Re: Honey prevents hepatic damage induced by obstruction of the common bile duct/comment?

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I found this interesting, any one else? Honey, how much is beneficial?

Dee, wife of Bob

> http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/abstract_en.asp?f=3729&v=14

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> Erguder BI, Kilicoglu SS, Namuslu M, Kilicoglu B, Devrim E, Kismet K,

Durak I.Honey prevents hepatic damage induced by obstruction of the common bile

duct.

> World J Gastroenterol 2008 June;14(23):3729-3732

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> Honey prevents hepatic damage induced by obstruction of the common bile

duct

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> Erguder BI, Kilicoglu SS, Namuslu M, Kilicoglu B, Devrim E, Kismet K,

Durak I.

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> Ankara Universitesy Tip Fakultesi, Biyokimya Anabilim Dali Dekanlik

Binasi, Sihhiye 06100, Ankara 06100, Turkey. imgeerguder@...

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> AIM: To examine the possible effects of honey supplementation on hepatic

damage due to obstruction of the common bile duct in an experimental rat model.

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> METHODS: The study was performed with 30 male rats divided into three

groups: a sham group, an obstructive jaundice group, and an obstructive jaundice

plus honey group. At the end of the study period, the animals were sacrificed,

and levels of nitric oxide (NO), and NO synthase (NOS) activities were measured

in liver tissues, and levels of adenosine deaminase (ADA) and alanine

transaminase (ALT) activities were measured in serum.

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> RESULTS: Blood ALT and ADA activities were significantly elevated in the

jaundice group as compared to those of the sham group. In the obstructive

jaundice plus honey group, blood ALT and ADA activities were significantly

decreased as compared to those of the jaundice group. In erythrocytes and liver

tissues, NO levels were found to be significantly higher in the obstructive

jaundice plus honey group compared to those of the sham group. Additionally, NO

levels were found to be significantly higher in liver tissues from the animals

in the obstructive jaundice plus honey group than those of the jaundice group.

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> CONCLUSION: Honey was found to be beneficial in the prevention of

hepatic damage due to obstruction of the common bile duct.

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