Cellgevity® attenuates liver distruption, oxidative stress and inflammation in STZ-diabetic male rats

Scientific African

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Bukunola Oluyemisi Adegbesan¹  Olugbenga Owolabi Ogunlabi²  Esther Nkechi Ezima²  Adedayo Adebisi Adebisi² 

[1]Corresponding author.

[2]|Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu Campus, PMB 2005, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria

关键词: STZ-diabetes;    Liver function;    Hepatopathy;    Oxidative stress;    Inflammation;    Antioxidant enzymes;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The imbalance between reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and the innate antioxidant defence promotes oxidative distress and contributes to tissue dysfunctions which are the hallmark of diabetic complications. Diabetic hepatic injury is less reported, yet it is a target organ damage condition related to diabetes. This study investigated the hepato-protective potentials of Cellgevity® in Streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetic male rats. The rats were assigned into – Control group and diabetes induced groups (DM-untreated, DM-treated 1 and DM-treated 2 groups respectively). Separate treatment of the DM-treated 1 and DM-treated 2 groups with therapeutic doses of Cellgevity® (25 mg/kg and 40 mg/kg BW respectively) was conducted for 30 days, while the control and DM-untreated groups receieved oral distilled water (placebo). The animals were then sacrificed and their sera were evaluated for total antioxidant status and biomarkers of hepatic function. The rats’ liver homogenates were also evaluated for inflammation, nitric oxide, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzymes activity. Treatment with Cellgevity® significantly increased the serum total antioxidant status (2 fold) and it reduced the serum ALT, AST, ALP and bilirubin levels compared to untreated diabetes by at least 1.4 fold. Hepatic activities of glutathione peroxidase (GPx), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT) were significantly increased by over 130%, while liver TNF-α, nitrite and MDA levels were reduced by over 140% compared to the diabetic untreated group. The results present promising evidence for the therapeutic potential of Cellgevity® against diabetes-induced liver dysfunction, which might be through the modulation of ROS and inflammation production respectively.

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