Hepatoprotective potentials of Usnea longissima Ach. and Xanthoparmelia somloensis (Gyelnik) Hale extracts in ethanol-induced liver injury
- Author:
- Berköz M., Aslan A., Yunusoğlu O., Krośniak M. & Francik R.
- Year:
- 2025
- Journal:
- Drug and Chemical Toxicology
- Pages:
- 48(1): 136–149
- Url:
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01480545.2024.2407867
In our study, the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of different lichen applications were
investigated in rats using an experimental ethanol toxicity model. 48 rats were used in the study
and they were divided into 6 groups with 8 rats in each group. These groups were: control, ethanol
(2 g/kg), ethanol + Usnea longissima Ach. (200 mg/kg), ethanol + Usnea longissima Ach. (400 mg/kg),
ethanol + Xanthoparmelia somloensis (Gyelnik) Hale (100 mg/kg) and ethanol + Xanthoparmelia
somloensis (Gyelnik) Hale (200 mg/kg). The experimental work continued for 21 days. Lichen extracts
and ethanol were administered by gavage to rats divided into groups. According to the experimental
protocol, the experimental animals were sacrificed and their liver tissues were isolated. Biochemical
parameters in serum, histological examinations, oxidative stress and inflammation parameters both
at biochemical and molecular level in liver tissues were performed. Oxidative stress and inflammatory
response were increased in the liver tissue of rats treated with ethanol for 21 days, and liver
functions were impaired. It was found that U. longissima and X. somloensis extracts showed good
antioxidant activity and conferred protective effects against ethanol-induced oxidative stress and
inflammation. This could be attributed to the presence of secondary metabolites in the extract,
which act as natural antioxidants and could be responsible for increasing the defence mechanisms
against free radical production induced by ethanol administration.
Keywords: Ethanol; Usnea longissima Ach; Xanthoparmelia somloensis (Gyelnik) Hale; liver injury; oxidative stress; inflammation.
- Id:
- 37886
- Submitter:
- zpalice
- Post_time:
- Friday, 07 March 2025 14:41