This study evaluated the ability of fennel extract to improve the quality of refrigerated minced silver carp over a period of 16 days. Minced silver carp were treated with fennel extract (0.5, 1 and 1.5% w/w), and beta-hydroxy toluene (BHT 200 ppm). The control and the treated fish samples were analyzed periodically (every 4 days) by chemical analysis (Peroxide value (PV), thiobarbituric acid (...

This study evaluated the influence of dietary garlic (Allium sativum) extract on survival rate and changes in blood and immune parameters of Common carp (Cyprinus carpio), fed with two different concentrations of aqueous garlic extract after exposure to spring viremia of carp virus (SVCV). The experiments have executed in two steps: Firstly, 270 fingerlings of Common carp with an average weight...

BACKGROUND Oxidative stress plays a crucial role in the development of drug induced nephrotoxicity. The study aimed to determine the nephroprotective and ameliorative effects of Carica papaya seed extract in paracetamol-induced nephrotoxicity in rats. OBJECTIVES To carry out phytochemical screening of Carica papaya, measure serum urea, creatinine and uric acid and describe the histopathologic...

Hypothalamic extract, containing the releasing factors for anterior pituitary hormones, within minutes stimulated adenyl cyclase activity and adenosine 3':5'-cyclic phosphate (cyAMP) concentrations in rat anterior pituitary in vitro. Cerebral cortical extract was ineffective and hypothalamic extract had no effect on these parameters in posterior pituitary or thyroid. Prostaglandin E(1) also inc...

The hypoglycemic and anti-lipidemic effect of hydro-ethanolic extract of Ceiba pentandra Linn (FamilySterculiaceae) root extracts (CPE) were investigated in normal and alloxan-induced diabetic rats. In the present study, the animals were divided into normal control, diabetic control, diabetic treated and control treated group (n = 6). Effect of oral administration of CPE (300 mg/kg) for 30 days...

SCOPE Cocoa and (-)-epicatechin (EC), a main cocoa flavanol, have been suggested to exert beneficial effects in diabetes, but the mechanism for their insulin-like effects remains unknown. In this study, the modulation of insulin signalling by EC and a cocoa phenolic extract (CPE) on hepatic HepG2 cells was investigated by analysing key proteins of the insulin pathways, namely insulin receptor, ...

BACKGROUND T cell-mediated immune responses contribute to the hepatocellular injury during autoimmune hepatitis, viral infection, and hepatotoxins. Pharmacological compounds regulating immune responses are suitable candidates for prevention/treatment of this pathology. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to define the effects of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory mixture of citrus peel extrac...

To assess changes of gonad development and sex steroids hormones of R. frisii kutum, broodfish were captured during spawning season 2010 (March-April) and induced intramuscularly with following hormone treatments: single injections of 1 μg kg b.w. LHRH-A2, combination of LHRH-A2 with two dopamine antagonists as follows: 1 μg kg b.w. LHRH-A2 + 5 mg kg-1 b.w. PIM, 1 μg kg b.w. LHRH-A2 + 2.5 mg kg...

This study describes the detection of enteroviruses and hepatitis A virus in 31 naturally contaminated oyster specimens by nucleic acid amplification and oligonucleotide probing. Viruses were extracted by adsorption-elution-precipitation from 50-g oyster samples harvested from an area receiving sewage effluent discharge. Ninety percent of each extract was inoculated into primate kidney cell cul...