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FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY
Volume 55, Issue -, Pages 234-240Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2012.11.022
Keywords
Schisandra chinensis pollen extract (SCPE); Antioxidant; Hepatoprotective effects; CCl4
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31272510]
- Agricultural Science and Technology Project of Shaanxi Province [2011K01-29]
- Science foundation of Xi'an Technology [NC10018 (18)]
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the antioxidant and hepatotective effects of Schisandra chinensis pollen extract (SCPE) on CCl4-induced acute liver damage in mice. Total phenolic content, total flavonoid content, individual phenolic compounds and antioxidant activities (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity, chelating activity, and reducing power assay) were determined. In vivo study, SCPE (10, 20 and 40 g/kg) administered daily orally for 42 days prior to CCl4-intoxicated. Our results showed that SCPE had high total phenolic content (53.74 +/- 1.21 mg GAE/g), total flavonoid content (38.29 +/- 0.91 mg Rutin/g), quercetin and hesperetin may be the major contributor to strong antioxidant activities. Moreover, SCPE significantly prevented the increase in serum ALT and AST level in acute liver damage induced by CCl4, decreased the extent of malondialdehyde (MDA) formation in liver and elevated the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) in liver. The results indicated that SCPE has strong antioxidant activities and significant protective effect against acute hepatotoxicity induced by CCl4, and have been supported by the evaluation of liver histopathology in mice. The hepatoprotective effect may be related to its free radical scavenging effect, increasing antioxidant activity and inhibiting lipid peroxidation. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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