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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 247-253 |
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Antineoplastic potential of Bryophyllum pinnatum lam. on chemically induced hepatocarcinogenesis in rats
Muhammad Afzal1, Imran Kazmi2, Firoz Anwar2
1 Department of Pharmacology, Pacific University, Udaipur, Rajasthan; Siddhartha Institute of Pharmacy, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
2 Department of Pharmacology, Pacific University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Correspondence Address:
Imran Kazmi
Siddhartha Institute of Pharmacy, Near IT Park, Dehradun - 248 001, Uttarakhand
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.118811
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Background: Bryophyllum pinnatum Lam. used in folk medicine in tropical Africa, tropical America, India, China and Australia contains a wide range of active compounds, well known for their haemostatic and wound-healing properties. Objective: The present study was designed to evaluate the effect of Bryophyllum pinnatum Lam. on N-diethylnitrosamine (DENA)-induced hepatic injury in rats. Material and Methods: The aerial part of B. pinnatum aqueous and ethanolic extract was prepared in doses of 250 mg/kg and 500 mg/kg. Hepatic injury was induced by DENA. Acute toxicity was also carried out. Result: Treatment with different doses of ethanolic extract of B. Pinnatum (250 mg/kg, p.o.) was not significantly able to treat the liver injury induced by DENA, but 500 mg/kg dose of ethanolic extract of B. Pinnatum protects the liver slightly. Treatment with different doses of aqueous extract of B. Pinnatum (250 and 500 mg/kg, p.o.) significantly (P*<0.05; P**<0.01 and P***<0.001) treated the liver injury induced by DENA. Conclusion: It may be inferred from the present study that the hepatoprotective activities of the aqueous extract of B. Pinnatum leaves in DENA-induced hepatotoxicity may involve its antioxidant or oxidative free radical scavenging activities by alleviating lipid peroxidation through scavenging of free radicals, or by enhancing the activity of antioxidants. |
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