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ORIGINAL ARTICLEPharmacognosy MagazineVol. 14 | Issue 53 | 2018 | pp. 58–63Open access
The Standardized Extract of Limonium tetragonum Alleviates Chronic Alcoholic Liver Injury in C57BL/6J Mice
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- 1 Gyeongnam Department of Environment and Toxicology, Korea Institute of Toxicology, Gyeongnam 52834, Republic of Korea.
- 2 Department of Oceanography, Kunsan National University, Jeonbuk 54150, Republic of Korea.
- 3 College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea.
- 4 Department of Agronomy and Medicinal Plant Resources, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, Jinju 52725, Republic of Korea.
Published in Pharmacognosy Magazine
Correspondence: Min Hye Yang
College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea.
Email: mhyang@pusan.ac.kr
Correspondence: Eun Ju Jeong
Department of Agronomy and Medicinal Plant Resources, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, Jinju 52725, Republic of Korea.
Email: ejjeong@gntech.ac.kr
Copyright: © 2018 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
- Published:
- Feb 20, 2018
- Received:
- Feb 6, 2017
- Accepted:
- Mar 14, 2017
- DOI:
- 10.4103/pm.pm_44_17
How to cite
Kim, N. H., Heo, J. D., Rho, J. R., Yang, M. H., & Jeong, E. J. (2018). The Standardized Extract of Limonium tetragonum Alleviates Chronic Alcoholic Liver Injury in C57BL/6J Mice. Pharmacognosy Magazine, 14(53), 58–63. https://doi.org/10.4103/pm.pm_44_17
Abstract
Background: In traditional folk medicine, Limonium tetragonum is used in the treatment of uterine hemorrhage, tinnitus, and oligomenorrhea. Objective: This study aimed to identify the therapeutic effect of L. tetragonum EtOAc extract (EALT) on liver of mice with chronic alcohol poisoning. Materials and Methods: C57BL/6J mice were administered 100 mg/kg of EALT with a single binge ethanol/Lieber‑DeCarli liquid diet for 8 weeks. Results: The chronic‑binge ethanol diet induced a significant increase in liver marker enzyme activities. Coadministration of EALT reversed the elevation of serum total cholesterol and triglyceride as well as aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase due to chronic alcohol consumption. Histologic findings including markedly attenuated fat accumulation in hepatocytes were observed in EALT‑treated mice. EALT supplementation prevented alcoholic liver injury through attenuation of inflammatory mediators such as toll‑like receptor‑4, cytochrome P4502E1, and cyclooxygenase‑2, and inflammatory cytokine interleukin‑6. Conclusion: Results provided direct experimental evidence for the hepatoprotective effect of EALT in the NIAAA mouse model. Therapeutic attempts with the L. tetragonum extract might be useful in the management of alcoholic liver disease.
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| Title | The Standardized Extract of Limonium tetragonum Alleviates Chronic Alcoholic Liver Injury in C57BL/6J Mice |
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| Authors | Na-Hyun Kim; Jeong-Doo Heo; Jung-Rae Rho; Min Hye Yang; Eun Ju Jeong |
| Affiliations | Gyeongnam Department of Environment and Toxicology, Korea Institute of Toxicology, Gyeongnam 52834, Republic of Korea.; Department of Oceanography, Kunsan National University, Jeonbuk 54150, Republic of Korea.; College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea.; Department of Agronomy and Medicinal Plant Resources, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, Jinju 52725, Republic of Korea. |
| Corresponding author | mhyang@pusan.ac.kr |
| Journal | Pharmacognosy Magazine |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 14, Issue 53 (2018) |
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