Open AccessCOMPARATIVE STUDY OF BUTANOLIC AND ETHANOLIC EXTRACTS OF TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS FRUITS IN 2,3,7,8-TETRACHLORODIBENZO-P-DIOXIN-INDUCED HEPATOTOXICITY IN RATS
Author(s) -
Rajeswary Hari,
P. Muralidharan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-3891
pISSN - 0974-2441
DOI - 10.22159/ajpcr.2018.v11i6.24992
Subject(s) - tribulus terrestris , saponin , chemistry , toxicity , lipid peroxidation , pharmacology , ethanol , traditional medicine , antioxidant , biology , biochemistry , medicine , traditional chinese medicine , alternative medicine , organic chemistry , pathology
Objective: To compare hepatoprotective activity of ethanol and butanol fraction of Tribulus terrestris fruits against 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)-induced hepatic damage in albino rats.Methods: The degree of liver protection was assessed in terms of biochemical parameters, liver marker enzymes, and lipid peroxidation (LPO) in drug-treated and TCDD-intoxicated rats.Results: The results revealed that the elevated serum marker enzymes and biochemical parameters in TCDD-treated rats were significantly reduced toward normal levels in saponin rich fraction of T. terrestris drug-treated animals when comparable to ethanolic extract of T. terrestris drug-treated group. The plant extracts have got a notable inhibitory activity on the formation of LPO products in the basal as well as in the presence of inducers.Conclusion: The plant extracts hindered oxidative damage that occurred to the hepatocytes during TCDD toxicity may be responsible for the hepatoprotective activity in the present study.