“RENOPROTECTIVE ACTIVITY OF AMORPHOPHALLUS PAEONIIFOLIUS AGAINST GENTAMICIN-INDUCED NEPHROTOXICITY IN RATS”

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Shekshavali T
Abdul Haseeb TS
T. Naga Aparna
Jaffer sadik Md
Konda Shravan kumar
V. Arun Reddy
E. Praveen
Shaik Rahaman

Keywords

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, nephro-protective, Gentamicin, antioxidant

Abstract

To investigate the nephroprotective and antioxidant activities of methanol and aqueous extracts of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius on Gentamicin induced nephrotoxicity in male Wistar rats.In this model of nephrotoxicity, 24 adults male wistar rats (150-200gms) were evenly divided into 4 groups. Group-1 and 2 served as control and Gentamicin induced models respectively, while Group-3 and 4 are the treatment groups which were simultaneously treated with methanolic (250mg/kg) and aqueous (250 mg/kg) extracts of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius respectively, after each dose of Gentamicin (80 mg/kg, i.p.) for 10 days. On 11th day, blood samples for biochemical parameters, while the rat kidneys for histology were obtained under inhaled diethyl ether anesthesia.Co-administration of ME and AE extracts with Gentamicin decreased rise in serum urea and creatinine. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius extracts significantly show increased activities of renal Catalase and Glutathione, and significant decreased activity of lipid peroxidase. Apart from these, histopathological changes also showed the protective nature of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius extracts against Gentamicin induced necrotic damage of renal tissues.In comparison to aqueous extracts, histological and biochemical findings demonstrated that the methanolic extract of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius conferred greater nephro-protective and antioxidant effects against Gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats. In the future, Amorphophallus paeoniifolius might provide a clue for the development of a brand-new medication to treat drug-induced nephrotoxicity.

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