Effect of Potentilla anserina L. Extract on the Activity of Oxidative and Hydrolytic Enzymes in Blood Cells of Rats under Induced Stress
摘要
We studied the effect of thick extract of Potentilla anserina L. on activities of antioxidant defense system enzymes in rat blood under conditions of induced stress. Antioxidant properties of the extract were preliminarily assessed by the reaction with 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl. Stress in animals was induced by forced swimming; the extract was administered preventively orally over 10 days. Preventive use of the extract in aqueous suspension produced an appreciable effect on stress-induced oxidative processes in neutrophils and lymphocytes. The extract acts as an acceptor of free radicals and has a positive effect on the adaptive mechanisms of the body under conditions of physiological response to an unfavorable situation.