Protective effects of hydroalcoholic extract of Alcea rosea aerial parts against changes in biochemical factors and hepatic tissue induced by cadmium chloride in male rats

Cadmium chloride causes liver dysfunction. In the present study, the protective effects of hydroalcoholic extract of aerial parts of Alcea rosea against changes in biochemical factors and hepatic tissue induced by cadmium chloride in male Males were investigated.

In this experimental study, 56 adult male Wistar rats weighing approximately 200±10 g  were divided into 6 groups of 9. The control group, The sham group 1 received 0.2 ml distilled water as solvent. The sham group 2 received 2 mg/ kg of cadmium chloride intraperitoneally for 21 days. Experimental groups 1, 2 and 3: 2 mg / kg cadmium chloride intraperitoneally for 21 days and then 450 and 300,150 mg / kg hydroalcoholic extracts of aerial parts of Alcea rosea received intraperitoneally for 30 days. At the end of the experiment, the body weight and liver weight of the animals were measured. Blood samples were taken to measure albumin, bilirubin and total protein levels. Liver tissue samples were studied pathologically after hematoxylin-eosin staining.

The mean body weight in all experimental groups did not show significant changes compared to the sham group2. The mean liver weight in all experimental groups showed a significant increase compared to the sham group2. Mean serum bilirubin concentration in all experimental groups showed a significant decrease compared to the sham group2. The mean serum albumin concentration in the experimental group receiving 3 showed a significant increase compared to the sham group2. Mean serum albumin and total protein concentrations in the experimental group receiving 2 showed a significant increase compared to the sham group2 (P <0.05). In all experimental groups, the improvement of hepatic tissue changes induced by cadmium chloride was dose-dependent.

It is possible that the hydroalcoholic extract of the aerial parts of Alcea rosea improves the changes in biochemical factors and hepatic tissue induced by cadmium chloride in male rats.