UPLC/QTOF/MS profiling of two Psidium species and the in-vivo hepatoprotective activity of their nano-formulated liposomes

Food Res Int. 2018 Mar:105:1029-1038. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2017.12.042. Epub 2017 Dec 16.

Abstract

Liver diseases are major health problem in Egypt influencing lifestyle and economy. The demand for nutraceutical hepatoprotective agents is crucial to ameliorate the side effects of synthetic drugs. The present study aims to evaluate antioxidant and hepatoprotective activities of extracts of Psidium guajava L. and Psidium cattleianum Sabine leaves and their nano-formulated liposomes against paracetamol-induced liver damage in rats. Secondary metabolites profile of P. guajava and P. cattleianum leaves was investigated using UPLC-PDA-ESI-qTOF-MSn. The nano-liposomes containing Psidium extracts were prepared using thin film hydration method. Biochemical analysis was based on monitoring serum levels of AST, ALT, ALP and total bilirubin. The liver homogenate was used for determination of GSH and MDA. Histopathological alterations were also studied. Metabolic profiling revealed qualitative differences between the two investigated species providing a comprehensive map for the metabolites present in P. guajava and P. cattleianum leaves cultivated in Egypt. The identified metabolites belong to different phytochemical classes; polyphenolics, flavonoids, triterpenes and meroterpenoids. Significant hepatoprotective effects were observed as evident from the decreased levels of AST, ALT, ALP, MDA and total bilirubin as well as restoration of decreased GSH level in the two studied Psidium extracts (250, 500mg/kg b. wt) and their respective nano-liposomes (500mg/kg b. wt), when compared to the diseased group. Nano-liposomes of Psidium guajava leaves (500mg/kg b. wt) greatly restored the normal architecture of the liver in the histopathological study, as regards to standard silymarin. The present study verified the effectiveness of Psidium guajava and Psidium cattleianum leaves extracts and their nano-liposomes in ameliorating the paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity in rats.

Keywords: Hepatoprotective; Liposome; Metabolic profiling; Psidium cattleianum; Psidium guajava; UPLC/MS.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Acetaminophen
  • Animals
  • Antioxidants / isolation & purification
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology*
  • Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / metabolism
  • Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / pathology
  • Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / prevention & control*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid*
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Liposomes
  • Liver / drug effects*
  • Liver / metabolism
  • Liver / pathology
  • Male
  • Mass Spectrometry*
  • Metabolomics / methods*
  • Nanoparticles*
  • Oxidative Stress / drug effects
  • Particle Size
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Psidium / chemistry*
  • Rats, Wistar

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Liposomes
  • Plant Extracts
  • Acetaminophen