National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Cisplatin (CP) is considered one of the most effective and widely used anti-neoplastic drug in the treatment of different solid organ tumors. The present study was carried out to assess the hematological changes following CP administration in Wistar albino rats and its amelioration by extract of Andrographis paniculata (AP). The study included 60 Wistar albino rats were divided into 12 rats in each group. Group I served as normal control group. To group II rats, CP was administered at 7.5mg/kg body weight intraperitoneally for single dose. Rats in group III were administered AP at the dose of 500mg/kg body weight for 45 days. Group IV rats were pre-treated with AP 15 days prior to CP administration and followed by AP treatment for 45 days. Rats in group V were administered with CP and concurrently treated with AP extract at 500mg/kg by oral gavaging for 45 days. The CP treated rats showed significant decrease in haemoglobin, TEC, TLC and platelet count as compared to normal control animals. Supplementation of AP to CP treated rats significantly improved the hematological parameters. The study concluded that damage to the hemopoietic system evident by deranged hematological parameters can be prevented by administration of extract of Andrographis paniculata.
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