KMID : 0881720110260030260
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Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety 2011 Volume.26 No. 3 p.260 ~ p.265
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Protective Effect of Plantago asiatica L. Leaf Ethanolic Extract Against Ferric Nitrilotriacetate-Induced Prostate Oxidative Damage in Rats
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Hong Seung-Teak
Hong Chung-Oui Nam Mi-Hyun Ma Yuan-Yuan Hong Yun-Jin Son Da-Hee Chun Su-Hyun Lee Kwang-Won
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Abstract
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Plantago asiatica L. (P. asiatica) has been used as one of the popular folk medicines in Asia for human health care practices. Various activities of P. asiatica have been reported, such as anti-oxidant, anti-glycation, anti-inflammatory and hepatoprotective activity. Therefore, the potential of P. asiatica to reduce oxidative stress has been studied in several ways for over 20 years, especially at liver and kidney. However no investigation has been reported revealing its protective effect on prostate. Method : Treatment of P. asiatica leaf ethanolic extract (PLE) (1 g/ kg body weight (b.w.), 2 g/kg b.w., or 4 g/kg b.w.) were given separately to animals for pretreatment once per day for 7 days, and on the seventh day ferric nitrilotriacetate (Fe-NTA; 0.24 mmol Fe/kg b.w.), which is known as an oxidative stress-inducer at prostate, was administrated by i.p to negative control group. At the end of the study period, dissection was carried out for detecting the prostate protective effect of PLE. Result : Fe-NTA-treated animals produced reactive oxygen species (ROS) resulting in depletion of antioxidant biomaker, such as glutathione (GSH), glutathione reductase (GR), and glutathione s-transferase (GST) and increase of lipid peroxidation in prostate. However, PLE pretreatment resulted in an increase in the GSH, GST and GR levels concentration dependent manner and in an significant decrease in the levels of lipid peroxidation. Conclusion : Our data suggest that PLE may be effective in protecting oxidative stress-induced damage of prostate, and PLE may be an chemopreventive agent against Fe-NTA-mediated prostate oxidative damage.
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KEYWORD
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Plantago asiatica, prostate, ferric-nitrilotriacetate, oxidative stress, protective effect
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