Alpha-amanitin is considered to be the main toxin present in mushroom species of Amanita phalloides and it possibly most deadly all amatoxins. The aim this study was test whether nanocurcumin could revert hepatic damage experimentally induced rats, tested with following protocols: Group I served as negative control group (PBS @1ml/kg p.o), II positive (α-AMA @0.2 ml/kg p.o single dose), III Sta...

This is an in vivo study detailing the effects of catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and the level of lipid peroxidation (LPO) products in liver homogenates from mice treated with alpha amanitin or phalloidin. Spectrophotometry was the main method used in this study. Our results showed that both toxins increased SOD activity, confirming an earlier in vitro study. In addition, our presen...

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introduction one of the highly toxic mushrooms that are common in the northwest region of iran is amanita phalloides, which might result in renal or liver failure. case presentation this is a case report of a patient referred a few days after consumption of wild mushrooms to emergency department having gastrointestinal complaint whose experiments indicated liver and renal failure. the supportiv...