Introduction
Materials and methods
Chemicals and reagents
Plant materials
Determination of total phenolic compounds
Determination of total flavonoids
Determination of condensed tannins
DPPH radical scavenging activity
Reducing power assay
β-carotene bleaching assay
Animal studies
Study design
Biochemical parameters
Homogenate preparation
Non-enzymatic antioxidant parameters
Enzymatic antioxidant activity parameters
Histopathological examination
Statistical study
Results
Yield and total phenolic, flavonoid and tannin contents of the RAAE
Extract | Yields (%) | Total phenolics (µg GE/mg DE) | Total flavonoids (µg QE/mg DE) | Condensed tannins (µg CE/mg DE) |
---|---|---|---|---|
RAAE | 15.73 ± 0.22 | 64.11 ± 3.18 | 12.62 ± 0.85 | 8.39 ± 0.48 |
Antioxidant activity of RAAE
Extract/Standard | EC50 values (µg/ml) | ||
---|---|---|---|
DPPH scavengingActivity | β- Carotenebleaching inhibition | Reducing power | |
AA | 7.24 ± 0.45 | NT | 8.52 ± 0.63 |
BHT | 37.85 ± 1.12 | 20.46 ± 0.84 | 56.13 ± 1.22 |
RAAE | 60.08 ± 2.09 | 52.34 ± 1.16 | 43.06 ± 1.90 |
Effect of treatment on hepatic functional biochemical markers
Parameters | Experimental groups | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Control | Alcl3 | RAAE | Alcl3/RAAE | |
TP (g/dl) | 8.95 ± 0.56 | 7.08 ± 0.38* | 9.02 ± 0.64# | 8.27 ± 0.43 |
ALB (g/dl) | 5.23 ± 0.28 | 3.44 ± 0.17* | 5,32 ± 0.26# | 4.57 ± 0.20 |
TB (mg/L) | 01.05 ± 0.07 | 2.13 ± 0.15** | 01.12 ± 0.10## | 1.53 ± 0.14* |
AST (U/L) | 114.34 ± 7.03 | 146.53 ± 9.64** | 111.09 ± 6.75** | 123.43 ± 6.12# |
ALT (U/L) | 43.26 ± 2.64 | 56.23 ± 3.17* | 41.09 ± 3.01# | 50.32 ± 2.87 |
ALP (U/L) | 108.39 ± 7.03 | 168.05 ± 11.92** | 113.12 ± 5.36## | 135.60 ± 8.35*# |
γ-GT (U/L) | 02.13 ± 0.12 | 2.94 ± 0.20* | 02.10 ± 0.09## | 02.45 ± 0.16 |
LDH (U/L) | 538.12 ± 31.95 | 935.40 ± 56.32** | 548.44 ± 35.19## | 796 ± 45.76* |