Open AccessProtective effect of Emilia sonchifolia (L.) against high protein diet induced oxidative stress in pancreas of Wistar rats
Author(s) -
Dominic Sophia,
Paramasivam Ragavendran,
Chinthamony Arul Raj,
Vishrawas Gopalakrishnan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.92735
Subject(s) - aspartate transaminase , uric acid , superoxide dismutase , alanine transaminase , oxidative stress , amylase , catalase , glutathione peroxidase , chemistry , creatinine , urea , endocrinology , biochemistry , medicine , biology , enzyme , alkaline phosphatase
The present study was undertaken to investigate the oxidative damage, the biochemical and histopathological changes in the pancreas of the Wistar rats which was fed high protein diet and the recovery after the oral administration of the n-hexane extract of the herb, Emilia sonchifolia.