Indian Journal of Animal Research

SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 54
  • Issue: 1

Protective effect of Fragarria ananassa and Vaccinium corymbosum fruit extracts against L-arginine induced acute pancreatitis in rats

  • Author:
  • Veena Gadicherla1,2, Siva Reddy Challa3,, Mandava V. Basaveswara Rao4, P. Ramakrishna5, K. Pavan Kumar6
  • Total Page Count: 9
  • Page Number: 74 to 82

1Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Krishna University, Machilipatnam-521 001, Andhra Pradesh

2Department of Pharmacology, Sri Indu Institute of Pharmacy, Ibrahimpatnam, 501 510, Ranga Reddy District, Andhra Pradesh

3Department of Pharmacology, KVSR Siddhartha Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vijayawada-520 010, Andhra Pradesh

4Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Krishna University, Machilipatnam-521 001, Andhra Pradesh

5Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Krishna University, Machilipatnam-521 001, Andhra Pradesh

6Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Shadan College of Pharmacy, Hyderabad-500 086, Telangana

Abstract

The study was aimed to evaluate the protective effects of alcoholic extracts of Strawberry and Blueberry fruits [AESF and AEBF] in acute pancreatitis in rats. Treatment groups received AESF and AEBF at doses of 200 and 400 mg/kg for 7 days with prior injections of L-arginine on 5th day. Biochemical parameters were estimated in serum and pancreatic tissue samples. Histopathological studies and DNA fragmentation assay were carried out in isolated pancreatic tissue. The results of the study indicated that treatment of AESF and AEBF exhibited a significant dose dependent protective effect. Upon the treatment, anti-oxidant enzymes were significantly (*p<0.05) increased. Biochemical results were correlated with the histopathological findings. In addition, the DNA fragmentation assay showed an intact DNA in pancreatic cells of treated groups. In conclusion, berry fruit extracts exerted a potential protective effect against L-arginine induced damage in rat pancreas, at least in part, due to its antioxidant properties.

Keywords

Amylase, Blueberry, L-Arginine, Lipase, Oxygen free radicals, Pancreatitis, Strawberry