The aim of the study was to investigate the protective effects of oxyresveratrol and cis-mulberroside A isolated from Ramulus mori on the liver of mice intoxicated with ethanol. Animals were pretreated with different doses (30 and 60mg/kg of body weight) of oxyresveratrol and cis-mulberroside A prior to the ethanol (9g/kg of body weight) orally for 7 days.
Ethanol treatment induced the decrease of reduced glutathione level and antioxidant enzymes activities, the elevation of the lipid peroxidation and cytochrome P450 2E1 activity accompanied with the increase of iron concentration and mitochondrial permeability transition. Pretreatment with oxyresveratrol and cis-mulberroside A restored the changes in the above parameters up to the basal level.
The protective effects of the two active compounds were further supported by attenuation of the degree of tissue damage and the regulation of the expression of TNF-α. It could be concluded that oxyresveratrol and cis-mulberroside A from R. mori could protect mice against ethanol-induced hepatic damage.
