The radio-protective effects of n-Hexane extracts of Telfairia occidentalis Hook. f. and Cucumeropsis mannii Naud. seed oils on the liver of irradiated male Wistar rats
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https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2020.7.3.805Keywords:
Radiation, Telfairia occidentalis, Cucumeropsis mannii, Seed-oil extracts, Antioxidants, LiverAbstract
The human population is predisposed to some considerable amounts of radiation especially ionizing radiation which may negatively impact their metabolic processes. Herbal extracts can mitigate these harmful effects. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the protective effect of n-Hexane extracts of Telfairia occidentalis and Cucumeropsis mannii seeds oils against radiation-mediated oxidative stress in Wistar rats. Sixty male rats were randomly distributed into six groups of six animals each and n-hexane extracts of T. occidentalis and C. mannii were administered at a dose of 2.4 or 4.8 mg/kg b. wt., orally for 7 days before irradiation and 10 days after irradiation, when they were sacrificed. Lipid peroxidation was measured, hepatic antioxidant status; SOD, CAT, GSH, Gpx and GST were estimated. The activities of liver enzymes: ALT, AST and ALP were measured and histological examination of sections of the liver was carried out. Radiation significantly increased MDA levels, SOD, GPx, AST, ALT and ALP activities but reduced body weights, total proteins, CAT, GSH and GST activities. Administration of the extracts significantly reduces the levels of MDA, SOD, GPx, ALT, AST and ALP activities while they increase the activities of CAT, GSH and GST at a dosage of 4.8 mg/kg. Histological examination showed increased levels of toxicity in radiated and groups administered 2.4 mg/kg extracts. From these findings, extracts of T. occidentalis and C. mannii at 4.8 mg/kg b. wt are effective herbal remedies in the prevention and amelioration of the consequences of oxidative stress due to exposure to ionizing radiation.
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40. JosÉ MM, Cristina P, Ignacio NC. Antioxidant enzymes and human diseases. Clin Biochem. 1999;32(8):595-603. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0009-9120(99)00075-2
41. Cássia RP, Beny S. The effect of sixteen medicinal plants used in the Brazilian pharmacopoeia on the expression and activity of glutathione S-transferase in hepatocytes and leukemia cells. Pharm Biol. 2009?47(12):1192-97. https://doi.org/10.3109/13880200903029340
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43. Owoade AO, Adetutu A, Airaodion AI, Ogundipe OO. Toxicological assessment of the methanolic leaf extract of Bridelia ferrugenia. The J Phytopharmacol. 2018?7(5):419-24. http://www.phytopharmajournal.com/Vol7_Issue5_03.pdf
44. Mansour HH. Protective role of carnitine ester against radiation-induced oxidative stress in rats. Pharmacol Res. 2006? 54: 165–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phrs.2006.04.003
45. Salem AM, Mohammaden TF, Ali MA, Mohamed EA, Hassan HF. Ellagic and ferulic acids alleviate gamma radiation and aluminium chloride-induced oxidative damage. Life Sci. 2016? 160:2–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2016.07.006
46. Longe OG, Farinu GO, Fetuga BL. Nutritious value of fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis). J Agric Food Chem. 1983? 31(5): 989-92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jf00119a017
47. Okoye EI, Orakwue FC The chemical evaluation and anti-microbial screening of extracts from seeds and leaves of Telfaria occidentalis (Fluted Pumpkin). Chem Res J. 2019?4(3):98-104. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336375204
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NWOZO SO, UKEJE MO, IFIE JE. The radio-protective effects of n-Hexane extracts of Telfairia occidentalis Hook. f. and Cucumeropsis mannii Naud. seed oils on the liver of irradiated male Wistar rats. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2020 Jul. 19 [cited 2024 Nov. 24];7(3):432-40. Available from: https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/805
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