Hepatoprotective Effect of Thymoquinone Against Cadmium Induced Liver Toxicity in Wistar Rat by Inhibiting Reactive Oxygen Species
ADVANCED RESEARCH IN GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY JUNIPER PUBLISHERS Authored by Mohammad Firoz Alam Abstract The present study was designed to find out the hepatoprotective effect of Thymoquinone against cadmium induced liver toxicity in rat. Four different groups of rats were used for this study. In details Group-I was nornal rat; Group-II was toxic Cd (2 mg/kg/day) has given to rats subcutaneously for 7 days. Group-III was pre-treated with Thymoquinone and followed by Cd (2 mg/kg/day) for 7 days. Group-IV was given Thymoquinone (20 mg/kg/day) as a positive control for 7 days. At the end of experiment blood was taken for biochemical study (AST, ALT, ALP and Total Bilirubin) and thereafter animal was killed, and liver was dissected out to analyze oxidative stress (LPO, and GSH). The biochemical study indicated that the level of enzymes (AST, ALT, ALP and Total Bilirubin) was significantly (P≤0.01) elevated in the serum of Group-II and TBARS contents were also increas...