
/
Plant Extracts
/
Rats, Wistar
/
Gynostemma
/
Therapeutic Uses
/
Dimethylnitrosamine
/
Drug Therapy
Limits:
Animals
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS