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Identification of the Therapeutic Effects of Gamma-Irradiated Chamomile Aqueous Extract Against Alcohol Induced Hepato-nephrotoxicity in Rats

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Alcohol consumption represents the third largest risk factor for disease burden in most countries of the world and can damage several organs and systems in the body such as liver and kidney. Medicinal herb plants may act as an effective remedy for the enormous health burden posed by alcohol consumption. The aim of this study was to investigate the therapeutic effects of an aqueous extract of gamma-irradiated chamomile (GCE) (10 kGy) on alcohol-induced hepato-nephrotoxicity in rats. In this study, results of rats that received alcohol alone (1 ml of 70 % ethanol daily for 56 days) showed hepato-nephrotoxicity as indicated by significant increases in the activity of hepatic enzyme markers. These changes include: increased levels of serum creatinine, urea and uric acid with significant decreased levels of total protein, albumin and globulin. Ethanol administration also resulted in elevation in malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration and the activity of xanthine oxidase (XO) and alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) with reduction in glutathione level (GSH) and the activities of aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) , xanthine dehydrogenase(XDH),superoxide dismutase(SOD) and catalase (CAT) in both liver and kidney tissues compared to control rats. Post-treatment of ethanol-administered rats with aqueous gamma-irradiated chamomile extract significantly ameliorates the deleterious effects of ethanol on all biochemical parameters and enhances the hepato-renal antioxidant status and improved alterations in hepatic alcohol metabolizing enzymes. Conclusion: Thus, gamma-irradiated chamomile can be suggested to offer distinct treatment against ethanol induced organ damage.

DOI

10.21608/ejrsa.2017.4467

Keywords

Key words: Chamomile, Alcohol, Hepatotoxicity, Nephrotoxicity, gamma-irradiation

Authors

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Mohamed

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Abd el-Megid

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H.M.

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Natural Products Department, National Centre for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Atomic Energy Authority, P.O. Box: 29 Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt.

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hassan.m3231@yahoo.com

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cairo

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First Name

A.

Last Name

Abdul Azeem

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Food irradiation Deparment, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology, Atomic EnergyAuthority

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alyncrrt@yahoo.com

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Cairo

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A.

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el-Shahat

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N.

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Food Irradiation Research Department, National Centre for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Atomic Energy Authority, P.O. Box: 29 Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt.

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amrnagh.4a@yahoo.com

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cairo

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H.

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Mekawey

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M.S.

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Natural Products Department, National Centre for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Atomic Energy Authority, P.O. Box: 29 Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt.

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mekaweyh.m.s@yahoo.com

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cairo

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30

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1

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768

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2017-12-01

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2017-04-25

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2017-12-01

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53

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61

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1110-0303

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2314-8527

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136

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Egyptian Journal of Radiation Sciences and Applications

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https://ejrsa.journals.ekb.eg/

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22 Jan 2023