Experiment 571699

Compounds isolated

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeINTRAGASTRIC
OrganismEmpty organism
CitationMALINI,MM: BASKAR,R: VARALAKSHMI,P:. (1995). EFFECT OF LUPEOL, A PENTACYCLIC TRITERPENE, ON URINARY ENZYMES IN HYPEROXALURIC RATS.. 48(5/6)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseA 2% SOLUTION OF AMMONIUM OXALATE WAS ADMINISTERED INDUCING HYPEROXALURIC CONDITION IN RATS. THE URINARY MARKER ENZYMES WHICH INDICATE RENAL TISSUE DAMAGE NAMELY - LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE, INORGANIC PYROPHOSPHATASE, ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE, GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE, BETA-GLUCURONIDASE AND N-ACETYL BETA-D-GLUCOSAMINIDASE WERE FOUND TO BE ELEVATED. LUPEOL ADMINISTRATION REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY THE RENAL EXCRETION OF OXALATE. IT ALSO REDUCED THE EXTRACT OF RENAL TUBULAR DAMAGE AS EVIDENCED FROM THE DECREASE LEVELS OF THE ABOVE ENZYMES IN URINE.
Dose amount25.0 MG
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalRAT
Per unitKG
Dose expressionDOSE
GenderMALE