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Protective effect of Indian honey on acetaminophen induced oxidative stress and liver toxicity in rat

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The present study was undertaken to investigate the protective effect of Indian honey on acetaminophen induced oxidative stress and liver damage in rat. Honey serves as a source of natural medicine, which is effective to reducing the risk of heart disease, liver toxicity and inflammatory processes. The hepatoprotective activity of the Indian honey was determined by assessing levels of Serum transaminases, ALP and total bilirubin. Finally, the effects of the test substances on the antioxidant enzymes of the liver were also studied by assessing changes in the level of reduced glutathione, glutathione peroxidase, catalase and superoxide dismutase. Serum transaminase, ALP and total bilirubin level were significantly elevated and the antioxidant status in liver such as activities of SOD, CAT, GPx and the levels of GSH were declined significantly in APAP alone treated animals. Pretreatment with honey and silymarin prior to the administration of APAP significantly prevented the increase in the serum levels of hepatic enzyme markers and reduced oxidative stress. The histopathological evaluation of the livers also revealed that honey reduced the incidence of liver lesions induced by APAP. Results suggest that the Indian honey protects liver against oxidative damage and it could be used as an effective hepatoprotector against APAP induced liver damage.

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  1. Department of Plant Genetics, Institute of Plant Sciences, ARO, The Volcani Center, Bet-Dagan, 50250, Israel

    Ayyavu Mahesh

  2. Department of Biochemistry, St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli, 620 002, India

    Jabbith Shaheetha

  3. Department of Botany, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka, 580003, India

    Devarajan Thangadurai

  4. Department of Biotechnology, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, 515003, India

    Dowlathabad Muralidhara Rao

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Mahesh, A., Shaheetha, J., Thangadurai, D. et al. Protective effect of Indian honey on acetaminophen induced oxidative stress and liver toxicity in rat. Biologia 64, 1225–1231 (2009). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-009-0205-5

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