Abstract

The effects of Mentha longifolia crude ethanolic extract (F 1), rich in luteolin glycosides (F 2), apigenin glycosides (F 3) and phenolic acids (F 4), were studied on CCl 4 -induced liver injury in mice. Administration of CCl 4 -induced significant impairment in hepatic antioxidant status, decreasing the glutathione content and superoxide dismutase activity, and stimulating lipid peroxidation. Pretreatment with Mentha longifolia extracts significantly improved hepatic antioxidant status in mice, which was most pronounced in the reduction of CCl 4 -mediated lipid peroxidation. In addition, in pretreated animals, an increase in hepatic glutathione and superoxide dismutase activity, as well as a decrease of cytochrome P450, was found.

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