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Silymarin and milk thistle extract may prevent the progression of diabetic nephropathy in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Vessal, Ghazal Akmali, Masoumeh Najafi, Parisa Moein, Mahmood Reza Sagheb, Mohammad Mahdi |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Description | Journal: Renal Failure To investigate the effect of silymarin and milk thistle extract on the progression of diabetic nephropathy (DN) in rats. Diabetes was induced with a single intraperitoneal (IP) injection of streptozotocin (STZ) (60 mg/kg). Silymarin (100 mg/kg/d) or the extract (1.2 g/kg/d) was gavaged for 4 weeks. Blood glucose (BS), serum urea (S(u)), serum creatinine (S(cr)), and 24-h urine protein (Up) were measured and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was calculated. Concentration of thiobarbituric acid reactive species (TBARS) and activities of glutathione peroxidase (GPx), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT) were evaluated in the renal tissue. Data were expressed as mean +/- SEM. Silymarin or the extract had no significant effect on BS, S(cr), and GFR. Both milk thistle extract and silymarin, respectively, decreased S(u) (mg/dL) (87.1 +/- 7.78, p < 0.001; 84.5 +/- 7.15, p < 0.001), Up (mg) (5.22 +/- 1.56, p = 0.014; 5.67 +/- 0.86, p = 0.034), and tissue TBARS (nmol/mg protein) (0.67 +/- 0.04, p < 0.001; 0.63 +/- 0.07, p < 0.001) in diabetic rats, compared to diabetic control (DC) (S(u): 131.0 +/- 4.55, Up: 8.3 +/- 0.84, TBARS: 0.94 +/- 0.06). Both the extract and silymarin could increase the activity of CAT (IU/mg protein) (25.5 +/- 4.0, p = 0.005; 20 +/- 1.8, p = 0.16) and GPx (IU/mg protein) (0.86 +/- 0.05, p = 0.005; 0.74 +/- 0.04, p = 0.10), respectively, in diabetic rats compared to DC (CAT = 14.4 +/- 2.0, GPx = 0.57 +/- 0.02). Milk thistle extract, to a lesser extent silymarin, can attenuate DN in rats possibly by increasing kidney CAT and GPx activity and decreasing lipid peroxidation in renal tissue. |
| Related Links | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/0886022X.2010.486488?needAccess=true http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/0886022X.2010.486488 |
| Ending Page | 739 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| Starting Page | 733 |
| ISSN | 0886022X |
| e-ISSN | 15256049 |
| DOI | 10.3109/0886022x.2010.486488 |
| Journal | Renal Failure |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| Volume Number | 32 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2010-06-12 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Renal Failure Gastroenterology and Hepatology Integrative and Complementary Medicine Diabetic Nephropathy Milk Thistle Extract |
| Content Type | Text |
| Subject | Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Nephrology |
