Hepatoprotective effect of ethanolic extract of Curcuma longa on thioacetamide induced liver cirrhosis in rats

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Shahram Golbabapour¹  Salim S Alkiyumi²  Salmah Ismail¹  Ahmed S AlRashdi²  Mahmood Ameen Abdulla²  Suzy M Salama² 

[1]Institute of Biological science, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

[2]Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

关键词: Immunohistochemistry;    Oxidative stress;    Histology;    Cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1);    Antioxidant enzymes;    Curcuma longa;   

Others  :  1230279
DOI  :  10.1186/1472-6882-13-56

 received in 2012-07-24, accepted in 2013-02-20,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

Hepatology research has focused on developing traditional therapies as pharmacological medicines to treat liver cirrhosis. Thus, this study evaluated mechanisms of the hepatoprotective activity of Curcuma longa rhizome ethanolic extract (CLRE) on thioacetamide-induced liver cirrhosis in rats.

Methods

The hepatoprotective effect of CLRE was measured in a rat model of thioacetamide-induced liver cirrhosis over 8 weeks. Hepatic cytochrome P450 2E1 and serum levels of TGF-β1 and TNF-α were evaluated. Oxidative stress was measured by malondialdehyde, urinary 8-hydroxyguanosine and nitrotyrosine levels. The protective activity of CLRE free-radical scavenging mechanisms were evaluated through antioxidant enzymes. Protein expression of pro-apoptotic Bax and anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins in animal blood sera was studied and confirmed by immunohistochemistry of Bax, Bcl2 proteins and proliferating cell nuclear antigen.

Results

Histopathology, immunohistochemistry and liver biochemistry were significantly lower in the Curcuma longa-treated groups compared with controls. CLRE induced apoptosis, inhibited hepatocytes proliferation but had no effect on hepatic CYP2E1 levels.

Conclusion

The progression of liver cirrhosis could be inhibited by the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of CLRE and the normal status of the liver could be preserved.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Salama et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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