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FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY
卷 156, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2021.112520
关键词
Iron; Morus alba; Free radicals; Fruit; Biomarkers; GC-MS
资金
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
- Bose Institute, Govt. of India
- University GrantsCommission (UGC), Govt. of India
Morus alba L. (MAME) shows significant protective effects against iron-overload-induced liver injury and fibrosis, reducing liver iron content and serum ferritin levels, restoring liver function, alleviating oxidative stress and tissue damage.
Excess iron causes oxidative damage of biomolecules, leading to tissue injury primarily liver failure. In this study, we explored the remediating effects of Morus alba L. (MAME) on iron-overload-induced oxidative stress and liver injury in mice. The In vitro study revealed the antioxidant and free radical scavenging properties of MAME. Intraperitoneal injection of iron-dextran was administered in Swiss albino mice to induce iron-overload condition and the mice were further treated with MAME. MAME treatment significantly decreased liver iron, serum ferritin level, oxidative stress, and restored serum parameters and liver antioxidants. Moreover, biochemical and histopathological analyses confirmed the alleviated liver damage and fibrosis upon MAME treatment. The protective effect of MAME against iron-overload-induced apoptosis was confirmed by upregulation of protein levels of Bax, Caspase-3, and PARP. The treatment also affected the expression of MAPKs (ERK, JNK, and p38). GC-MS analysis revealed the presence of various bioactive phytochemicals in MAME that may be responsible for ameliorating effects of excess iron. Thus MAME can be envisaged as an effective iron chelator in the treatment of iron-overload-induced liver injury and fibrosis.
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