Evaluation of acute and chronic toxic effects of Algerian germander in Swiss albino mice.

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dc.contributor.authorKRACHE, Imane
dc.contributor.authorBOUSSOUALIM, Naouel
dc.contributor.authorCHAREF, Noureddine
dc.contributor.authorTRABSA, Hayat
dc.contributor.authorOUHIDA, Soraya
dc.contributor.authorBENBACHA, Faycel
dc.contributor.authorDAAMOUCHE, Zahret El Youm
dc.contributor.authorBENZIDANE, Nadia
dc.contributor.authorBAGHIANI, Abderrahmane
dc.contributor.authorKHENNOUF, Seddik
dc.contributor.authorARRAR, Lekhmici
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-02T06:33:41Z
dc.date.available2015-12-02T06:33:41Z
dc.date.issued2015-11
dc.description.abstractGermander (Teucrium polium) is commonly used as medicinal plant in Algeria against a variety of human diseases. This study aims to evaluate toxic effects of T. polium methanol extract (TPME) in Swiss albino mice. Biochemical parameters, organs morophology and histopathology were investigated. TPME gave a LD50 of 442.81 and 686.77 mg/kg of body weight (b.w.) in male and female mice, respectively. The acute treatment for seven days at a dose of 100 mg/kg of b.w. didn’t show any difference in body weight, relative mass and blood biochemical parameters. Histopathological examination revealed a moderate congestion in kidneys and an inflammatory infiltrate in liver. The chronic effect for 30 days at doses of 50 and 75 mg of TPME/kg of b.w. resulted in a significant increase of renal (urea), hepatic (aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase) parameters, accompanied by a significant decrease of cholesterol level. Histopathological examination confirmed the biochemical tests by the observation of necrosis areas, ballooning degeneration and peliosis in liver sections and the presence of marked vascular congestion in kidneys in both sexes. In conclusion, the use of Teucrium polium L. may cause hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity after prolonged herb administration.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKRACHE Imane, BOUSSOUALIM Naouel, CHAREF Noureddine, TRABSA Hayat, OUHIDA Soraya, BENBACHA Faycel, DAAMOUCHE Zahret El Youm, BENZIDANE Nadia, BAGHIANI Abderrahmane, KHENNOUF Seddik, ARRAR Lekhmici. Evaluation of acute and chronic toxic effects of Algerian germander in Swiss albino mice. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. 2015 Nov; 5(suppl_3): s27-s32.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2231-3354
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/166818
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.japsonline.com/abstract.php?article_id=1675en_US
dc.subjectTeucrium polium Len_US
dc.subjectMethanolic extracten_US
dc.subjectLD50en_US
dc.subjectBiochemical parameters. Acute and chronic toxicityen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of acute and chronic toxic effects of Algerian germander in Swiss albino mice.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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