Abstract
Objective: To investigate nephroprotective potential of Urtica parviflora (UP) against paracetamol (PCM) induced nephrotoxicity in rats.
Methods: Nephrotoxicity was induced in rats by chronic administration of PCM (1 g/kg body weight p.o.) for 21 days. Different doses of UP (250, 500 and 750 mg/kg b.w., p.o.) were administered for 21 days along with PCM. Blood urea, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine, total protein, serum and tissue nitrite, renal enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants along with lipid peroxidation were evaluated. The effect of extract treatment on the renal histopathological profile in PCM nephrotoxic rats was also evaluated.
Results: PCM treatment significantly elevated blood urea, BUN, creatinine, serum nitrite and renal lipid peroxidation along with significant decrement in renal enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants, total proteins while UP treatment significantly attenuated these alterations. The extract was also effective in mitigating renal histopathological changes induced by PCM.
Conclusions: The results suggested potent nephroprotective and antioxidant properties of Urtica parviflora.
Keywords: Urtica parviflora, paracetamol, nephrotoxicity, antioxidant activity, enzymatic, non-enzymatic, lipid, serum, protien, antioxidant.
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Title:Nephroprotective Potential of Urtica parviflora Roxb. Against Paracetamol Induced Nephrotoxicity in Rats
Volume: 2 Issue: 4
Author(s): Savita Pandey, Sangeeta P. Sah and Anita Singh
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Keywords: Urtica parviflora, paracetamol, nephrotoxicity, antioxidant activity, enzymatic, non-enzymatic, lipid, serum, protien, antioxidant.
Abstract: Objective: To investigate nephroprotective potential of Urtica parviflora (UP) against paracetamol (PCM) induced nephrotoxicity in rats.
Methods: Nephrotoxicity was induced in rats by chronic administration of PCM (1 g/kg body weight p.o.) for 21 days. Different doses of UP (250, 500 and 750 mg/kg b.w., p.o.) were administered for 21 days along with PCM. Blood urea, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine, total protein, serum and tissue nitrite, renal enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants along with lipid peroxidation were evaluated. The effect of extract treatment on the renal histopathological profile in PCM nephrotoxic rats was also evaluated.
Results: PCM treatment significantly elevated blood urea, BUN, creatinine, serum nitrite and renal lipid peroxidation along with significant decrement in renal enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants, total proteins while UP treatment significantly attenuated these alterations. The extract was also effective in mitigating renal histopathological changes induced by PCM.
Conclusions: The results suggested potent nephroprotective and antioxidant properties of Urtica parviflora.
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Pandey Savita, P. Sah Sangeeta and Singh Anita, Nephroprotective Potential of Urtica parviflora Roxb. Against Paracetamol Induced Nephrotoxicity in Rats, The Natural Products Journal 2012; 2 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2210315511202040316
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