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Hepatoprotective Effect of Silybon 140® on Acetaminophen induced Liver Toxicity in Nigerian Local Dogs

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Veterinary microbiology and pathobiology (Veterinary Bacteriology & my…irology, immunology, parasitology, pathology, and molecular biology).

Abstract

Acetaminophen is commonly used in veterinary practice and it is known to produce hepatotoxicity at high doses especially in companion animals. Silybon 140® (Silybum marianum) is a new drug for the treatment of several liver injuries in humans. This experiment investigated the protective effect of Silybon 140 on toxicities induced by acetaminophen in dogs. Twelve Nigerian dogs about 12 months of age were randomly separated into four groups of three dogs each. Group 1 received only distilled water throughout the experiment while groups 2 and 3 were administered Silybon 140 at dose of 100 and 200 mg/kg for three days respectively.  A day after, groups 2, 3 and 4 were administered acetaminophen at dose of 500 mg/kg once. All medications were given orally. Blood samples were collected in two samples bottles; one with EDTA and the other without EDTA for hematology and serum biochemistry studies. Blood samples were collected before drug administration and at day 7, 14 and 21 post acetaminophen administration. The results showed significant protective effect of Silybon 140 on the liver and kidney against acetaminophen toxicity. At day seven there was significant decrease in AST levels in Silybon treated groups and ALT levels at day 21 comparing to acetaminophen group. Similarly, creatinine levels of 1.7±0.1, 1.6±0.3 and 2.7±0.3 for groups 2, 3 and 4 respectively were observed. At the doses of 100 and 200 mg/kg, Silybon 140 effectively protected the liver and kidney against acetaminophen induced renal and hepatic toxicity, thus can be used for disease conditions affecting the liver and the kidney in dogs.

DOI

10.21608/jvmr.2022.128673.1052

Keywords

acetaminophen, Dog, silybon 140®, toxicity

Authors

First Name

Ambrose

Last Name

Nwagbo

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Affiliation

Department of Veterinary Pathology, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria.

Email

ambrose.microlabs@gmail.com

City

Makurdi

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First Name

Patrick

Last Name

Onyeyili

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-

Affiliation

Departments of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria.

Email

paonyeyili@yahoo.com

City

Makurdi

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First Name

Jerry

Last Name

Abenga

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Department of Veterinary Pathology, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria.

Email

jnabenga@yahoo.com

City

Makurdi

Orcid

-

First Name

Henry

Last Name

Nwankwo

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Departments of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria.

Email

nwankwohenry700@gmail.com

City

Makurdi

Orcid

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Volume

29

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

37986

Issue Date

2022-12-01

Receive Date

2022-03-21

Publish Date

2022-12-01

Page Start

58

Page End

65

Print ISSN

2357-0512

Online ISSN

2357-0520

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891

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Publication Title

Journal of Veterinary Medical Research

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https://jvmr.journals.ekb.eg/

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Hepatoprotective Effect of Silybon 140® on Acetaminophen induced Liver Toxicity in Nigerian Local Dogs

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Created At

22 Jan 2023