POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND THE TOXICOLOGY OF CANNABIS SATIVA
Journal Title: International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (IJPSR) - Year 2019, Vol 10, Issue 11
Abstract
Many young men, women, and even the elderly are addicted to Cannabis intake abuse despite its predictable toxicological consequences. In this paper, we studied the toxic effects of oral administration of methanol extract of Cannabis sativa seeds using a total of forty male Wistar Rats. Animals were randomized into five groups (n = 8 rats) of approximately equal weight. Group 1 received 100 mg/kg of the extract, group 2 received 200 mg/kg of the extract, group 3 received 300 mg/kg dosage of the extract, group 4 received 2 ml of olive oil and group 5 received distilled water for 14 days. Result for AST was significantly (p<0.05) higher in groups 2 (57.00 ± 13.00 IU/L) and 3 (59.33 ± 10.53 IU/L), compared with normal control group 5 (31.33 ± 1.53 IU/L). Significantly (p<0.05) higher serum ALT was observed in groups 2 (50.00 ± 12.52 IU/L) and 3 (56.33 ± 10.21 IU/L). Results for kidney function, shows significantly (p<0.05) higher serum urea concentration in group 3 (13.75 ± 2.41 mg/dl) compared with the control group (8.75 ± 1.60 mg/dl). Serum creatinine concentration was significantly (p<0.05) higher in group 2 (2.25 ± 1.18 mg/kg) and group 3 (2.38 ± 1.57 mg/kg) when compared with the control group (1.09 ± 0.13 mg/kg). Significantly (p<0.05) higher SOD values was obtained in group 3 (72.64 ± 5.90 mg/kg) when compared with normal control group (19.62 ± 4.26 mg/kg). In conclusion, the study showed that oral administration of Cannabis sativa caused dose-dependent hepato-renal toxicity.
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O. O. Charles et al.
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- EP ID EP664979
- DOI 10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.10(11).4861-67
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