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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-8-13
pubmed:abstractText
Tetracera loureiri is one of the most valued herbs in Thai traditional medicine. In this study, we describe its in vitro and in vivo antioxidant and hepatoprotective activities. The ethanol extract of T. loureiri possessed potent antioxidant and strong free radical scavenging properties assayed using ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), respectively. The cytoprotective effects of T. loureiri were demonstrated in ethanolic extracts of freshly isolated rat hepatocytes against the chemical toxicants paracetamol and tertiary-butylhydroperoxide. The cells pretreated with the extract maintained the GSH/GSSG ratio and suppressed lipid peroxidation in a dose dependent manner. Pretreating rats with the ethanol extract orally, one hour prior to intraperitoneal injection of toxic doses of paracetamol, significantly prevented elevations of plasma ALT and AST. These results suggest that T. loureiri may be of potential therapeutic value in some liver disorders.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Acetaminophen, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antioxidants, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Biphenyl Compounds, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ethanol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ferrous Compounds, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Free Radical Scavengers, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Picrates, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Plant Extracts, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protective Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ferrous chloride, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/tert-Butylhydroperoxide
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0951-418X
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
717-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12916065-Acetaminophen, pubmed-meshheading:12916065-Angiosperms, pubmed-meshheading:12916065-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12916065-Antioxidants, pubmed-meshheading:12916065-Biphenyl Compounds, pubmed-meshheading:12916065-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:12916065-Drug-Induced Liver Injury, pubmed-meshheading:12916065-Ethanol, pubmed-meshheading:12916065-Ferrous Compounds, pubmed-meshheading:12916065-Free Radical Scavengers, pubmed-meshheading:12916065-Hepatocytes, pubmed-meshheading:12916065-Lipid Peroxidation, pubmed-meshheading:12916065-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12916065-Medicine, Traditional, pubmed-meshheading:12916065-Oxidation-Reduction, pubmed-meshheading:12916065-Phytotherapy, pubmed-meshheading:12916065-Picrates, pubmed-meshheading:12916065-Plant Extracts, pubmed-meshheading:12916065-Protective Agents, pubmed-meshheading:12916065-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:12916065-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:12916065-Thailand, pubmed-meshheading:12916065-tert-Butylhydroperoxide
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Hepatoprotective and antioxidant activities of Tetracera loureiri.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand. veerap-k@md.kku.ac.th
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't