Abstract

Author(s): S Ray¹, K Roy², Chandana Sengupta^2
1 Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Himalayan Pharmacy Institute, Majhitar, Rangpo, East Sikkim - 737 132, India ² Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata - 700 032, India

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Chandana Sengupta Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata - 700 032 India E-mail: csgjupt@yahoo.com

Attempt has been made to evaluate free radical scavenging activity of water extract of Spirulina platensis on cisplatin-induced lipid peroxidation using some common laboratory markers. In this present study goat liver has been used as lipid source. This in vitro evaluation was done by measuring the malondialdehyde, 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal, reduced glutathione and nitric oxide content of tissue homogenates. The results suggest that cisplatin could induce lipid peroxidation to a significant extent and it was also found that water extract of the algae has the ability to suppress the cisplatin-induced toxicity.

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