Atividade hepatoprotetora do gama orizanol em modelos de hepatite fulminante aguda em camundongos

Abstract

The lipopolysaccharide (LPS) associated with D-galactosamine (D-GalN), carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) and paracetamol (PCM) are acute fulminant hepatitis widely used animal models. The gamma oryzanol (γ-ORY) is a mixture of 10 esters of trans-ferulic acid and is found in rice bran oil. The objective was to assess the potential hepatoprotective effect of γ-ORY on mechanisms involved in different animal models of acute fulminant hepatitis in mice. The animals were divided into different groups depending on the experiment. γ-ORY treatment (50 mg/kg, per oral, p.o.) for a week after an hour of the last treatment before the administration by intraperitoneal of LPS (50 mg/kg) and D-GalN (500 mg/kg). γ-ORY was administered orally (50 mg/kg) for one week, after 1 hour of the last administration damage was induced by a single dose of CCl4 (1 mg /kg i.p.). The animals received γ-ORY for two days in two doses (10mg and 50mg /kg p.o.), on the third day PCM (2 g/ kg, p.o.). After 24 hours the animals were euthanized. The following biochemical determinations were made: non-enzymatic antioxidant defenses, defenses enzymatic antioxidants, liver damage markers, liver function markers, inflammatory markers, apoptosis markers and histological analysis. The γ-ORY was able to significantly protect in all analyzed determinations, and can be compared to a drug used for acute fulminant hepatitis. Therefore, we suggest that the γ-ORY can be an alternative for the treatment of acute fulminant hepatitis, as was proved its hepatoprotective effect is associated with its antioxidant capacity, anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effect.