scholarly journals Effects of Prazosin in Hematology Parameters and Lipid Profile in Rats (Rattus Norvegicus)

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (01) ◽  
pp. 18-24
Author(s):  
Dr. Zainab Sajid Mohammed

Alpha blockers are characterize as one of the most therapies that used for treatment of several condition such as Raynaud's disease, hypertension, scleroderma , and one of the most treatments for treated continuing pelvic pain syndrome- continuing prostatitis and also be used to treat anxiety and panic disorder such as generalized anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (Raskind, et al.,2003) . This study was conducted at the laboratory of department of biology, faculty of science/university of Kufa , 40 male rats that was used. The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of Prazosin hydrochloride on some organs in male rats (Rattus norvegicus), after administration of prazosin hydrochloride at three doses (25,50,75) mg/kg b.wt. for eight-weeks, prazosin revealed significant decreased at (p ˂0.05) the hemoglobin concentration, red blood cell account, packed cell volume , and erythropoietin hormone but a significant increased at (P˂0.05) in the levels of erythrocyte sedimentation rate of the blood, when compred with control group,the levels of HDL showed significant increment at (P˂0.05) in group that gives low dose (50 and 75)mg/kg b.wt. when compared with control, but significant decline at (P˂0.05) in the levels of very low density lipoprotein in group that gives low dose of prazosin (25)mg/kg b.wt. when equaled with control group, the levels of LDL and VLDL revealed significant decreased at (P˂0.05) in groups that gives moderate and high doses.

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-149
Author(s):  
A. Sedky ◽  
H. Elsawy

The present work was designed to investigate the changes in some hematological, biochemical parameters and lipid profile as well as possible protective role of vitamins C and E against gasoline vapors induced toxicity in male rats. The present results showed that gasoline 80 vapors significantly decreased (p?0.05) the concentration of total serum protein (TSP) and albumin concentrations and increased (p?0.05) in serum activities of serum aminotransferases (ALT and AST) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) compared to the control group. Also, exposure to gasoline 80 vapors induced significant decrease (p?0.05) in hemoglobin concentration, red blood cell count (RBCs), packed cell volume (PCV) and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) compared to control group. On the other hand, exposure to gasoline 80 vapors resulted in significant increase (p?0.05) in the levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TGs), LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) and very low density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C) relative to untreated experimental animals. However, concomitant treatment with gasoline vapors and administration of vitamins C and E exhibited a protective role on the observed toxic effect of gasoline vapors in male rats. The results of the present study indicated that toxic effects of gasoline vapors could be reduced by dietary supplementation of vitamins C and E.


Author(s):  
Eman A. Al-Rekabi ◽  
Dheyaa K. Alomer ◽  
Rana Talib Al-Muswie ◽  
Khalid G. Al-Fartosi

The present study aimed to investigate the effect of turmeric and ginger on lipid profile of male rats exposed to oxidative stress induced by hydrogen peroxide H2O2 at a concentration of 1% given with consumed drinking water to male rats. Methods: 200 mg/kg from turmeric and ginger were used, and the animals were treatment for 30 days. Results: the results showed a significant increase in cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoprotein (LDL), very low density lipoprotein (VLDL), whereas it explained a significant decrease in high density lipoprotein (HDL) of male rats exposed to oxidative stress when compared with control group. the results showed a significant decrease in cholesterol, triglycerides, (LDL), (VLDL), whereas it explained a significant increase in (HDL) of rats treated with turmeric and ginger at dose 200 mg/kg when compared with male rats exposed to oxidative stress.


2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 926-933
Author(s):  
Baghdad Science Journal

This study was designed to investigate the effect of thyroid hormone disturbance on lipids profiles and liver functions. Eighteen mature male rats Rattus norvegicus were divided into three groups. The first and the second groups were injected subcutaneously with thyroxine (T4) and carbimazol (both at 600 µg/kg BW) respectively on alternate days, to produce recurrent periods of hyper and hypothyroidism .The control group which is the third group was injected with physiological saline. The process continued 4 weeks, after that, injection, blood specimens were collected to estimate serum levels of T3 and T4, Total cholesterol (TC), Triglycerides (TG), High density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and Very low density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C) were determined in the serum. In addition to that, we measure GOT, GPT and CPK enzymes activity. The results showed no significant difference in body weight and a significant increase (P


Author(s):  
Wijdan I.A. Abd- Alwahab ◽  
Wijdan I.A. Abd- Alwahab ◽  
Wijdan I.A. Abd- Alwahab

Salvia officinalis is one of the most valued herbs because of its high amount of essential oil and its many components. It has many health-related uses such as improving cognition, as well as reducing the amount of nursing mother's milk during weaning, also recommended for the gargling of the infectious throat, and to treat cardiovascular diseases and nervous disturbance, depression, cerebral ischemia and acts as an antiseptic for wounds. This study aim was to prepare the plant extract of Salvia officinalis L. from the Iraq local areas, determine its chemical properties and study its effect on some physiological and immunological variables in white rats. The plant leave Extract was Prepared and its effects were assessed on several physiological parameters using 20 male rats. The rats were divided into four groups. the control group(G1) received standard food and water; the negative control group (G2) received fat rich diet; G3 rats were given Salvia officinalis with a concentration of 100 mg\ kg\day. G4: rats were given Salvia officinalis 100mg/kg body weight and received fat rich diet. Roche/Hitachi, cobas c 501/502 were used to evaluate the levels of aminotransferase Enzymes, Aspartate transaminase (AST), Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase enzyme (ALP), serum creatinine, serum urea, total protein, albumin, cholesterol, triglyceride, and high-density lipoprotein (HDL). While Globulin concentration, very Low-Density Lipoprotein (VLDL), and Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) were calculated according to some referred equations. The phytochemical analysis showed that the compounds identified in the sample were found to be alkaloids, phenols, tannins, coumarins glycosides, flavonoids, quinines, Carbohydrates and steroids. The results showed a significant increase (P <0.01) in the level of liver enzymes ALT, AST and ALP, in the G2 treated with the high fat diet compared with a control group and showed a significant increase (P <0.01) in the level of urea an


2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (10) ◽  
pp. 1674-1681 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taha A Komousani ◽  
Said S Moselhy

The toxicity of many heavy metals is due to their ability to cause oxidative damage to tissues. Lead is one of the most important metals that pollute the natural environment due to man’s impact The aim of this study is to investigate the potential protective effect of epicatechin alone or combined with lycopene against toxicity of lead in male rats. Five groups of rats were involved in this study; the first was control while the other four injected with lead acetate (100 mg/kg BW) subcutaneous for 2 weeks. On the other hand, the third, fourth and fifth groups were injected with epicatechin, lycopene or epicatechin + lycopene, respectively. Results obtained showed that, the combined treatment (epicatechin + lycopene) exert its effects (100%) against toxic effects against lead by lowering the liver enzymes alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and gamma glutamyle transferase (GGT) activities and decrease lipid peroixdation (MDA) and enhances the superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity. The high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) level was significantly decreased and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) level was statistically significantly increased in lead-injected rats as compared with control group. The combined treatment with epicatechin and lycopene justify these levels to nearly normal values. The erythrocyte level of total glutathione was decreased in lead-injected rats as compared with control group ( p < 0.001). The combined effect is significantly higher than individual treatment lycopene alone or epicatechin. A negative correlation was found between the blood lead and SOD (r = −0.6) and glutathione (r = −0.81) while a positive correlation with MDA level (r = 0.7).


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haddad A. El Rabey ◽  
Madeha N. Al-Seeni ◽  
Habibah B. Al-Ghamdi

Hypercholesterolemia is commonly associated with obesity that leads to heart diseases and diabetes. The hepatocardioprotective activity of parsley and carob methanol extract was tested in hypercholesterolemic male rats. Twenty-four male albino rats were divided into four groups (n=6). Group 1 was the negative control group fed with fat rich diet, group 2 (G2) was hypercholesterolemic rats fed with fat rich diet with 2% cholesterol, and group 3 and group 4 (G3 and G4) were hypercholesterolemic rats supplemented with 2% cholesterol and cotreated with 20% w/w parsley seed methanol extract and 20% w/w carob legume methanol extract, respectively. The experiment was conducted for eight weeks. The positive hypercholesterolemic rats showed significant increase in serum levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoprotein (LDL), very low density lipoprotein (VLDL), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), creatine kinase-mb, liver function enzymes, and decrease in the high density lipoproteins (HDL). Moreover, heart and liver tissues were ameliorated and nearly restored their normal appearance. It could be concluded that both parsley and carob extracts supplementations have a protective effect against hyperlipidemia and improved the histological alteration in heart and liver tissues. The methanol extract of parsley appeared to be more efficient than that of carob in lowering hypercholesterolemia.


2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 247-256
Author(s):  
Dita Fitriani ◽  
Hetti Rusmini ◽  
Yuliana Wildani Marek

Hiperlipidemia merupakan suatu keadaan patologis akibat kelainan metabolisme lipid yang ditandai dengan peningkatan fraksi lipid di dalam darah. Bunga pepaya mengandung senyawa yang mampu mempertahankan kadar kolesterol dalam batas normal karena mengandung senyawa flavanoid dan tanin yang berperan sebagai antioksidan. Pada penelitian ini digunakan tikus sebagai hewan coba untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemberian ekstrak bunga pepaya (Carica papaya L) terhadap kadar HDL dan LDL darah tikus yang diberi diet tinggi lemak. Penelitian ini menggunakan 25 ekor tikus Sprague dawley jantan berusia 12-16 minggu dengan berat 200-250 g, dengan pre and post test with control group design. Tikus dibagi menjadi 5 kelompok yaitu; kelompok tikus yang hanya diberi pakan standar (K), kelompok tikus yang diberi diet tinggi lemak (KN), kelompok tikus yang diberi diet tinggi lemak dan ekstrak bunga pepaya 31 mg/kgBB (P1), kelompok tikus yang diberi diet tinggi lemak dan ekstrak bunga pepaya 62 mg/kgBB (P2), dan kelompok tikus yang diberi diet tinggi lemak dan ekstrak bunga pepaya 125 mg/kgBB (P3). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemberian ekstrak bunga pepaya dengan dosis 31 mg/kgBB, 62 mg/kgBB dan 125 mg/kgBB mampu meningkatkan rerata kadar HDL dan menurunkan rerata kadar LDL darah tikus secara signifikan (p <0,05). Namun semakin besar dosis tidak berpengaruh terhadap kadar HDL dan LDL.


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 385-391
Author(s):  
Yu-Meng Liu ◽  
Ying Liu ◽  
Bo-Xin Dou ◽  
Madhujith Terrence

Resveratrol is a phytoalexin produced by several plants. To investigate its mechanism on prevention of alcoholic liver injury, 72 male rats with alcoholic liver disease were randomly divided into 6 groups (blank, model, positive drug, high, medium and low dose of resveratrol groups). After 30 days of continuous feeding, the levels of various indexes were detected; TUNEL assay was used to detect the apoptosis of liver cells; the expression of CYP2E1, SIRT-1, NF-κB and TNF-α was detected by western blot. In the results, the activities of Alanine transaminase (ALT), Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), total bilirubin (TBIL) and y-glutamyl transferase (GGT) in serum of resveratrol groups were significantly lower than those of model control group, the activity of glutathione (GSH) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in high and medium dose resveratrol group was significantly increased. The contents of Lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA) and Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) in the groups with high, medium and low doses of resveratrol were significantly reduced. Resveratrol could significantly reduce the protein expression of CYP2E1, NF-κB and TNF-α in rat liver tissue; the protein expression of SIRT-1 was significantly up-regulated. In conclusion, resveratrol has a remarkable antioxidant effect.


2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Edi Darmawan ◽  
Sunarno Sunarno ◽  
Vinsensius M Dhani ◽  
Garin F Fairuzzaki

The purpose of this study was to determine the lipid profile of white rats (Rattus norvegicus) with high-fat feed after fermentation of rosella kombucha with various concentrations. This study used 20 white male rats (Rattus norvegicus) aged two months, with rosella kombucha treatment fermented for five days at 25oC per oral. This study used Completely Randomized Design with four treatments (for 21 days) and four replications, namely: P0 = Control, rats were only given food and drink as usual (with the same type of rat feed). P1 = 1 ml of pork oil/day for 14 days + 1.8 ml of rosella kombucha 50% in the morning and evening for seven days. P2 = 1 ml of pork oil/day for 14 days + 1.8 ml of 75% rosella kombucha morning and afternoon for seven days. P3 = 1 ml of pork oil/day for 14 days + 1.8 ml of 100% kombucha rosella morning and afternoon for seven days. The variables measured were levels of LDL (Low-Density Lipoprotein) and HDL (High-Density Lipoprotein). The data obtained were analyzed using ANOVA followed by Duncan Test with 95% confidence level using SPSS 16.0 software. The results showed that administration of rosella kombucha did not have a significant effect on LDL and HDL levels of white rats (Rattus norvegicus). Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the 5-day fermentation of kombucha rosella with various concentrations did not affect LDL and HDL levels. 


2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eni Harmayani, Deera Army Pramana, Sri Anggrahini dan Sutikarini

Oyster mushroom is considered to have hypocholesterolemic and hypolipidemic activities. Therefore, it is classifiedas functional food. Prior to serving and consumption, oyster mushroom can be processed in various ways. Thisresearch studied the effect of three kinds of processing commonly used in cooking oyster mushroom; boiling,frying, and roasting. Thirty Sprague-Dawley male rats, 8 weeks old, were acclimated to laboratory condition,and then induced with high lipid diet. The rats were divided into five experiment groups; high-lipid diet (K),high-lipid diet + raw oyster mushroom (M), high-lipid diet + fried oyster mushroom (G), high-lipid diet + roastedoyster mushroom (P), and high-lipid diet + boiled oyster mushroom (R). Blood samples were obtained from orbitalplexus after acclimation, hypercholesterolemic induction, and 21 days of feeding. The blood serum was examinedfor total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c), dan high-densitylipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c). The result showed that cooked oyster mushroom had better hypocholesterolemicand hypolipidemic activity than raw oyster mushroom. Among the three, the roasted oyster mushroom reduced thetotal cholesterol the most, while boiled oyster mushroom reduced triglyceride the most.


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