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  • MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ4
    Ginkgo biloba L. extract and flunixin meglumine attenuate sepsis– associated liver injury, oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis in rats; [El extracto de Ginkgo biloba L. y la flunixina meglumina atenúan la lesión hepática, el estrés oxidativo, la inflamación y la apoptosis asociados a la sepsis en ratas]

    Ak, Tuba Parlak; Gul, Burcu; Yaman, Mine; Seven, Ismail; Dagoglu, Gurdal; Gul, Huseyin Fatih

    Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), known as a stimulant of inflammation, causes acute liver injury by inducing the production of inflammatory mediators and oxidative stress. The purpose of this study is to determine whether of a nonsteroidal anti–inflammatory drug (NSAID) Flunixin meglumine (FM) and herbal an medicine Ginkgo biloba L. extract (GBE) show antioxidative, anti–inflammatory or antiapoptotic effects in liver tissue in LPS–induced hepatotoxicity. Animals were separated to 6 groups as control, sepsis (1 mg·kg-1, 7th day single dose, intraperitoneal (ip)), sepsis + FM (1 mg·kg-1, 7th day single dose, ip + 2.2 mg·kg-1 day, ip), sepsis + GBE (1 mg·kg-1, 7th day single dose, ip + 50 mg·kg-1 day, gavage), FM and GBE and the study continued for 7 days. Liver tissues taken from rats sacrificed were analyzed biochemically, histologically and immunohistochemically. Accordingly, LPS caused liver function markers alteration, inflammation, oxidative stress, and apoptosis, as well as histopathological changes in liver tissue. However, it was observed that LPS–induced changes were regulated by FM and GBE application. FM and GBE was demonstrated to have antioxidant, antiinflammatory and anti–apoptotic properties in LPS– induced hepatotoxicity.

  • MakaleAçık Erişim2018
    The antiiflammatory effect of Ginkgo biloba in lipopolysaccharide-induced rat sepsis model

    Ilhan, Nevin; Susam, Solmaz; Ak, Tuba Parlak; Baykalir, Burcu Gul

    Background: Sepsis is characterized dysregulated inflammatory response and is the leading cause of organ failure or injury and death in critical care units. Ginkgo biloba extract 761 (EGb 761) is characterized by antioxidant activity. There is no clear data in the functional role of EGb 761 that inhibiting of proinflammatory cytokines exist in sepsis. The purpose of this study was to investigate the antiinflammatory effect of EGb 761 on the levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced rat sepsis model. Methods: The animals were randomly divided into the following six groups: the control, LPS, flunixin meglumine (FM), EGb 761, LPS + FM and LPS + EGb 761 groups. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) analysis was applied to measure serum levels of VEGF, MMP-9, and iNOS. Results: Serum iNOs (p < 0.05), VEGF (p < 0.01) and MMP-9 (p < 0.05) levels were significantly higher in the sepsis group. Treatment with EGb 761 decreased serum iNOs levels (p < 0.01), VEGF and MMP-9 levels decreased significantly (p < 0.05). Also, treatment with FM decreased iNOs (p < 0.01), VEGF and MMP-9 levels significantly (p < 0.05). Conclusions: It is suggested that sepsis may lead to increase serum iNOs, MMP-9, and VEGF levels and treatment of EGb 761 may have a potential antiinflammatory effect against LPS-induced sepsis.

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