The Extract of Limonium tetragonum Protected Liver against Acute Alcohol Toxicity by Enhancing Ethanol Metabolism and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities.
- Author:
Na Hyun KIM
1
;
Sang Hyun SUNG
;
Jeong Doo HEO
;
Eun Ju JEONG
Author Information
1. Gyeongnam Department of Environment & Toxicology, Korea Institute of Toxicology, 17 Jegok-gil, Munsan-eup, Gyeongnam 660-844, Korea. jdher@kitox.re.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Limonium tetragonum;
halophyte;
Alcohol;
Alcohol dehydrogenase;
Aldehyde dehydrogenase;
Antioxidant
- MeSH:
Alcohol Dehydrogenase;
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase;
Animals;
Catalase;
Ethanol*;
Glutathione Peroxidase;
Liver*;
Malondialdehyde;
Metabolism*;
Plumbaginaceae*;
Rats;
Salt-Tolerant Plants;
Superoxide Dismutase
- From:Natural Product Sciences
2015;21(1):54-58
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The protective effect of EtOAc fraction of Limonium tetragonum extract (EALT) against alcoholinduced hepatotoxicity was assessed following acute ethanol intoxication in Spraque-Dawley rats. EALT (200 mg/kg p.o.) was administrated once before alcohol intake (8 g/kg, p.o.). Blood ethanol concentration, and the activities of alcohol metabolic enzymes, alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) in the liver were measured. Also, the formation of malondialdehyde (MDA) and the activities of antioxidant enzymes, superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-px), catalase were determined after acute alcohol exposure. Pretreatment of rats received ethanol with EALT significantly decreased blood ethanol concentration and elevated the activities of ADH and ALDH in liver. The increased MDA level was decreased, and the reduced activities of SOD, GSH-px and catalase were markedly preserved by the treatment with EALT. This study suggests that EALT prevent hepatic injury induced by acute alcohol which is likely related to its modulation on the alcohol metabolism and antioxidant enzymes activities.
