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Hepatoprotective Screening of Seriphidium kurramense (Qazilb.) Y.R. Ling.

Authors :: Ali M
Hussain H
Hussain A
Rauf A
Hussain W
Ullah M
Abbas S
Al-Awthan YS
Bahattab O
Khan M
Olatunde A
Almarhoon ZM
Mabkhot YN
Alshehri MM
Daştan SD
Ramadan MF
Sharifi-Rad J
Source :: BioMed research international [Biomed Res Int] 2021 Dec 06; Vol. 2021, pp. 9026731. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 06 (Print Publication: 2021).
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: Investigation on medicinal plants' therapeutic potential has gained substantial importance in the discovery of novel effective and safe therapeutic agents. The present study is aimed at investigating the hepatoprotective potential of Seriphidium kurramense methanolic extract (SKM) against carbon tetrachloride- (CCl <subscript>4</subscript> -) induced hepatotoxicity in rats. S. kurramense is one of the most imperative plants for its various pharmacological activities. Therefore, this study was aimed at evaluating the hepatoprotective potential against CCl <subscript>4</subscript> -induced liver toxicity. The serum samples were analyzed for alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) together with the oxidative stress mediator levels as nitric oxide (NO), malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione (GSH), reduced glutathione (GSH), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) as well as peroxidation and H <subscript>2</subscript> O <subscript>2</subscript> activity. CCl <subscript>4</subscript> administration resulted in an elevated free radical generation, altered liver marker (AST and ALT) enzymes, reduced antioxidant enzyme, and increased DNA damage. Methanolic extract of S. kurramense decreased CCl <subscript>4</subscript> -induced hepatotoxicity by increasing the antioxidant status and reducing H <subscript>2</subscript> O <subscript>2</subscript> and nitrate content generation as well as reducing DNA damage. Additionally, SKM reversed the morphological alterations induced by CCl <subscript>4</subscript> in the SKM-treated groups. These results demonstrated that SKM displayed hepatoprotective activity against CCl <subscript>4</subscript> -induced hepatic damage in experimental rats.<br />Competing Interests: The authors claim no conflict of interest for the work conducted in this manuscript.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 Maroof Ali et al.)