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| Year : 2010 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 64-66 |
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Acetaminophen-induced Hepato- and nephrotoxicity and amelioration by silymarin and Terminalia chebula in rats
KS Gopi, A Gopala Reddy, K Jyothi, B Anil Kumar
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science, Hyderabad - 500030, Andhra Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
A Gopala Reddy
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science, Hyderabad - 500030 (AP)
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-6580.72672 PMID: 21170247
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Experimental study was conducted to evaluate the hepato- and renoprotective effect of silymarin and Terminalia chebula against experimentally-induced acetaminophen (APAP) toxicity in rats. Oral administration of APAP @ 500 mg/kg for 1 to 3 days to all the four groups (six rats in each) resulted in significant elevation of serum triglycerides, total cholesterol, blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine, and aspartate transaminase activity. Post-treatment with silymarin @ 25 mg/kg and T. chebula 125 mg/kg in groups 2 and 3 and their combination to group 4 from day 4 to 14 has significantly reversed the alterations of above said markers and offered better protection. The results of the study enunciated that silymarin and T. chebula exhibit good hepato- and nephro-protection against APAP toxicity. |
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