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Anti-obesity effects of the n-butanol fraction of the methanolic leaf extract of Artemisia campestris from Tunisian pharmacopeia in male Wistar rats

  • Amel Belgacem ORCID logo EMAIL logo , François Senejoux , Catherine Felgines , Didier Fraisse , Lotfi Bitri and Ikram Khemiri
Published/Copyright: April 25, 2022
Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine
From the journal Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine Volume 19 Issue 2

Abstract

Objectives

This study aimed to investigate the effect of the n-butanol fraction of the methanol leaf extract of Artemisia campestris (BFAC), growing wild in the arid zone of Tunisia, on induced obesity in male Wistar rats.

Methods

The total phenolic content and antioxidant capacity of the BFAC were estimated. The main phenolic composition of the BFAC was determined using the high-performance chromatography system coupled with a diode array detector technics. Five groups of rats received either a standard diet (SD group), a high-fat diet (HFD group), or an HFD supplemented with oral administration of BFAC for eight weeks.

Results

The BFAC showed higher phenolic content and antioxidant potential than the total leaf methanol extract. Chlorogenic acid, rutin, and dicaffeoylquinic acids were identified in the BFAC. HFD increased body and relative liver weights, as well as serum and hepatic levels of triglycerides and total cholesterol, compared to SD. HFD generated significant oxidative stress in the liver by increasing lipid peroxidation and reducing glutathione-S-transferase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase activities, compared to SD. These HFD-altered parameters were restored to normal values by oral treatment with the BFAC.

Conclusions

These findings give first evidence about the antiobesity efficacy of A. campestris. Such a study would enhance existing information and promote the use of this species.

Keywords: Artemisia campestris ; high-fat diet; male rat; obesity; oxidative stress; phenolic compounds
Corresponding author: Amel Belgacem, PhD, Department of Biology, Research Unit of Physiology of Regulatory Systems and Adaptations, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, University Campus 2092, El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia, Phone: +21626576007, E-mail:

Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge the editorial assistance of Cynthia N. Lank, Halifax, Canada.

  1. Research funding: None declared.

  2. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved submission.

  3. Competing interests: Authors state no conflict of interest.

  4. Informed consent: Not applicable.

  5. Ethical approval: Animals were used in accordance with the Medical Ethics Committee for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the Pasteur Institute of Tunis, Tunisia (approval number: FST/LNFP/Pro 152012).

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Received: 2022-01-13
Accepted: 2022-03-14
Published Online: 2022-04-25

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Keywords for this article
Artemisia campestris; high-fat diet; male rat; obesity; oxidative stress; phenolic compounds

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