Protective Effects ofTinospora crispaStem Extract on Renal Damage and Hemolysis duringPlasmodium bergheiInfection in Mice

摘要

Renal damage and hemolysis induced by malaria are associated with mortality in adult patients. It has been speculated that oxidative stress condition induced by malaria infection is involved in its pathology. Thus, we aimed to investigate the protective effects ofTinospora crispastem extract on renal damage and hemolysis duringPlasmodium bergheiinfection.T. crispastem extract was prepared using hot water method and used for oral treatment in mice. Groups of ICR mice were infected with1×107parasitized erythrocytes ofP. bergheiANKA by intraperitoneal injection and given the extracts (500, 1000, and 2000 mg/kg) twice a day for 4 consecutive days. To assess renal damage and hemolysis, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, and hematocrit (%Hct) levels were then evaluated, respectively. Malaria infection resulted in renal damage and hemolysis as indicated by increasing of BUN and creatinine and decreasing of %Hct, respectively. However, protective effects on renal damage and hemolysis were observed in infected mice treated with these extracts at doses of 1000 and 2000 mg/kg. In conclusion,T. crispastem extract exerted protective effects on renal damage and hemolysis induced by malaria infection. This plant may work as potential source in the development of variety of herbal formulations for malarial treatment.