Akbari F, Azadbakht M, Dashti A, Vahedi L, Davoodi A. Effect of Prunus Mahaleb L. Seed Extract on
Ethylene glycol- and Ammonium Chloride-Induced Urolithiasis in BALB/c Mice.
Iran J Med Sci 2020;
45:134-139. [PMID:
32210490 PMCID:
PMC7071555 DOI:
10.30476/ijms.2019.45774]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
Kidney stone disease can be quite painful, recurrent, and affects many people. Despite advances in drug therapy, there is still a need to find effective drugs with fewer complications for long-term treatment of kidney stones and to prevent its recurrence. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of Prunus Mahaleb L. seed extract on ethylene glycol- and ammonium chloride-induced urolithiasis in BALB/c mice.
METHODS
The Prunus Mahaleb L. seeds were collected in Mashhad (Iran) in June 2017. Urolithiasis was induced in male BALB/c mice by adding ethylene glycol (EG) 0.75% (v/v) and ammonium chloride (AC) 2% (w/v) to their drinking water for 21 consecutive days. A total of 72 animals were randomly divided into six groups of twelve animals each. Group 1 received purified water as control; group 2 received EG+AC in drinking water; groups 3-5 received the extracts by gavage in dosages of 100, 300, 500 mg/kg body weight, respectively; and group 6 received 888 mg/kg Sankol by gavage. Note that urolithiasis was induced in groups 3-6 in the same manner as in group 2. The data were analyzed using GraphPad Prism Software (version 5.01).
RESULTS
The group receiving Prunus Mahaleb L. extract in a 500 mg/kg dose responded better to the treatment and less damage to the kidney tissue was observed. The serum parameters remarkably decreased in the calculi-induced animals. Besides, the acute toxicity test showed that the use of the extract was safe in animals.
CONCLUSION
The results showed that the use of Prunus Mahaleb L. extract effectively prevented the formation of kidney stones.
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