HEPATOPROTECTIVE AND IMMUNOMODULATORY PROPERTIES OF Tinospora cordifolia IN CCl_4 INTOXICATED MATURE ALBINO RATS

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Effect of Tinospora cordifolia extract on modulation of hepatoprotective and immunostimulatory functions in carbon tetrachloride (CCl_4) intoxicated mature rats is reported here. Administration of CCl_4 (0.7 ml/kg body weight for 7 days) produces damage in the liver as evident by estimation of enzymes such as serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT), serum glutamate pyruvate transminase (SGPT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) as well as serum bilirubin level. CC_4 administration also causes immunosuppressive effects as indicated by phagocytic capacity, chemotactic migration and cell adhesiveness of rat peritoneal macrophages. However, treatment with T cordifolia extract (100 mg/kg body weight for 15 days) in CCl_4 intoxicated rats was found to protect the liver, as indicated by enzyme level in serum. A significant reduction in serum levels of SGOT, SGPT, ALP, bilirubin were observed following T cordifolia treatment during CCl_4 intoxication. Treatment with T. cordifolia extract also deleted the immunosuppressive effect of CCl_4, since a significant increment in the functional capacities of rat peritoneal macrophages (PMφ) was observed following T cordifolia treatment. The results of our experiment suggest that treatment by T cordifolia extract may be the critical remedy for the adverse effect of CCl_4 in liver function as well as immune functions.
日本トキシコロジー学会の論文
2002-08-22