Beneficial effects of citrus leaf extract supplementation on renal vasoactive substances in rats fed with repeatedly heated palm oil diet

Pak J Pharm Sci. 2022 May;35(3):747-753.

Abstract

Addition of citrus leaf extract (CLE) into frying oil was found to be renoprotective in rats that consumed heated palm oil diet. This study examined the effects of dietary CLE supplementation on renal vasoactive substances in rats given heated palm oil diet. Forty-two male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly split and fed with (i) control, (ii) fresh palm oil (FPO), (iii) FPO + CLE, (iv) five-time-heated palm oil (5HPO), (v) 5HPO+CLE, (vii) ten-time-heated palm oil (10HPO) and (vii) 10HPO+CLE diets for 16 weeks. CLE was added into diet at 0.15% (w/w). CLE decreased renal angiotensin-converting enzyme, inducible nitric oxide synthase and angiotensin II expressions in rats given heated oil diets, but only decreased renal NADPH oxidase activity in the 5HPO group. Supplementation of citrus leaf extract has shown beneficial effects in regulating renal vasoactive substances in rats consumed heated palm oil diet.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood Pressure
  • Citrus* / chemistry
  • Diet
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Kidney*
  • Male
  • Palm Oil* / administration & dosage
  • Plant Extracts* / pharmacology
  • Plant Oils / pharmacology
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley

Substances

  • Plant Extracts
  • Plant Oils
  • Palm Oil