scholarly journals Moringa Leaf Powder (Moringa oleifera) Decrease of Inflammation Plasma Cytokine of Pregnant Rats with Diabetes Mellitus

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (A) ◽  
pp. 1043-1046
Author(s):  
Harry Kurniawan Gondo

BACKGROUND: Preeclampsia is a major obstetric problem worldwide, especially in developing countries that can cause maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality that affect 2–10% of pregnancies worldwide. More than 4 million pregnant women each year develop preeclampsia and cause 15–20% of maternal deaths worldwide. There are several high-risk factors associated with preeclampsia. Diabetes mellitus is one of the risk factors for preeclampsia. Preeclampsia has been shown to have higher levels of Th1 (pro-inflammatory) products and lower levels of Th2 (anti-inflammatory) products compared to normal pregnancy in blood serum. Interleukin (IL) 1, IL-2, IL-8, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, and interferon gamma are Th1 cytokines or pro-inflammatory cytokines that can induce inflammatory reactions and are associated with pregnancy complications such as repeated abortion, preterm labor, rupture of membranes. preeclampsia, and stunted fetal growth. In contrast, Th2 cytokines such as transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), IL-4, IL-5, IL6, and IL-10 are associated with normal pregnancy. AIM: This study aims to prove the effect of giving Moringa leaf powder (M. oleifera) to decrease blood levels, , so this study will answer the effect of Moringa oleifera leaf powder on blood level of IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α and TGF-β METHODS: A total of 30 rats were checked for sugar levels on day 4 after being induced by alloxan for 18 days to see if the rats were already in a hyperglycemic state. Then, they were divided into six groups, each group contained five pregnant white rats. Group 1 was the negative group (without being given alloxan), Group 2 was positive (given alloxan 150 mg/day/kg BW), and Groups 3, 4, 5, and 6 were given alloxan 150 mg/day/kg BW and each given a dose of 100 Moringa leaf powder; 200, 400, and 800 mg/day/kg body weight. After alloxan was induced and given a dose of Moringa leaf powder according to each group, blood samples were taken to separate the serum and continued with the ELISA method to calculate the levels of IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α, and TGF-β. RESULTS: The administration of Moringa leaf powder at a dose of 800 mg/day/kg BW was able to increase the levels of IL-10 in the positive control Group 4 by 7.211 mIU/ml and reduced levels of IL-6 in the 8th dose group by giving Moringa leaf powder as much as 800 mg/day/kg body weight by 2.112 mIU/ml, was able to increase TGF-β levels in the dose Group 4 by giving Moringa leaf powder as much as 800 mg/day/kg BW, amounted to 1049.066 mIU/ml, and decreased TNF-α levels in the dose Group 4 by giving Moringa leaf powder as much as 800 mg/day/kg BW mIU/ml. CONCLUSION:The administration of Moringa leaf powder was able to increase the levels of IL-10 in the positive control Group, reduced levels of IL-6, was able to increase TGF-β levels, and decreased TNF-α levels.

2017 ◽  
Vol 03 ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Sri Wahyuni ◽  
I Wayan Putu Sutirta Yasa ◽  
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Changes in consumption behavior to instant food cause various health problems, such as obesity, dislipidemia, and atherosclerosis. A study was conducted to investigate Moringa oleifera extract as an anti-inflammation product that decreases the levels of biochemical markers IL-1 and TNF-a. This experiment was done with randomized pre- and posttest control-group design, employing 40 Wistar rats separated into five groups: control group 0% M. oleifera leaf extract (P0), treatment group 1 with 10% M. oleifera leaf extract (P1), treatment group 2 with 15% M. oleifera leaf extract (P2), treatment group 3 with 20% M. oleifera leaf extract (P3), and treatment group 4 with 25% M. oleifera leaf extract (P4). This research observed that intake of 20% M. oleifera leaf extract results in the highest significant decrease of 15.42% of IL-1 level (134.64 ± 1.98 to 113.87 ± 4.30 pg/mL) and decrease of 45.63% of TNF-α level (28.62 ± 1.25 to 15.56 ± 7.20 pg/mL). Therefore, it can be concluded that intake of M. oleifera leaf extract by Wistar rat has anti-inflammatory effects on chronic dyslipidemia through decrease of IL-1 and TNF-α levels and histopathology profile. Further research is required to determine whether the application of M. oleifera leaf extract (daun kelor) in humans will have similar anti-inflammation effects.


2018 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 205873921879355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haiyan Yu ◽  
Zhonglan Liu ◽  
Shaohua Dong

To study the changes in intestinal flora and different inflammatory factors in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), a total of 80 patients with GDM treated in our hospital were selected as the study group. Meanwhile, another 60 normal pregnant women were selected as the control group. The contents of intestinal Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, and Bacteroides were measured in both groups followed by comparison of the incidence of intestinal flora imbalance. In the meantime, the levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in serum were detected and compared between those two groups. Afterwards, multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the risk factors related to GDM. The number of Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, and Bacteroides in the study group was significantly less than those in the control group. The incidence of intestinal flora imbalance in the study group was 33.75%, which is higher than that in the control group. The serum levels of inflammatory factors, including TNF-α, IL-17, and IL-6 in the study group were significantly higher than those in the control group. The result of multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that Bifidobacterium, Lactobacilli, Bacteroides, TNF-α, IL-17, and IL-6 were risk factors related to GDM. Patients with GDM are prone to intestinal flora imbalance with elevated different inflammatory, which affects immune function in patients and may play an important role in the development of diabetes mellitus.


Author(s):  
Ni Putu Diah Cahyani Subamia ◽  
Komang Ayu Nocianitri ◽  
I Dewa Gede Mayun Permana

Type II diabetes mellitus due to an unhealthy lifestyle, one of which is the lack of fiber in daily food consumption. One food that has a high fiber content is tofu dregs. The purpose of this study was to determine substitution of wheat flour with tofu dregs flour to produce a snack bar with the best characteristics, and determine the effect of consumption of snack bar from tofu dregs on blood sugar content in rats. The research was conducted two steps. Step I: Formulation of snack bar using a completely randomized design with tofu dregs flour concentration of 0 %, 10 %, 20 %, 30 %, 40 %, and 50 %. The variables of this study were the content of water, ash, protein, fat, carbohydrates, sensory tests, and effectiveness tests. Step II: the best characteristic snack bar in the step I was used experimental rats. This step used true experimental design with pre-post test control group design. The variables of study were blood glucose levels before treatment and after treatment. The treatment group consisted of normal, negative, positive control, and snack bar. The results of the first step of the research showed that substitution of wheat flour with 40 % tofu dregs produced the best characteristic snack bar with 17.19 % water content, 1.33 % ash content, 11.03 % protein, 20.53 % fat, 49.92 % carbohydrate, light brown color, unpleasant aroma, distinctive soy taste, crumb texture, 0.63 % water soluble food fiber, 1.57 % water insoluble fiber, and total food fiber 2.36 %. The results of the second step of the study showed that the provision of substitution of wheat flour with tofu dregs flour 40 % could reduce blood sugar levels in diabetic mellitus rats until normal, start 290 mg/dl to 108.5 mg/dl. Tofu dregs flour can be used for snack bar formulations for people with diabetes mellitus.


2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Freda Lalrohlui ◽  
Souvik Ghatak ◽  
John Zohmingthanga ◽  
Vanlal Hruaii ◽  
Nachimuthu Senthil Kumar

AbstractOver the last few decades, Mizoram has shown an increase in cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus; however, no in-depth scientific records are available to understand the occurrence of the disease. In this study, 500 patients and 500 healthy controls were recruited to understand the possible influence of their dietary and lifestyle habits in relation with type 2 diabetes mellitus. A multivariate analysis using Cox regression was carried out to find the influence of dietary and lifestyle factors, and an unpaired t test was performed to find the difference in the levels of biochemical tests. Out of 500 diabetic patients, 261 (52.3%) were males and 239 (47.7%) were females, and among the control group, 238 (47.7%) were males and 262 (52.3%) were females. Fermented pork fat, Sa-um (odds ratio (OR) 18.98), was observed to be a potential risk factor along with tuibur (OR 0.1243) for both males and females. Creatinine level was found to be differentially regulated between the male and female diabetic patients. This is the first report of fermented pork fat and tobacco (in a water form) to be the risk factors for diabetes. The unique traditional foods like Sa-um and local lifestyle habits like tuibur of the Mizo population may trigger the risk for the prevalence of the disease, and this may serve as a model to study other populations with similar traditional practices.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hosameldeen Mohamed Husien ◽  
JunJie Huang ◽  
WeiLong Peng ◽  
ShuMei Zheng ◽  
JinGui Li

Abstract Moringa oleifera (MO) is a widely used as the nutritious and non-traditional feed supplementation containing kinds of bioactive substances. However, the enhancement effect of Moringa oleifera leaf Polysaccharide (MOLP) as a feed additive in broilers growth performance and immunity remains unclear. In this study, MOLP was obtained by water extraction and alcohol precipitation method, then purified with Trichloroacetic acid (TCA) assay. Chickens were randomly divided into 4 groups, to receive different doses of MOLP (0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.4g/kg) in feed for 3 weeks. The body weight gain (BWG) and feed consumption were recorded for feed conversion ratio (FCR) and average daily feed intake (ADFI) calculation. Broiler chickens were sacrificed and sampled on day 14, 21, 28 (D 14, D 21, and D 28) respectively. Serological indicators, including total protein (TP), albumin (ALB), globulin (GLO), and creatinine (CREA) were detected. ELISA kits were applied for detecting the levels of immunoglobulin A (IgA), immunoglobulin G (IgG), interleukin-2 (IL-2), and tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α). From D 21 to D 28, the results showed that middle dose of MOLP significantly increased BWG and ADFI as well as liver and bursa indexes when compared with the control group. In addition, TP and GLO were also increased (P<0.05). All MOLP treatments enhanced the serum concentrations of IgG and IL-2 (P<0.01). Furthermore, results of quantitative RT-PCR showed that high dose of MOLP treatment significantly increased (P<0.001) the mRNA expression levels of IL-2 and TNF-α of chickens relative to the control group. In conclusion, the results showed that MOLP supplementation contributed to improve growth performance and immune response in broiler chickens, and MOLP could be considered as a promising feed additive.


Author(s):  
Maciej Kwiatek ◽  
Tomasz Gęca ◽  
Anna Kwaśniewska

The advantage in response of Th2 over Th1 is observed in normal pregnancy in peripheral blood. A disturbance of this balance can lead to symptoms of miscarriage and pregnancy loss. The aim of this study was to evaluate the pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in sera of women who were diagnosed with missed miscarriage in the first trimester and to compare this systemic immune response to the response in women with normal pregnancy. The study group consisted of 61 patients diagnosed with missed miscarriage. In total, 19 healthy women with uncomplicated first trimester created the control group. Cytokines were determined in the maternal serum by ELISA. The analysis included INF-γ, TNF-α, Il-1β, Il-4, Il-5, Il-6, Il-9, Il-10, Il-13 and TGF-β1. Th1 cytokine levels in the study group reached slightly higher values for INF-γ, Il-1β and slightly lower for IL-6 and TNF-α. In turn, Th2 cytokine levels in the study group were slightly higher (Il-9, Il-13), significantly higher (Il4, p = 0.015; Il-5, p = 0.0003) or showed no differences with the control group (Il-10). Slightly lower concentration involved only TGF-β1. Analysis of the correlation between levels of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines resulted in some discrepancies, without showing predominance of a specific immune response. The results did not confirm that women with missed miscarriage had an advantage in any type of immune response in comparison to women with normal pregnancy.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Richard Fritzgerald ◽  
Cecilia Lunardhi ◽  
Ruslan Effendy ◽  
Tamara Yuanita

Background. Root canal treatment is a main role in decreasing infection from root canal and pulp. The main cause of periapical damage mostly are bacteries. E.faecalis is a bactery that is found as an etiology of endodontic treatment failure. Cell wall of this bacteria is containing Lipoteichoic acid (LTA). LTA can penetrate into the periradicular tissue, act as endotoxin in host and cause periradicular inflammation then lead to bone destruction. LTA stimulates immunology reaction that produce Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha (TNF-α) and Transforming growth factors beta (TGF-ß). TNF-α is a main mediator and also have an important role in inflamation response otherwise TGF-ß is working as a multifunction  regulator of cell growth and differentiation during reforming and remodelling.  Purpose. The aim of this study is to know about the expression of TNF-α and TGF-ß during the periapical tissue damage due to induction of E.faecalis. Method. This study used laboratory experimental with the post test only control group design. A total of 30 male rats were randomly divided into 3 main groups, Group A (control negative) : normal tooth. Group B (control positive) : every tooth was induced only by sterile BHI-b. Group C (treated group) : every tooth  was induced by 10 μl BHI-b E.faecalis ATCC212(106 CFU). The animals were sacrificed 21 days later and prepared for histological examination of tissue damage, then we did the immunohistochemistry  followed by calculation on the light microscope. Result. The analysis revealed that the expression of TNF-α at treated group are higher than negative control and positive control but the expression of  TGF-ß at treated group are higher than the negative control group but lower than positive control. Conclusion. From this study we know that the expression of TNF-α and TGF-ß are changing during the periapical tissue damage that induced by E.faecalis.


2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Noer Kumala Indahsari ◽  
Masfufatun Masfufatun ◽  
Emilia Devi D.R

Moringa Oleifera is a plant that contains chemical compounds that are useful, such as flavonoids. The ability of this flavonoid compound that can capture free radicals cause damage and hepatoprotektan hepar. Purpose of study was to determined levels of Moringa leaf extract which can overcome the effects of liver damage caused by toxic doses of paracetamol through MDA, SGOT and SGPT Method used in this laboratory experimental study is a Randomized Post Test Only Control Group Design with the following stages: 1. Moringa Leaf Extraction with Ethanol 96%; Try 2.Preparasi animals, 3. Treatment of Animals Try the extract of leaves of Moringa 3 dose is: 250mg / 200BB rat (dose of A), 500mg / 200BB mice (dose B), 1000mg / 200BB mice (dose C) for 14 days in combination with paracetamol 2 g / 200BB mice, compared to the negative control group (group given just paracetamol 2 g / 200BB rat) and the positive control group (the group who were given regular feed) for 14 days.Results : turned out to be no difference in the reduction in SGOT levels are statistically significant between the negative control group with high-dose treatment group ie the dose C with =0,016 smaller than 0.05, whereas a decrease in ALT levels were significantly decreased in the treatment group high dose is the dose C with =0,009 smaller than 0.05. While MDA group treated with the negative control group experienced an overall decline for the dose A with =0,05, dose B with =0,0011 and dose C with =0,001. Conclusion of this study showed that the extract of Moringa leaves can be potentially as an antioxidant in all doses at once can be as hepatoprotektor at high doses is 1000mg / 200BB Rattus Novergicus.


Author(s):  
Deepak Kannan ◽  
Akash Kumaran ◽  
Sanjay Venkatesan ◽  
Prabhu Sukumaran

Background: It is well known that almond and tea is best known to prevent Diabetes mellitus due to its abundant source of polyphenols. Also, probiotics also have been used in the treatment of Diabetes. This study is focused on the combined effect of all these three ingredients through the process of fermentation. Objective: The aim of this present study is to develop, analyse sensory parameters in human volunteers for optimisation and evaluate the antidiabetic efficiency of Fermented Almond milk tea (FAMT) both in vitro and in vivo analysis. Study Design: Development of FAMTàOptimisation of FAMT based on sensory analysis from 25 human participantsà In vitro antidiabetic analysis of FAMT extract à Animal studies. Place and Duration: The research work was conducted during November, 2019 to March, 2020 at the Department of Biotechnology, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Post Bag No.1, Pennalur, Sriperumbudur Tk, Kancheepuram Dt, TN-602117, India. Materials and Methods: FAMT was prepared by optimisation of different formulation based on sensory analysis recorded from 25 healthy human volunteers. The FAMT extract was prepared and was used for the in vitro analysis and phytochemical screening. The animal study was performed with 30 Albino Wistar rats which were divided into 5 groups under preventive regimen. Group I was healthy normoglycemic control group. Group II served as positive control. Group III received metformin (350 mg/kg bw, p.o) for 28 days. Group IV received 5% Fermented almond milk for 28 days. Group V received 5% FAMT for 28thday. All groups except Group I received single dose of STZ (50 mg/kg bw, i.p) on the 29th day for the induction of Diabetes mellitus. After 7 days from induction, animals were anaesthetized and blood was drawn for the evaluation of plasma glucose and serum TG, cholesterol & insulin.   Results: It was observed that FAMT (8:2) was favoured by the participants more than other formulations. FAMT was found to contain Saponins, flavonoids and phenol. The total poly phenol of FAMT (373 ± 3.0 μg/ml) was high than Fermented almond milk (232.5 ± 2.50 μg/ml). The DPPH scavenging, α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibiting percentage of FAMT (59 ± 4%,52 ± 3%, 50 ± 4% respectively) was high when compared to fermented almond milk (32 ± 2%,34 ± 2% and 45 ± 2% respectively). From animal studies it was significantly observed that plasma glucose (P<0.0001) was reduced, serum insulin (P<0.001) was increased, serum TG (P<0.0.001) and cholesterol (P<0.01) were reduced when compared to Positive control Group- II. Conclusion: Thus, FAMT was proved to act as a prophylactic anti-diabetic drink and was more potent than normal fermented almond milk.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Hai Xu ◽  
Xiwen Zhang ◽  
Kun Yu ◽  
Gang Zhang ◽  
Yafei Shi ◽  
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Objective. To investigate the expression and prognostic value of LncRNA FAF in patients with coronary heart disease. Patients and Methods. 97 patients with coronary heart disease who came to our hospital were selected as the research group (RG), and 97 healthy people who came to our hospital for physical examination during the same period were selected as the control group (CG). The serum LncRNA FAF, plasma homocysteine (HCY), lipoprotein A (Lp-a), serum tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in the two groups of patients were detected, and their correlations were analyzed. Then, the predictive value and risk factors of FAF for poor prognosis of patients with coronary heart disease were analyzed. Results. The expression of LncRNA FAF in the serum of patients in the RG was significantly lower than that in the CG, and the expressions of HCY, Lp-a, TNF-α, and hsCRP were significantly higher than those in the CG (p <0.05). The AUC of FAF in the diagnosis of coronary heart disease was more than 0.9. FAF was negatively correlated with the coronary lesion vessels, HCY, Lp-a, TNF-α, and hsCRP expressions in patients with coronary heart disease ( p < 0.05 ). The ROC of FAF for predicting poor prognosis in patients with coronary heart disease was greater than 0.9. Low expression of FAF; high expressions of HCY, Lp-a, and hsCRP; and increase of coronary lesion vessels were independent risk factors for poor prognosis in patients with coronary heart disease. Conclusions. LncRNA FAF was lowly expressed in the serum of patients with coronary heart disease, and it was of high value in the diagnosis and prediction of poor prognosis of coronary heart disease. It was also an independent risk factor for poor prognosis of patients with coronary heart disease and may be a potential target for diagnosis and treatment of coronary heart disease.


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