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Extract of Red Okra Pod (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) Chemoprevents N-Methyl-N-Nitrosourea-Induced Kidney Proximal Tubular Cells Damage Achhlam, Divany Hunaimatul; Wahyuningsih, Sri Puji Astuti; Hapsari, Lukiteswari Dyah Tri; Soepriandono, Hari; Dewi, Firli Rahmah Primula
HAYATI Journal of Biosciences Vol. 31 No. 6 (2024): November 2024
Publisher : Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.4308/hjb.31.6.1061-1070

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N-Methyl-N-Nitrosourea (MNU) is a compound that induces oxidative stress resulting in high levels of oxidants and damage to body cells. Red okra contains polyphenol and flavonoid active ingredients as antioxidants. This study aims to analyze the effect of ethanol extract of red okra pods (ROPE) on oxidant levels, antioxidant enzymes, and damage to rat kidney proximal tubule cells due to NMU. This study used 30 rats divided into six treatment groups, namely CN (normal), N (negative control; MNU 50 mg/kg BW), P (positive control; MNU and MTX 50 mg/kg BW), T1 (MNU and ROPE 50 mg/kg BW), T2 (MNU and ROPE 100 mg/kg BW), and T3 (MNU and ROPE 200 mg/kg BW). The treatment was carried out on all groups after eight weeks. The results indicate that malondialdehyde (MDA) and nitrogen oxide (NO) decrease with the ROPE treatment. The glutathione reductase (GSH) activity as an antioxidant enzyme increased T1 and T2, while glutathione peroxidase (GPx) showed an increase in T2 and T3. Furthermore, the biochemical marker of the rat kidney showed lower blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine (Cre) levels in all treatment groups. Then, the repair of damaged proximal tubule cells showed an increase in normal cells and lower swollen cells; however, there was a degradation in necrotic cells in T2 and T3. It can be indicated that the ROPE can act as an antioxidant that can reduce MDA and NO levels, increase GSH and GPx levels, and reduce damage to proximal renal tubule cells due to MNU.
Antioxidant potential of ethanol, ethyl acetate, n-hexane extracts from leaves, fruits, stems, and roots of red okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) Putri, Salsabilla Wiyana; Hapsari, Lukiteswari Dyah Tri; Junairiah; Wahyuningsih, Sri Puji Astuti
Biogenesis: Jurnal Ilmiah Biologi Vol 12 No 2 (2024)
Publisher : Department of Biology, Faculty of Sci and Tech, Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24252/bio.v12i2.43666

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Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench has been known for its abundant and affordable antioxidant potential. This plant has different antioxidant levels regarding the parts of the plant. Red okra is rich in flavonoids and polyphenols, including strong antioxidant as quercetin ad anthocyanin. This research is intended to determine the IC50 value and compare the total content of phenolic and flavonoid from ethanol, ethyl acetate, and n-hexane extract of red okra (A. esculentus) leaves, fruits, stems, and roots. Extraction process was done by gradual maceration method using ethanol, ethyl acetate, and n-hexane. IC50 value interprets the antioxidant activity obtained from DPPH test. The results showed a very strong antioxidant activity from red okra stem extract with IC50 of 25.22 ppm and the lowest from fruit n-hexane extract with 821.55 ppm. From TPC test, the highest content was obtained from stem ethanol extract with 156.01 mg GAE/g and the lowest from stem n-hexane extract with 25.99 mg GAE/. From TFC test, the highest content was obtained from fruits ethanol extract with 108.15 mg QE/g and the lowest from stem ethanol extract with 2.26 mg QE/g. In conclusion, this research showed that red okra (A. esculentus) contains a high level of phenol and flavonoid compound and the highest antioxidant content was shown in ethanol extract.