Pistacia Terebinthus Coffee Protects against Thioacetamide-Induced Liver Injury in Rats

Bahçecıoğlu, Ibrahim Halil; Ispiroglu, Murat; Tuzcu, Mehmet; Orhan, Cemal; Ulas, Mustafa; Demirel, Ulvi; Yalniz, Mehmet; Özercan, Ibrahim H.; Ilhan, Necip; Sahin, Kazim

doi:10.14712/18059694.2015.94

Acta Medica > Archive > 2015, Vol. 58 > Issue 2 > Pistacia Terebinthus Coffee Protects…

Acta Med. 2015, 58: 56-61

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2015.94

Pistacia Terebinthus Coffee Protects against Thioacetamide-Induced Liver Injury in Rats

Ibrahim Halil Bahçecıoğlu^a, Murat Ispiroglu^a, Mehmet Tuzcu^b, Cemal Orhan^c, Mustafa Ulas^d, Ulvi Demirel^a, Mehmet Yalniz^a, Ibrahim H. Özercan^e, Necip Ilhan^f, Kazim Sahin^c

^aDepartment of Gastroenterology, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
^bDepartment of Biology, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
^cDepartment of Animal Nutrition, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
^dDepartment of Physiology, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
^eDepartment of Pathology, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
^fDepartment of Biochemistry, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey

Received July 27, 2014
Accepted May 28, 2015

Aim/background: Pistacia terebinthus is used as a coffee substitute in the East and Southern Anatolia regions of Turkey. It contains unsaturated fatty acids, tocopherols, polyphenols and carotenoids. P. terebinthus has anti-inflammatory and potential antioxidant activity. In this study we evaluated the protective effects of P. terebinthus coffee (PTC) on thioacetamide (TAA)-induced liver injury in rats. Materials and methods: Twenty-eight male Sprague-Dawley rats were equally randomized into four groups. Chronic liver injury was induced with TAA (100 mg/kg i.p. three times weekly). The first group of rats served as control and received only tap water (G1), and the remaining groups of rats received PTC, p.o (G2); TAA (G3); TAA plus PTC, p.o (G4), respectively. Results: After 8 weeks, PTC intake significantly reduced fibrosis/inflammation scores (p < 0.05) in the livers of TAA-treated group. Compared to control group, PTC intake reduced transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) concentrations in the liver (p < 0.05). Compared to the TAA group, TGF-β, nuclear factor kappa B (NF)-κB (p < 0.05), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) concentrations in the liver tissue were reduced by PTC intake. Discussion and conclusion: PTC intake provided beneficial effects against TAA-induced liver injury in rats. PTC probably suppresses the proinflammatory cytokines through NF-κB signaling pathway.