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Effects of the ethanolic extract of Daucus carota L. seeds on acetaminophen-induced uremia and antiandrogenicity in male rats
Abstract
The extract contained alkaloids, flavonoids, phenolics, saponins, steroids and terpenoids. Administration of acetaminophen alone significantly (p<0.05) increased the levels of sodium ions, potassium ions, creatinine, uric acid and urea in the serum of the animals, whereas, the levels of testosterone, glycogen, cholesterol, total protein and sialic acid as well as the activities of alkaline phosphatase and acid phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenase and gamma glutamyl transferase decreased significantly in the testes of the animals. The extract reversed the acetaminophen-treatment related changes in a manner that was comparable with the rats treated with olive oil and EEDCS only. The study concludes that the ethanolic extract of D. carota seeds has some bioactive principles that conferred antiuremic properties and restored androgenic activities in the animals. Thus, the plant can be explored in the management of uremia and androgen related deficiencies.
Keywords: Acetaminophen, Anti-androgenic, Antiuremia, Apiaceae, Daucus carota