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Berberis aristata DC Extract Counteracts the High Fat Diet-Induced Reproductive Toxicity in Female Wistar Rats via Modulating Oxidative Stress and Resistance to Leptin and Insulin

Author(s): Faiza Mushtaq, Muhammad Furqan Akhtar*, Ammara Saleem*, Ali Sharif, Bushra Akhtar, Ahmad El Askary, Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim, Zeeshan Javaid, Kashif Sohail and Fareeha Anwar

Volume 22, Issue 14, 2022

Published on: 04 August, 2022

Page: [1390 - 1402] Pages: 13

DOI: 10.2174/1871530322666220429125241

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Abstract

Background: The plant Berberis aristata is traditionally used and scientifically validated for treating obesity and hyperlipidemia. It is also traditionally used to treat gynecological abnormalities. Therefore, the present study was designed to evaluate the therapeutic potential of Berberis aristata for obesity-related reproductive changes and chemically characterize it.

Methods: High-fat diet was given to 36 female rats for six weeks to induce obesity and infertility. These obese rats were treated with 10 mg/kg orlistat or the plant extract at 125-500 mg/kg for 45 days.

Results: The GC-MS analysis of the plant extract included fructose, thymic acid and other hydrocarbons. The plant extract revealed a remarkable free radical scavenging activity. The treated animals exhibited a decrease in total cholesterol and triglycerides (p<0.001), insulin and leptin levels (p<0.05), visceral fat, and body weight while increasing the estradiol level at 500 mg/kg dose of the plant extract as compared with untreated animals as demonstrated from the histology of the ovary. Oxidative stress biomarkers such as superoxide dismutase, nitric oxide, malondialdehyde and reduced glutathione were significantly (p<0.01-0.001) ameliorated in treated rats.

Conclusion: B. aristata exhibited substantial potential against obesity-inducedreproductive damage in female rats by reducing oxidative stress and resistance to leptin and insulin.

Keywords: Obesity, oxidative stress, infertility, high fat diet, berberis, GC-MS.

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