AIM: Nigella sativa L.(Ranunculaceae) is considered as a therapeutic plant-based medicine for liver damage. In this study, the aim was to study the effect of Nigella sativa oil(NSO) pretreatment on ethanol-induced hep...AIM: Nigella sativa L.(Ranunculaceae) is considered as a therapeutic plant-based medicine for liver damage. In this study, the aim was to study the effect of Nigella sativa oil(NSO) pretreatment on ethanol-induced hepatotoxicity in rats. METHOD: Rats were given Nigella sativa oil at doses of 2.5 and 5.0 mL·kg-1, orally for 3 weeks, followed by oral ethanol(EtOH) administration(5 g·kg-1) every 12 h three times(binge model). RESULTS: Binge ethanol application caused significant increases in plasma transaminase activities and hepatic triglyceride and malondialdehyde(MDA) levels. It decreased hepatic glutathione(GSH) levels, but did not change vitamins E and vitamin C levels and antioxidant enzyme activities. NSO(5.0 mL·kg-1) pretreatment significantly decreased plasma transaminase activities, hepatic MDA, and triglyceride levels together with amelioration in hepatic histopathological findings. CONCLUSION: NSO pretreatment may be effective in protecting oxidative stress-induced hepatotoxicity after ethanol administration.展开更多
基金supported by the Research Fund of Istanbul University(No.6101)
文摘AIM: Nigella sativa L.(Ranunculaceae) is considered as a therapeutic plant-based medicine for liver damage. In this study, the aim was to study the effect of Nigella sativa oil(NSO) pretreatment on ethanol-induced hepatotoxicity in rats. METHOD: Rats were given Nigella sativa oil at doses of 2.5 and 5.0 mL·kg-1, orally for 3 weeks, followed by oral ethanol(EtOH) administration(5 g·kg-1) every 12 h three times(binge model). RESULTS: Binge ethanol application caused significant increases in plasma transaminase activities and hepatic triglyceride and malondialdehyde(MDA) levels. It decreased hepatic glutathione(GSH) levels, but did not change vitamins E and vitamin C levels and antioxidant enzyme activities. NSO(5.0 mL·kg-1) pretreatment significantly decreased plasma transaminase activities, hepatic MDA, and triglyceride levels together with amelioration in hepatic histopathological findings. CONCLUSION: NSO pretreatment may be effective in protecting oxidative stress-induced hepatotoxicity after ethanol administration.
