Issue 6, 2013

Protective effect of apigenin on mouse acute liver injury induced by acetaminophen is associated with increment of hepatic glutathione reductase activity

Abstract

Apigenin, a natural plant flavone, has many beneficial effects, but there is no report about treatment of acetaminophen-induced liver injury. Our aim was to examine the protective effect of apigenin on acetaminophen-induced mouse acute liver injury and to investigate the potential mechanisms. A mouse model with acute liver injury was induced by intraperitoneally given acetaminophen 350 mg kg−1 after oral administration of apigenin 100 and 200 mg kg−1 for 7 days. The results showed that after treatment with apigenin, the levels of serum alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase were gradually decreased, and the severity of liver injury was decreased. In particular, significant changes in liver necrosis were observed in the apigenin 200 mg kg−1 group. Apigenin could gradually increase the hepatic glutathione reductase (GR) activity and reduced glutathione (GSH) content, and decrease the hepatic malondialdehyde content, but the activities of glutathione peroxidase and glutathione S-transferase in hepatic tissues between the model group and the apigenin-treated groups were not significantly different. It was concluded that apigenin could protect against acetaminophen-induced acute liver injury in mice, and the mechanisms might be associated with enhancing hepatic GSH content via increment of GR activity.

Graphical abstract: Protective effect of apigenin on mouse acute liver injury induced by acetaminophen is associated with increment of hepatic glutathione reductase activity

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 Feb 2013
Accepted
11 Apr 2013
First published
11 Apr 2013

Food Funct., 2013,4, 939-943

Protective effect of apigenin on mouse acute liver injury induced by acetaminophen is associated with increment of hepatic glutathione reductase activity

J. Yang, X. Wang, J. Xue, Z. Gu and M. Xie, Food Funct., 2013, 4, 939 DOI: 10.1039/C3FO60071H

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