篇名 | 樟芝菌絲體與子實體對酒精誘發之急性肝損傷之保護作用 |
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卷期 | 11:3 |
並列篇名 | The Protection of Anthrodia Camphorata Against Acute Hepatotoxicity of Alcohol in Rats |
作者 | 戴宇昀 、 莊正宏 、 蔡金川 、 蕭學民 、 黃仕政 、 陳勁初 、 胡淼琳 |
頁次 | 177-185 |
關鍵字 | 酒精毒性 、 樟芝 、 保肝作用 、 氧化傷害 、 Alcohol toxicity 、 Anthrodia camphorata 、 Hepatoprotection 、 Oxidative damage 、 MEDLINE 、 Scopus 、 SCIE |
出刊日期 | 200309 |
Antrodia camphorata is a unique mushroom of Taiwan and has been used as a folk medicine for protection against liver damage induced by alcohol intoxication. However, no report has been presented in this respect. In this rat study, we examined whether the mycelium and sporocarp of Antrodia camphorata protect against acute liver damage induced by ethanol (EtOH). Rats were orally administered with mycelium and sporocarp of Antrodia camphorata for 9 days before EtOH challenge (5.5 g/kg body wt., i.p.). Rats were divided into eight groups (A-H) and except for groups A and H, all rats were injected with alcohol. A: Control; B: EtOH control: C: Silymarin (250 mg/kg bw., p.o.); D: 0.5 g mycelium/kg; E: 1.0 g mycelium/kg; F: 0.5 g sporocarp/kg; G: 1.0 g sporocarp/kg; and H: 1.0 g mycelium/kg. The results showed that EtOH administration markedly increased the activities of glutamate-pyruvate aminotransferase (GPT) and glutamate-oxaloacetate aminotransferase (GOT). Both mycelium and sporocarp of Antrodia camphorata significantly decreased the activity of GOT and GPT, but the effects were not dose dependent. Mycelium and sporocarp of Antrodia camphorata also significantly and dose-dependently decreased lipid peroxidation (measured as TBARS) induced by EtOH. EtOH treatment significantly increased the activities of hepatic superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase, but did not significantly affect the activity of glutathione peroxidase. Pre-treatment with either the mycelium or the sporocarp completely prevented the rise in the activity of SOD and catalase. The histopathological examination revealed that both mycelium and sporocarp markedly protected against lipid vacuole accumulation and hydropic degeneration of hepatocytes induced by EtOH. Thus, the present results demonstrated that both mycelium and sporocarp of Antrodia camphorata protect against acute liver damage induced by EtOH. In addition, rats fed 1.0 g mycelium without EtOH treatment produced no observable toxicity during the experimental period.