
	Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology
	Year: 2008 \| Volume: 3 \| Issue: 5 \| Page No.: 363-372 DOI: 10.3923/jpt.2008.363.372

Ameliorative Effect of Ficus hispida Linn. Leaf Extract on Cyclophosphamide-Induced Oxidative Hepatic Injury in Rats

T.S. Shanmugarajan, M. Arunsundar, I. Somasundaram, D. Sivaraman, E. Krishnakumar and V. Ravichandran

Abstract: The current study was designed to scrutinize the putative hepatoprotective potential of the methanolic leaf extract of Ficus hispida Linn. (FH) (400 mg kg^-1 body weight) on cyclophosphamide (CP) elicited oxidative injury in rat liver. CP administration (150 mg kg^-1 body weight, i.p., twice, in 2 consecutive days) caused liver injury, featuring substantial increase in serum aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) and bilirubin levels. In contrast, treatment with FH significantly precluded all these alterations. CP intoxicated rats depicted a remarkable oxidative stress, as evidenced by a significant elevation in lipid peroxidation (LPO) with a concomitant decrease in the GSH activity. These changes were coupled with a marked decline in the activities of enzymic antioxidants [superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and glutathione reductase (GR)] in the liver tissue of CP-administered rats. FH treated rats displayed a significant inhibition of lipid peroxidation (LPO) and augmentation of endogenous antioxidants. Taken together, these findings emphasize the hepatoprotective effect of F. hispida leaf extract against CP-induced oxidative liver injury. Hence, F. hispida might serve as a promising medicinal herb in complementary chemotherapeutic modalities.

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How to cite this article:

T.S. Shanmugarajan, M. Arunsundar, I. Somasundaram, D. Sivaraman, E. Krishnakumar and V. Ravichandran, 2008. Ameliorative Effect of Ficus hispida Linn. Leaf Extract on Cyclophosphamide-Induced Oxidative Hepatic Injury in Rats. Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 3: 363-372.

DOI: 10.3923/jpt.2008.363.372

URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jpt.2008.363.372

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