Cardioprotective effect of Bombax ceiba flowers against acute adriamycin-induced myocardial infarction in rats

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Sita Sharan Patel²  Neelesh Kumar Verma²  Beauty Rathore¹  Govind Nayak¹  Akhlesh Kumar Singhai¹  Priya Singh¹ 

[1] ,Himalayan Pharmacy Institute Cardiovascular Research Division ,India

关键词: adriamycin;    Bombax ceiba;    cardiovascular disease;    catalase;    vitamin E;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-695X2011005000090

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The present study was designed to evaluate the cardioprotective potential of aqueous flower extract of Bombax ceiba L., Malvaceae (BC), on the basis of biochemical and histopathological parameters in Adriamycin (Adr) induced myocardial infarction in rats and to compare with vitamin E, a known cardioprotective antioxidant. Male Wister rats were used as in vivo model for the study. BC was administered orally to Wister rats at different doses (150 mg/kg, 300 mg/kg and 450 mg/kg, b.w.) for six days/week for four weeks. Thereafter, all the groups except saline were administered Adr (20 mg/kg, i.p.). There was a significant decrease in myocardial superoxide dismutase, catalase and reduced glutathione in animals treated with Adr. Concurrently marked increase in extent of lipid peroxidation was reported. Co-treatment of BC/vitamin E and Adr resulted in an increase in the cardiac antioxidant enzymes and reduction in lipid peroxidation as compared to Adr-treated animals. Adr showed significant decrease (p<0.001) in the level of cardiac marker enzymes [Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT)] in heart homogenate with corresponding increase in their level in serum. In BC/vitamin E treated groups significant increase (p<0.001) of LDH in heart homogenate and decrease of SGOT and LDH in serum were observed. Microscopic studies in Adr-treated animals revealed mitochondrial swelling, leukocyte infiltration, lipid inclusions and myofibrillar loss whereas the pre-treatment with BC/vitamin E led to a lesser degree of Adr-induced histological alterations. These findings suggest that aqueous flower extract of BC has protective effect against Adr-induced cardiotoxicity and may have potential as a cardioprotective agent.

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