Calotropis procera leaf extract against paracetamol induced hepatotoxicity in Rats by regulating JNK/ASK-1 Signaling Pathway

The goal of the study was to assess the hepatoprotective efficacy of young Calotropis procera leaves. The young leaves of Calotropis procera were extracted by cold maceration with ultra-sonication using chloroform, ethyl acetate and distilled water. Male Wistar rats were used for hepatoprotective evaluation and the body weight, liver weight, serum biomarkers and anti-oxidant markers were measured during study. The extract/fractions significantly (P<0.05) increased the absolute and relative weight of the liver of rats at the dose of 200 mg/kg. It also suppressed the serum biomarkers (P<0.05) in the aforementioned doses. Oral administration of extract/fractions significantly increase the oxidative marker and decreased the progression of paracetamol induced hepatotoxicity. The result of the study suggested that Calotropis procera leaf extract/fractions can reduce hepatotoxicity caused by paracetamol.