Testing the efficacy of fermented wheat germ extract against Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection of chickens

Testing the efficacy of fermented wheat germ extract against Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection of chickens.

The effect of fermented wheat germ extract (FWGE, Immunovet-HBM) was studied in chickens challenged with Mycoplasma gallisepticum. Ninety M. gallisepticum- and M. synoviae-free 3-wk-old chickens were exposed to aerosol infection of M. gallisepticum. One group (30 birds) was treated with FWGE, a second group with tiamulin, and a third group was untreated. The fourth group was exposed to PBS aero...

Therapeutic Efficacy of Chicken Egg Yolk Immunoglobulins Against Mycoplasma gallisepticum Infection in Chickens

The focus of this report was to assess the role of passive immunization using immunoglobulins derived from chicken egg yolk in protection against M. gallisepticum infection in chickens. Immunoglobulins were produced by egg yolk technology. ELISA was used to evaluate their immunoreactivity and western immunoblotting demonstrated that chicken egg yolk immunoglobulins Y (IgY) were capable of recog...

Fermented wheat germ extract: a dietary supplement with anticancer efficacy

Characterizing the efficacy of fermented wheat germ extract against ovarian cancer and defining the genomic basis of its activity.

OBJECTIVE Most women with advanced-stage epithelial ovarian cancer (OVCA) ultimately develop chemoresistant recurrent disease. Therefore, a great need to develop new, more active, and less toxic agents and/or to optimize the efficacy of existing agents exists. METHODS In this study, we investigated the activity of Avemar, a natural, nontoxic, fermented wheat germ extract (FWGE), against a ran...

Safety studies regarding a standardized extract of fermented wheat germ.

"Avemar pulvis" is a powder consisting of an aqueous extract of fermented wheat germ, with the drying aids maltodextrin and silicon dioxide, standardized to contain approximately 200 microg/g of the natural constituent 2,6-dimethoxy-p-benzoquinone. The results of toxicological and clinical studies of this product demonstrate its safety for its intended use as a dietary supplement ingredient in ...