scholarly journals Effect of Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) Enhanced with Selenium or Zinc on the Hematological Characteristics in Iraqi Does

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) enhanced with Selenium or Zinc on some hematological characteristics in the Iraqi female goats. The seventeen adult female goats 2-2.5 years old with average body weight (bw) 37.5 ± 2.5 kg that have at least one previous birth were used. The animals were randomly divided in to three groups, group 1 have 5 goats, group 2 and 3 have six goats. all doesss were fed same ration. Animals of group 1 (G1) were let without treatment which considered as a control group, Animals of group 2 (G2) was given yeast enriched with selenium (0.03 g/kg/bw), While Animals of group 3 (G3) were given yeast enriched with zinc (0.2 g/kg/bw). The animals were treated by dissolving the samples in 30 ml of distilled water and administered orally for 45 days. Blood samples were collected from the jugular vein during first day (first period), twelfth day (second period) fort- fifth day (third period) to carrying out blood tests. The results showed was significant increase (P≤0.05) in the count of the red blood cells, hemoglobin concentration and Hematocrit of second and third groups as compared with first group. While the second group was significant increase in the number of white blood cells compared with the first and third groups. From the results, it could be concluded that there synergistic effect of Saccharomyces cerevisiae with selenium or zinc may be attributed to improve some hematological aspects in does.

2007 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 1695-1700 ◽  
Author(s):  
César Andrey Galindo Orozco ◽  
Carla Braga Martins ◽  
Flora Helena de Freitas D' Angelis ◽  
José Victor de Oliveira ◽  
José Corrêa de Lacerda-Neto

Erythrocyte and leukocyte parameters and total protein (TP) of Brasileiro de Hipismo (BH) and Breton mares were studied during pregnancy. A total of 175 healthy mares, varying from 3 to 13 years old were used. Among the animals, 89 were BH mares (14 non pregnant and 75 pregnant) and 86 Breton mares (11 non pregnant and 75 pregnant). The mares were divided into four groups for each breed: control group (non pregnant mares). group 1 (first period of pregnancy, 25-110 days, n=25), group 2 (second period of pregnancy, 111-210 days, n=25) and group 3 (third period of pregnancy, 211-340 days, n=25). The values for erythrocyte, leukocyte were compared with the obtained total protein. Red blood cells count (RBC), packed cell volume (PCV) and haemoglobin concentration (Hb) increased in the second period of pregnancy and decreased in the last period in both the BH and Breton breed, furthermore these same variables were found to significantly higher in the BH breed for non pregnant and pregnant mares during all three gestational periods. The numbers of total leucocytes and segmented neutrophils increased after the second period in both breeds studied.


Author(s):  
Shervin Dokht Farhangfar ◽  
Farzaneh Fesahat ◽  
Sayed Mohsen Miresmaeili ◽  
Hadi Zare-Zardini

Background: Gensenoside Rh2 is an anticancer drug with low toxicity and stability in the body. The aim of this study was to evaluate the blood toxicity of functionalized graphene-arginine with anticancer drug ginsenoside Rh2 in balb/c mouse model with breast cancer. Materials and Methods: Graphene-Arginine (G-Arg) and Graphene-Arginine-ginsenoside Rh2 (G-Arg-Rh2) were synthesized using microwave method. For evaluation of blood toxicity, 32 mice with breast tumors were randomly divided into 4 groups: control (3mg/kg 6 mg / kg PBS sterile), group 1 (6 mg / kg ginsenoside), group 2 (3 mg / kg G-Arg), and group 3 (3 mg / kg G-Arg-Rh2). Treatment was done intravenously once every three days for 32 days. Finally, blood factors were also examined by sampling from the heart. Results: Complete functionalization was proven by FTIR and Raman. Examination of blood factors showed that white blood cells had a very small increase. Anova test showed significant difference among four groups in term of WBC count (p=0.016). Pair sample T test showed that there was significant difference between control and group 1(p=0.036) and control and group 2 (p=0.036). There was no significant difference between control and group 3 (p=0.051). Other blood factors had no significant difference among examined groups (p>0.05). Conclusion: Based on results, after treatment with all designed nanostructures, only white blood cells had a very small increase and inflammatory reactions were statistically similar in all groups. This indicates the high efficiency of designed drug.


Author(s):  
L.Yu. Karpenko ◽  
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F.I. Alistratova ◽  
A.I. Enukashvili ◽  
A.A. Bakhta ◽  
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The study of the dynamics of white blood cells in male rats under the conditions of normoxia and in the simulation of hypoxia before and after the use of the succinate-containing drug Cytoflavin ®was carried out. The animals were divided into three groups: two control groups of animals: group 1 – intact rats kept in standard vivarium conditions, and group 2, which were subjected to hourly hypoxic exposure, and group 3 - experimental animals subjected to daily training in a hypoxicator (O2-14%) and received the drug immediately before training. The multidirectional shifts characterizing the morphofunctional state of the white blood of rats under experimental conditions were determined. In group 2 animals, compared to group 3, there was a decrease in the number of white blood cells due to an increase in the pool of granulocyte cells, and an unchanged level of agranlocytes with a tendency to reduce the number of lymphocytes. In-group 2, compared with group 3, the change in the number of white blood cells and their subpopulation composition significantly differed from the control group 1, intact rats, and there was a decrease in the number of phagocytic mononuclears and an increase in granulocyte cells. The differences in the cellular composition of blood in group 2 animals from the data of group 3 are considered as the effect of the succinate-containing drug Cytoflavin ® on the preparation of the body for the implementation of the protective function under the influence of extreme factors and the stress of the body's resistance to load, since the nature of the redistribution of the leukocyte composition of blood in group 2 has a significant similarity in indicators with animals in group 3. The practical significance of the research is related to the search for new biologically active substances that optimally affect the ability of the animal body to adapt to conditions of low oxygen content. New data on the mechanism of redistribution of animal blood, which is realized under the action of the succinate-containing drug Cytoflavin ® in conditions of oxygen deficiency, can be used to study the regularities of the manifestation of an urgent adaptive effect.


Author(s):  
Selman Mohammed Selman ◽  
Majid K Bashara ◽  
Ahmed Raji ◽  
Ouday H Kadhum

ABSTRACTObjective: The aims of this research are to evaluate the effect of rituximab on wound healing, some hematological parameters, histological changes inwound healing, and histopathological changes in some organs in male mice.Methods: Totally, 15 adult male mice (25-30 g) were enrolled in this study. Animals were kept in the animal house College of Medicine/Universityof Babylon, and the temperature was controlled on 25°C and 14 hrs light and 10 hrs dark cycles. The animals were provided with standard diet andwater ad libitum. The animals were divided randomly into 3 groups, five mice in each group, Group 1 (control group) received no treatment, Group 2received rituximab 1 m/kg, IP, at days 0, 5, and 10 after wounding, in Group 3, rituximab was topically applied to the wound at days 0, 5, and 10 afterwounding.Results: The results yield that the wound healing significantly decreased (p<0.05) in Groups 2 and 3 as compared to control group. While the resultsregarding white blood cells (WBCs) count, there is a significant decrease in WBC count in Group 2 (p>0.05). Platelets and red blood cell count insignificantly increased in Group 3 as compared to control group (p<0.05). There were no histopathological changes in the skin, kidneys, and spleen.In liver, nonsignificant histopathological changes (p>0.05) found in Group 2 and 3 as compared to control group.Conclusion: Rituximab delays wound healing and reduces WBC count in male mice.Keywords: Rituximab, Wound healing, Lymphocyte, CD20, White blood cells, Mice.


2000 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey F. Peipert ◽  
Roberta B. Ness ◽  
David E. Soper ◽  
Debra Bass

The purpose of this report is to evaluate the association between lower genital tract inflammation and objectively diagnosed endometritis. We analyzed the first 157 patients enrolled in the PEACH study, a multicenter randomized clinical trial designed to compare the effectiveness of outpatient and inpatient therapy for PID. Women less than 38 years of age, who presented with a history of pelvic discomfort for 30 days or less and who were found to have pelvic organ tenderness (uterine or adnexal tenderness) on bimanual examination, were initially invited to participate. After recruitment of the first 58 patients (group 1) we added the presence of leukorrhea, mucopurulent cervicitis, or untreated positive test forN. gonorrhoeaeorC. trachomatisto the inclusion criteria (group 2, N = 99). We compared rates of endometritis in the two groups and calculated the sensitivity, specificity, and predicted values of the presence of white blood cells in the vaginal wet preparation. The rate of upper genital tract infection in group 1 was 46.5% (27/58) compared to 49.5% (49/99) in group 2. Microbiologic evidence of eitherN. gonorrhoeaeorC. trachomatisincreased from 22.4% in group 1 to 38.3% in group 2. The presence of Vaginal white blood cells or mueopus has a high sensitivity (88.9%), but a low specificity (19.4%) for the diagnosis of upper genital-tract infection. Assessment of the lower genital tract for evidence of infection or inflammation is a valuable component of the diagnostic evaluation of pelvic inflammatory disease. The presence of either mucopus or vaginal white blood cells is a highly sensitive test for endometritis in patients with pelvic pain and tenderness. Infect. Dis. Obstet. Gynecol. 8:83–87, 2000.


2003 ◽  
Vol 98 (6) ◽  
pp. 1449-1460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel Katz ◽  
Lorenzo Cohen ◽  
Roger Schmid ◽  
Vincent W.S. Chan ◽  
Adarose Wowk

Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the postoperative morphine-sparing effects and reduction in pain and secondary mechanical hyperalgesia after preincisional or postincisional epidural administration of a local anesthetic and an opioid compared with a sham epidural control. Methods Patients undergoing major gynecologic surgery by laparotomy were randomly assigned to three groups and studied in a double-blinded manner. Group 1 received epidural lidocaine and fentanyl before incision and epidural saline 40 min after incision. Group 2 received epidural saline before incision and epidural lidocaine and fentanyl 40 min after incision. Group 3 received a sham epidural control (with saline injected into a catheter taped to the back) before and 40 min after incision. All patients underwent surgery with general anesthesia. Results One hundred forty-one patients completed the study (group 1, n = 45; group 2, n = 49; group 3, n = 47). Cumulative patient-controlled analgesia morphine consumption at 48 h was significantly lower (P = 0.04) in group 1 (89.8 +/- 43.3 mg) than group 3 (112.5 +/- 71.5 mg) but not group 2 (95.4 +/- 60.2 mg), although the hourly rate of morphine consumption between 24 and 48 h after surgery was significantly lower (P &lt; 0.0009) in group 1 (1.25 +/- 0.02 mg/h) than group 2 (1.41 +/- 0.02 mg/h). Twenty-four hours after surgery, the visual analog scale pain score on movement was significantly less intense (P = 0.005) in group 1 (4.9 +/- 2.2 cm) than group 3 (6.0 +/- 2.6 cm) but not group 2 (5.3 +/- 2.5 cm), and the von Frey pain threshold near the wound was significantly higher (P = 0.03) in group 1 (6.4 +/- 0.6 log mg) than in group 3 (6.1 +/- 0.8 log mg) but not group 2 (6.2 +/- 0.7 log mg). Conclusions Preincisional administration of epidural lidocaine and fentanyl was associated with a significantly lower rate of morphine use, lower cumulative morphine consumption, and reduced hyperalgesia compared with a sham epidural condition. These results highlight the importance of including a standard treatment control group to avoid the problems of interpretation that arise when two-group studies of preemptive analgesia (preincisional vs. postsurgery) fail to find the anticipated effects.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyudmil Terziev ◽  
Violeta Dancheva ◽  
Veneta Shopova ◽  
Galya Stavreva

Aim. To investigate the effects of MnTE-2-PyP on some markers of antioxidant defence system in asthma mice model.Material and Methods. The animals were divided into four groups: group 1, controls; group 2, injected with ovalbumin, group 3, treated with MnTE-2-PyP, and group 4, treated with ovalbumin and MnTE-2-PyP. The activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase and nonprotein sulfhydryl groups content (NPSH) were determined in lung homogenate.Results. The activities of superoxide dismutase and catalase in group 2 decreased significantly as compared to control group. The decrease of the same enzymes in group 4 was lower and significant as compared to group 2. Changes in the glutathione peroxidase activity showed a similar dynamics. The NPSH groups content decreased in group 2. In group 4 this decrease was relatively lower as compared to group 2.Conclusions. The application of MnTE-2-PyP mitigated the effects of oxidative stress in asthma mice model.


Author(s):  
E. B. Umoren ◽  
T. A. Kolawole ◽  
I. Wopara ◽  
O. G. Adebayo ◽  
B. Ben-Azu ◽  
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Background: The extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa commonly known as Sobo is widely consumed for its nutritional and health benefits. This study investigated the effect of aqueous leaf extract of  H. sabdariffa on anemic condition caused by phenylhydrazine in rats. Materials and Methods: Thirty (30) rats used for this study were divided into three groups of 10 rats each. Group 1 received distilled water and served as control. Group 2 received phenylhydrazine (40 mg/kg, i.p.). Group 3 was treated with phenylhydrazine (40 mg/kg, i.p.) 30 minutes prior to administration of (200 mg/kg, p.o.) aqueous extract of H. sabdariffa (Sobo) once daily for 14 days. At the end, 2 ml blood samples were collected through cardiac puncture into clean sample bottles containing ethylenediamine tetra acetic acid (EDTA) for hematological analyses. Results: Sobo significantly increased (P<0.05) hemoglobin (Hb) concentration and packed cell volume (PCV) in the phenylhdrazine-treated rats. Also, Sobo significantly (P<0.05) increased total white blood cell (TWBC) in phenylhydrazine administered rats. However, the extract did not produce any significant effect on mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) relative to control and anemic groups. Conclusion: The findings from this study revealed that the aqueous extract of H. sabdariffa demonstrates anti-anemic effect in rats treated with phenylhydrazine, suggesting its ethno-pharmacological beneficial effect in anemic conditions.


2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Annisa Trissatharra ◽  
Sri Ratna Dwiningsih ◽  
Ratna Sofaria Munir

Objectives: To identify the effect of monoclonal antibody bZP3 at ovarian follicles that undergo atresia and diameter of various ovarian follicles.Materials and Methods: This is a true experimental research with post only control group design. Samples were 36 female mices (Mus musculus) which is divided into 6 groups, there are 3 control groups (group 1, 2, and 3) injected by Phospatase Buffer Saline (PBS) 50µl and 3 treatment groups (group 4, 5, and 6) injected by Mab bZP3 50µl. Group 1 and 4 terminated at 5th day, group 2 and 5 terminated at 10th day, and group 3 and 6 terminated at 20th day. Evaluation of atretic ovarian follicles and diameter of ovarian follicles performed by hematoxylin eosin (HE) and the data processed by parametric statistic.Results: There are no significant in different among groups in the aspect of atretic follicles and diameter of folicles (p>0.05), but descriptively, number of follicles undergo atresia of the follicle primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment group was higher than the control group, except on the 20th day of observation time.Conclusion: administration of Mab bZP3 had no effect to amount of atretic follicles and diameter of folicles during observation time.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 280-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julietpoornamathy J ◽  
Parameswari C.S.

In medical sciences, toxicity is an area wherein extensive studies have been carried to improve the diseases as well as to prevent. So, there is a high requirement for novel and improved alternative therapeutic strategies to manage diseases. The liver is the largest gland in the body, which executes several important mechanisms; it stores minerals and vitamins and releases them in periods of need. The main aim of this study was to give a closer insight into potent non- toxic compounds that is capable of modifying the responses. Animals were divided into five equal groups viz control (Group 1), administered with food and water ad libitum, (Group 2) administered with olive oil, (Group 3) administered with zingerone, (Group 4) administered with concanavalin A, (Group 5) administered with cyclosporine A followed by zingerone. Our results revealed significant changes in liver marker enzymes and liver histology of zingerone treated rats when compared to control rats.  A corollary, zingerone has no toxic effect on hepatocytes and was found to be safe at a dose of 10mg/kg b wt and also ameliorates hepatotoxicity.


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