Hepatoprotective effect ofAverrhoea carambolafruit extract on carbon tetrachloride induced hepatotoxicity in mice

• Published in: 亚太热带医药杂志（英文版） 2010 (8), p.610-613
• Main Authors: AK Azeem, Molly Mathew, Chandramohan Nair DilipC
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 1995-7645

Objective:To investigate the hepatoprotective activity ofAverroha carambola fruit extract against carbon tetrachloride induced hepatic injury.Methods:Hepatotoxicity was induced on albino mice by intraperitoneal administration ofCCl4, half an hour after the administration of the last dose of the extract ofAverroha carambola fruit. Aqueous extract of the fruit ofAverroha carambola was administered at a dose of 0.9 g/kg body weight once daily for seven days. The hepatic injury and its prevention was assessed by the estimation of serum activities of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase(AST), alkaline phosphates(ALP), glutathione level and histopathological studies of liver.Results: Pre-treatment of mice with the fruit extract ofAverrhoea carambola significantly reduced serum levels ofALT, AST andALP enzyme and significantly increased the liver reduced glutathione levels24 h after the administration of carbon tetrachloride. A marked improvement in the enzyme activities and the liver reduced glutathione level was observed in the pre-treated mice 4 days after the administration of carbon tetrachloride. Histopathological studies provided supportive evidence for the biochemical analysis. Conclusions:The aqueous extract of the fruit ofAverrhoea carambola has hepatoprotective effect against carbon tetrachloride induced liver damage in mice.