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The effect of Alnus incana (L.) Moench extracts in ameliorating iron overload-induced hepatotoxicity in male albino rats.
Abo-Elghiet, Fatma; Mohamed, Shaza A; Yasin, Noha A E; Temraz, Abeer; El-Tantawy, Walid Hamdy; Ahmed, Samah Fathy.
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  • Abo-Elghiet F; Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plants Department, Faculty of Pharmacy for Girls, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Mohamed SA; Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plants Department, Faculty of Pharmacy for Girls, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Yasin NAE; Cytology and Histology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt. nohayassin428@cu.edu.eg.
  • Temraz A; Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plants Department, Faculty of Pharmacy for Girls, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
  • El-Tantawy WH; National Organization for Drug Control and Research, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Ahmed SF; National Organization for Drug Control and Research, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.
Sci Rep ; 13(1): 7635, 2023 05 11.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37169909
Iron overload causes multiorgan dysfunction and serious damage. Alnus incana from the family Betulaceae, widely distributed in North America, is used for treating diseases. In this study, we investigated the iron chelating, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiapoptotic activities of the total and butanol extract from Alnus incana in iron-overloaded rats and identified the bioactive components in both extracts using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. We induced iron overload in the rats via six intramuscular injections of 12.5 mg iron dextran/100 g body weight for 30 days. The rats were then administered 60 mg ferrous sulfate /kg body weight once daily using a gastric tube. The total and butanol extracts were given orally, and the reference drug (deferoxamine) was administered subcutaneously for another month. After two months, we evaluated the biochemical, histopathological, histochemical, and immunohistochemical parameters. Iron overload significantly increased the serum iron level, liver biomarker activities, hepatic iron content, malondialdehyde, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and caspase-3 levels. It also substantially (P < 0.05) reduced serum albumin, total protein, and total bilirubin content, and hepatic reduced glutathione levels. It caused severe histopathological alterations compared to the control rats, which were markedly (P < 0.05) ameliorated after treatment. The total extract exhibited significantly higher anti-inflammatory and antiapoptotic activities but lower antioxidant and iron-chelating activities than the butanol extract. Several polyphenolic compounds, including flavonoids and phenolic acids, were detected by ultraperformance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS) analysis. Our findings suggest that both extracts might alleviate iron overload-induced hepatoxicity and other pathological conditions characterized by hepatic iron overload, including thalassemia and sickle-cell anemia.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Sobrecarga de Hierro / Alnus / Enfermedad Hepática Inducida por Sustancias y Drogas Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Sci Rep Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Egipto Pais de publicación: Reino Unido

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Sobrecarga de Hierro / Alnus / Enfermedad Hepática Inducida por Sustancias y Drogas Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Sci Rep Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Egipto Pais de publicación: Reino Unido