Liver function and DNA integrity in hepatocytes of rats evaluated after treatments with strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) water leaf extract and arbutin (CROSBI ID 251187)
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Podaci o odgovornosti
Jurica, Karlo ; Benković, Vesna ; Sikirić, Sunčana ; Kopjar, Nevenka ; Brčić Karačonji, Irena
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Liver function and DNA integrity in hepatocytes of rats evaluated after treatments with strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) water leaf extract and arbutin
Due to their beneficial health effects, strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) leaves have for decades been used as herbal remedy in countries of the Mediterranean region. This pilot study is the first to investigate the liver function and DNA integrity in rat hepatocytes evaluated after 14 and 28 day treatments with strawberry tree water leaf extract and arbutin, administered per os to Lewis rats of both genders at a daily dose 200 mg/kg b.w. We focused on two types of biomarkers: enzyme serum markers of liver function (AST, ALT and LDH), and primary DNA damage in the liver cells, which was estimated using the alkaline comet assay. At the tested dose strawberry tree water leaf extract showed acceptable biocompatibility with liver tissue both in male and female rats, especially after shorter exposure. Our results also suggest that oral administration of single arbutin to rats was not associated with significant impairments either in the liver function or DNA integrity in hepatocytes. Considering that prolonged exposure to the tested compounds revealed minor changes in the studied biomarkers, future in vivo studies have to further clarify the biological and physiological relevance of these findings.
alkaline comet assay ; Arbutus unedo L. ; alanine aminotransferase ; aspartate aminotransferase ; hepatotoxicity ; lactate dehydrogenase
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Podaci o izdanju
43 (2)
2020.
127-137
objavljeno
0148-0545
1525-6014
10.1080/01480545.2018.1477794
Povezanost rada
Farmacija, Biologija, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita