HEPATOPROTECTIVE ACTIVITY OF LIGNAN COMPOUND FROM FLAXSEED (Linumusitatissimum L.) AGAINST ACETAMINOPHENINDUCED HEPATOTOXICITY IN RABBITS
*Essam F. Al-Jumaily and Ahmed H. AL-Azawi
ABSTRACT
The hepato-nephroprotective effect of the flaxseed lignan was
evaluated in paracetamol-induced hepato-nephrotoxicity in rabbits.
Biochemical studies show that there is an significantly increased (p
<0.05) in the levels of serum ALP, ALT, AST, Bilirubin, blood urea
and creatinine with decrease in the levels of total protein and albumin
in paracetamol treated group compared to the control group. These
values are retrieved significantly by treatment with lignan extracts at
two different doses (25 and 50 mg/ml). From the results can be
concluded that the compounds pure and partial pure lignan can prevent
liver and renal damage from paracetamol induced hepatonephrotoxicity
in rabbits. Therefore the potential use of flaxseed lignan
as a therapeutically useful hepato-nephroprotective agent.
Keywords: Lignan, flaxseed, paracetamol, induced hepatonephroprotective.
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