Curative potential of Zingiber zerumbet on paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity
Zingiber zerumbet is a type of wild ginger known worldwide for its medicinal values. Its constituents found in the rhizome suggest potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. As such, this study investigated the possible curative effects of Zingiber zerumbet rhizome ethanolic extract (ZZ)...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2019
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14683/1/48_03_02.pdf http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14683/ http://www.mabjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=924&catid=59:current-view&Itemid=56 |
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| Summary: | Zingiber zerumbet is a type of wild ginger known worldwide for its medicinal values. Its constituents found in the rhizome
suggest potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. As such, this study investigated the possible curative effects of
Zingiber zerumbet rhizome ethanolic extract (ZZ) on Paracetamol (PCM)-induced hepatotoxicity. The plant was obtained
from Sendayan, Negeri Sembilan and had been identified by the Biodiversity Unit of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM),
Malaysia. Its rhizomes were processed and extracted with 80% ethanol. The chemical profile of the extract was determined
using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis, while hepatotoxic rats were treated orally with varied
extract doses (250, 350, and 450 mg/kg bwt) for a week, and N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) was used as reference drug. At the
end of the treatment, sera samples were collected for liver function tests (LFTs). The chemical profile of the extract determined
via GC-MS analysis revealed three major compounds that contributed to the bioactivity of the plant. Zerumbone had the
highest component concentration (95%) in the extract for GC-MS study. Significant improvements in LFT parameters (alkaline
phosphatase (ALP), alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and total protein (TP) levels) were also
observed in groups that received 350 and 450 mg/kg bwt extract, wherein the 350 mg/kg bwt dose appeared to be the most
effective dose that reduced liver enzyme markers in PCM-induced hepatotoxic rats. Overall, Z. zerumbet exhibited the most
optimum hepatocurative potential in enhancing liver functions amidst PCM-induced hepatotoxic rats at 350 mg/kg bwt dose. |
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