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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
pharmacology, toxicology and pharmaceutics
Effect of aqueous extract from Herniaria hirsuta L. on experimentally nephrolithiasic rats
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 95, No. 1, Year 2004
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Despite considerable progress in medical therapy, there is no satisfactory drug to treat kidney stones. Therefore, this current study is aimed to look for an alternative treatment by using Herniaria hirsuta on nephrolithiasic rats as a preventive agent against the development of kidney stones.The experiment was conducted in normal and calcium oxalate (CaOx) nephrolithiasic rats during 3 weeks. Several parameters were followed weekly including water intake, urinary volume and pH, some urinary chemistries, and crystalluria. At the end, kidneys were analyzed by light microscope.The results showed that water intake and urinary volume increased in nephrolithiasic rats, but their urinary pH decreased especially in the third week of treatment. Urinary oxalate increased significantly during the second week for untreated rats and remained constant in rats treated with Herniaria decoction. However, urinary calcium decreased significantly in week 2 in untreated rats and remained constant in treated rats. Qualitative analysis of crystalluria showed that untreated rats excreted large CaOx monohydrate and few dihydrate crystals while treated animals excreted mostly small CaOx dihydrate crystals. The examination of kidney sections revealed that CaOx deposition was limited in treated rats when compared to untreated ones.These results obtained in vivo confirmed the beneficial effect of Herniaria hirsuta and may justify its use as a preventive agent against the formation of calcium oxalate kidney stones. © 2004 Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Atmani, Fouad
Morocco, Oujda
Université Mohammed Premier Oujda
Slimani, Y.
Morocco, Oujda
Université Mohammed Premier Oujda
Mimouni, M.
Morocco, Oujda
Université Mohammed Premier Oujda
Aziz, Mohammed
Morocco, Oujda
Université Mohammed Premier Oujda
Hacht, Brahim
Morocco, Oujda
Université Mohammed Premier Oujda
Ziyyat, Abderrahim
Morocco, Oujda
Université Mohammed Premier Oujda
Statistics
Citations: 112
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jep.2004.06.028
ISSN:
03788741
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Approach
Qualitative
Quantitative