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Hum Exp Toxicol ; 33(4): 336-59, 2014 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23857030

ABSTRACT

The isolated and identified triterpenoid, 1-hydroxytetratriacontane-4-one (C34H68O2), obtained from the methanolic leaf extract of Leucas aspera Linn. was explored for the first time for antisnake venom activity. The plant (L. aspera Linn.) extract significantly antagonized the spectacled cobra (Naja naja naja) venom induced lethal activity in a mouse model. It was compared with commercial antiserum obtained from King Institute of Preventive Medicine (Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India). N. naja naja venom induced a significant decrease in antioxidant superoxide dismutase, glutathione (GSH) peroxidase, catalase, reduced GSH and glutathione-S-transferase activities and increased lipid peroxidase (LPO) activity in different organs such as heart, liver, kidney and lungs. The histological changes following the antivenom treatment were also evaluated in all these organs. There were significant alterations in the histology. Triterpenoid from methanol extract of L. aspera Linn. at a dose level of 75 mg per mouse significantly attenuated (neutralized) the venom-induced antioxidant status and also the LPO activity in different organs.


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Antioxidants/pharmacology , Elapid Venoms/toxicity , Triterpenes/pharmacology , Animals , Catalase/metabolism , Elapid Venoms/antagonists & inhibitors , Glutathione/metabolism , Glutathione Peroxidase/metabolism , Glutathione Transferase/metabolism , Lethal Dose 50 , Mice , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Superoxide Dismutase/metabolism
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