International Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences ISSN: 2321-3272 (Print), ISSN: 2230-7605 (Online) IJPBS | Volume 8 | Issue 3 | JUL-SEPT | 2018 | 399-403 Research Article | Biological Sciences | Open Access | MCI Approved| |UGC Approved Journal | EVALUATION OF ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL OF ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF MOLLUGO CERVIANA(L.) SER. USING PORCINE LIVER SLICES AGAINST HYDROGEN PEROXIDE INDUCED OXIDATIVE STRESS Kohila.K* and Kalaivani.K Department of Biochemistry, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu- 641 029, India. *Corresponding Author Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT Plants produce large number of antioxidants and these natural products play a main role in radical scavenging capacity and prevents biological system from oxidative stress by terminating the chain function. Therefore, the present study was to evaluate the antioxidant potential of ethanolic extract of Mollugo cerviana(L.)Ser.(EEMC) using porcine liver slices. The porcine liver slices were induced for oxidative stress using Hydrogen peroxide and treated with EEMC was evaluated for its antioxidant activity using standard procedures. Results obtained in the present study shows the significant difference in the levels of antioxidants among all the groups were used. It is suggested that the EEMC serve as a free radical scavenger and acting as antioxidants in preventing many ailments. KEY WORDS Mollugo cerviana(L.)Ser., Porcine liver slices, Free radicals, Oxidative stress, Antioxidants INTRODUCTION might not have the ability to protect cells from oxidative Excessive generation of free radicals and reactive stress and thereby, necessitate the supplement from oxygen species (ROS) are due to the exposure to exogenous antioxidants. Due to this requirement, many external oxidant substances or the biological system synthetic antioxidants developed to mitigate oxidative loss its defense mechanisms against these oxidants damage but it’s one of the disadvantages is these causes oxidative stress. Further, it leads to various substances are of high cost, less availability and also has deteriorating diseases such as aging, cancer, health risk. To overcome this complication, synthetic cardiovascular disease, cataracts and also decline in the antioxidants were replaced by natural antioxidants and immune system and dysfunction of brain [1,2]. plays an effective role in protection from ROS and curing [6] Lipids present in the membrane are more prone to the diseases . These natural antioxidants derived from attack of free radicals and subsequently breakdown the plant sources contains bioactive compounds like chain reaction and causes lipid peroxidation. The carotenoids, flavonoids, tocopherols, cinnamic acid, [7]. metabolites produced during this process are toxic to folic acid and ascorbic acid etc,. These compounds the cells and tissues [3,4]. Mostly oxidative stress caused from herbal structure shown to possess the capability to due to an imbalance in the free radical production and inhibit the generation of ROS and scavenge against free [8] antioxidant scavenger mechanisms with the damage to radicals . molecular species like proteins, nucleic acids and lipids The chosen medicinal plant Mollugo cerviana(L.)Ser. [5]. belongs to the family Molluginaceae, commonly known The primary substances that possess an ability to act as threadstem carpet weed. Mollugo cerviana(L.)Ser. is against free radicals induced oxidative stress are called a species of flowering plant known by the common antioxidants. Sometimes, endogenous antioxidants name threadstem carpetweed. It can be found on most International Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences Kohila.K* & Kalaivani.K 399 www.ijpbs.com or www.ijpbsonline.com ISSN: 2230-7605 (Online); ISSN: 2321-3272 (Print) Int J Pharm Biol Sci. continents growing as a weed in many types of dry 250mg of tissue was taken in 1.0ml of sterile HBSS in sandy habitat types. Mollugo cerviana(L.)Ser. known to broad, flat bottomed flasks. cure diseases like blood impurity, burns, Gonorrhea, Induction of oxidative stress and treatment with the Hangover, jaundice, Pleurisy and effective in antifungal, plant extract antimicrobial, Diaphoretic, febrifuge, stomachic and The following groups were set up for antioxidant assay. laxative. Group 1 served as normal control, group 2 considered However, as far as we know there are no reports on the as H2O2 induced free radicals, group 3 were treated with analysis of antioxidant activity of EEMC. using porcine ethanolic extract of Mollugo cerviana(L.)Ser. at 20 mg liver slices. The present study was investigated to per mL of HBSS, group 4 represented as positive control evaluate an antioxidant activity of EEMC using porcine (Quercetin at 70 mg/kg tissue) and group 5were treated liver slice technique t for the first time. The pig is with EEMC alone. The oxidant required for induction of considered the best donor of hepatocytes for oxidative damage is H2O2 and EEMC used for the bioartificial liver devices, but little is known about the treatment were added to the tissues and incubated at metabolic capability of pig hepatocytes. Therefore, 37 °C for one hour with mild shaking. Appropriate using slaughter house specimen minimizes unnecessary control groups were also set up. The standard oxidant sacrifice of animals and this regard no ethical issues on H2O2 was used at a concentration of 2 mL/kg tissue. using this liver tissue. After the incubation period, the tissues were homogenized in the same aliquot of the HBSS buffer MATERIALS AND METHODS using a Teflon homogenizer and centrifuged to remove Collection of the plant material the debris. The supernatant was then used for the The whole plant of Mollugo cerviana(L.)Ser. was estimation of various parameters to assess the collected from Theni District, Tamil Nadu,India. The antioxidant potential. collected plant material was identified abd Determination of antioxidant status authenticated at Botanical Survey of India, Tamilnadu The supernatant obtained from homogenized liver Agricultural university, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. A tissues were used for the analysis of enzymic [9] voucher specimen of the plant was deposited at the antioxidants such as super oxide dismutase (SOD) , [10] [11] herbarium of the BSI (Register Number: catalase (CAT) , glutathione peroxidase (GPX) , [12] BSI/SRC/5/23/2016/Tech/1203). glutathione -S-transferase (GST) , glucose-6- [13] Preparation of extract phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) , glutathione [14] Whole plant material were collected freshly and washed reductase , and non-enzymic antioxidants such as [15] [16] in distilled water and allowed for shadedry and the dried glutathione (GSH) , vitamin C (Vit-C) , vitamin E(Vit- [17] [18] [19] sample were powdered. The powdered material (10 g) E) and also lipid peroxidation (LPO) , protein was extracted with 100 mL of ethanol using soxhlet using standard procedures. apparatus and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated Statistical analysis and dried under reduced pressure and controlled The values of antioxidant status were expressed as temperature. mean±SD. Statistical difference Preparation of porcine liver slices in mean was analyzed using one-way ANOVA and The porcine liver was selected as the mammalian tissue followed by least square mean deviation comparison to evaluate the antioxidant effect of EEMC in the tests (LSD). P<0.05 was considered as statistically presence and absence of the standard oxidizing significant. agent(H2O2). The dose of H2O2 used was the same as the level used in vivo studies by intraperitonial RESULTS administration (2 mL/kg tissue). The liver was collected freshly from the local slaughter house immediately after The results of the present study reveal that, there was a the sacrifice of the animal. The tissue was quickly decline in the levels of enzymic and non-enzymic plunged into cold sterile Hanks balanced salt solution antioxidants in H2O2 induced oxidative stress group (HBSS) buffer and maintained at 4°C. The tissues were when compared with positive control group. Elevated cut into very thin (≈1mm) slices using sterile scalpel and levels of enzymic and non-enzymic antioxidants were International Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences Kohila.K* & Kalaivani.K 400 www.ijpbs.com or www.ijpbsonline.com ISSN: 2230-7605 (Online); ISSN: 2321-3272 (Print) Int J Pharm Biol Sci. observed in the EEMC treated group when compared group in Mollugo cerviana(L.)Ser. treated liver slices. with toxic group. The levels of protein were also decreased in the H2O2 In the H2O2 instigated group the levels of LPO were toxicated group and its levels were rised up in Mollugo elevated and the levels were brought to nearby control cerviana(L.)Ser. treated group (Table-1). Table-1- Determination of antioxidant effect of ethanolic extract of Mollugo cerviana(L.)Ser. using porcine liver slices Parameters Group 1 Group 2 Group3 Group 4 Group5 a b b SOD 10.05±0.15 7.85±0.08 9.24±0.46 9.55±0.24 10.04±0.21 a b b CAT 31.13±2.15 10.16±2.60 28.25±0.89 28.34±1.60 29.90±1.90 a b b GPX 16.65±1.21 18.01±0.48 15.31±0.50 16.26±0.10 16.21±0.06 GST 6.49±0.04 3.37±0.30a 6.05±0.08b 6.33±0.05b 6.41±0.09 GR 6.55±0.15 3.74±0.33a 5.29±0.40b 6.04±0.29b 6.08±0.0 G6PD 2.28±0.09 0.92±0.07a 1.78±0.03b 1.85±0.01b 1.92±0.06 GSH 40.74±0.44 26.34±0.56a 38.48±0.02b 39.26±0.10b 39.54±0.08 Vit-C 16.82±0.31 11.87±0.69a 15.35±0.48b 16.11±0.28b 16.31±0.06 a b b Vit-E 23.42±0.56 16.52±0.31 21.16±0.09 22.06±0.15 22.68±0.51 a b b LPO 21.16±0.71 35.30±0.74 23.18±0.62 21.25±0.21 21.01±0.34 Protein 0.61±0.02 0.07±0.02a 0.12±0.01b 0.16±0.01b 0.17±0.08 The values are represented in triplicates of mean ± SD.