Effect of Oenanthe Javanica Extract on Antioxidant Enzyme in the Rat Liver

• Published in: Chinese medical journal Vol. 128; no. 12; pp. 1649 - 1654
• Main Authors: Lee, Choong-Hyun, Park, Joon-Ha, Cho, Jeong-Hwi, Kim, In-Hye, Ahn, Ji-Hyeon, Lee, Jae-Chul, Chen, Bai, Shin, Bich-Na, Tae, Hyun-Jin, Bae, Eun, Kang, Il-Jun, Won, Moo-Ho, Kim, Jong-Dai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Medknow Publications Pvt Ltd 20.06.2015; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies; Department of Pharmacy,College of Pharmacy,Dankook University,Cheonan 330-714,South Korea%Department of Neurobiology,School of Medicine,Kangwon National University,Chuncheon 200-701,South Korea%Department of Physiology,College of Medicine,Hallym University,Chuncheon 200-702,South Korea; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd; Wolters Kluwer
• Subjects: Animals; Antioxidants; Antioxidants (Nutrients); Antioxidants - metabolism; Ascorbic Acid - pharmacology; Biotechnology; Catalase - metabolism; diet; Enzymes; Ethanol; experimental; Food; Glutathione Peroxidase - metabolism; Herbal medicine; Immunohistochemistry; Laboratory animals; Liver; Liver - drug effects; Liver - enzymology; Liver - metabolism; Male; Medicine; Metabolism; Neurobiology; Neurosciences; normal; Oenanthe - chemistry; Original; Oxidative Stress - drug effects; Pharmacy; Physiological aspects; Physiology; Plant extracts; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Properties; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Rodents; Superoxide Dismutase - metabolism; 大鼠肝脏; 抗氧化酶活性; 提取物; 水芹; 超氧歧化酶; China; Immunohistochemistry; Western Blotting; Liver; Oenanthe Javanica Extract; Antioxidant Enzymes
• ISSN: 0366-6999; 2542-5641
• DOI: 10.4103/0366-6999.158363

Background：Oenanthe javanica （O.javanica） has been known to have high antioxidant properties via scavenging reactive oxygen species.We examined the effect of O.javanica extract （OJE） on antioxidant enzymes in the rat liver.Methods：We examined the effect of the OJE on copper,zinc-superoxide dismutase （SOD1）,manganese superoxide dismutase （SOD2）,catalase （CAT）,and glutathione peroxidase （GPx） in the rat liver using immunohistochemistry and western blot analysis.Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to three groups;（1） normal diet fed group （normal-group）,（2） diet containing ascorbic acid （AA）-fed group （AA-group） as a positive control,（3） diet containing OJE-fed group （OJE-group）.Results：In this study,no histopathological finding in the rat liver was found in all the experimental groups.Numbers of SOD1,SOD2,CAT,and GPx immunoreactive cells and their protein levels were significantly increased in the AA-fed group compared with those in the normal-group.On the other hand,in the OJE-group,numbers of SOD1,SOD2,CAT,and GPx immunoreactive cells in the liver were significantly increased by about 190%,478%,685%,and 346%,respectively,compared with those in the AA-group.In addition,protein levels of SOD 1,SOD2,CAT,and GPx in the OJE-group were also significantly much higher than those in the AA-group.Conclusion：OJE significantly increased expressions of SOD 1 and SOD2,CAT,and GPx in the liver cells of the rat,and these suggests that significant enhancements of endogenous enzymatic antioxidants by OJE might be a legitimate strategy for decreasing oxidative stresses in the liver.