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Pengaruh Pemberian Ekstrak Kulit Batang Ailanthus altissima terhadap Perubahan Sel Hati dan Ginjal Mencit Praptiwi, Praptiwi; Kuncari, Emma Sri; Agungpriyono, Dewi Ratih; Chairunnisa, Chairunnisa
Biota : Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu-Ilmu Hayati Vol 15, No 1 (2010): February 2010
Publisher : Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta

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The aim of this study was to determine the toxicopathological effect of Ailanthus altissima extract in liver and kidney of the mouse. The treatments in this study were: (1) negative control (carboxy methocellulose), extracts with concentration of (2) 1 mg/kg BW, (3) 10 mg/kg BW, (4) 100 mg/kg BW, and (5) 1000 mg/kg BW. Every treatment consisted of 5 mice. After receiving A.altissima extract for seven day consecutively, the mice were then euthanized with overdose of ether. The liver and kidney were taken and then fixed within 10% solution of Buffer Neutral Formalin (BNF). Histopathology slides of liver and kidney were processed and stained with Hematoxylline Eosin. The cell degeneration and cell death were observed with video photo microscope. The lesion of cell death and degeneration of hepatocytes and epithelium of kidney proximal tubule were counted. The data were analyzed statistically with ANOVA test continued with Duncan test. The result showed that cell necrosis of hepatocytes was not significantly different (P>0.05) compared to control treatment, while cell necrosis was increasing in the treatment of ≥ 10 mg/kg BW in tubuli of the kidney.
Improvements Glutation Levels in the Hippocampus of Aged and Oxidative-Stressed Rats by Supplementation of Alanine-Glutamine Dipeptide Sunarno, Sunarno; Manalu, Wasmen; Kusumorini, Nastiti; Agungpriyono, Dewi Ratih
Sains Medika : Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan Vol 4, No 1 (2012): Januari-Juni 2012
Publisher : Fakultas Kedokteran; Universitas Islam Sultan Agung (UNISSULA)

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Background: Physiological aging or aging due to oxidative stress causes to disruption of glutathione homeostasis of the hippocampus. Disruption of glutathione homeostasis characterized by a decrease in hippocampus glutathione levels below the normal threshold. Decreased levels of glutathione in the hippocampus was demonstrated decreased hippocampus function. One way to increase glutathione levels in the hippocampus and the function of hippocampus is to increase the concentrations of glutathione precursor. One of the glutathione precursors is alanine-glutamine dipeptide. This research was designed to obtain the most effective level of alanine-glutamine dipeptide supplementation to improve glutathione synthesis in the hippocampus of aged and oxidative-stressed rats. The highest glutathione concentrations in the hippocampus showed the best improvement on the hippocampus function in physiological aging or oxidative-stress aging rats.Design and Methods: The experimental rats were assigned into a completely randomized design with 2x2x4 factorial arrangement. The first factor was the age of the experimental rats, consisted of two levels i.e., 12 and 24 months. The second factor was oxidative stress consisted of two levels, i.e., without or with oxidative stress. The third factor was the level of alanine-glutamine dipeptide administration consisted of 4 concentrations, i.e. 0%, 3%, 5%, and 7%.Results: The results showed that administration of 7% alanine-glutamine dipeptide has resulted the highest levels of glutathione hippocampus in younger (0.0154 mg/mg tissue) or aged (0.0140 mg/mg tissue) rats or in normal (0.0150 mg/mg tissue) and in oxidative-stressed (0.0144 mg/mg tissue) rats. The increased hippocampus glutathione levels were associated to the improved functions of the hippocampus. Conclusion: alanine-glutamine dipeptide administration of 7% consentrations gave the best results on repair function of the hippocampus and has the potential to slow aging, both physiological aging or oxidative-stress aging rats (Sains Medika, 4(1):1-12).