Sarcostemma secamone (L.) Bennet an ethnomedicinal plant was studied for its immunomodulatory activity. Immunomodulatory activity of different doses of ethanol extract of Sarcostemma secamone was evaluated in Swiss albino mice. Mice were treated with two doses (150 and 300mg/kg body weight) for 5 days. Body weight, relative organ weight, delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) response and Haemaggl...

Body weight stability may imply active regulation towards a certain physiological condition, a body weight setpoint. This interpretation is ill at odds with the world-wide increase in overweight and obesity. Until now, a body weight setpoint has remained elusive and the setpoint theory did not provide practical clues for body weight reduction interventions. For this an alternative theoretical m...

The effect of acute heat stress on certain immunological parameters were studied in male albino rats. The test rats were exposed to an ambient temperature of 40 degrees celsius for 30 minutes and sacrificed immediately. Total WBC count, Differential count, Phagocytic index, NBT reduction, organ weight body weight ratio of spleen, thymus, and popliteal lymph nodes, and soluble immune complex lev...

the aqueous extract of syzygium cumini (pulp) was investigated for its possible hypoglycemic and antioxidant potentials in streptozotocin (stz) induced diabetic wistar female rats. a single intraperitoneal injection of stz at a dose of 55 mg/kg body weight elevated the glucose levels more than 230 mg/dl after 3 days. treatment with the aqueous extract of syzygium cumini (pulp) at 100 mg/kg and ...

High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) accounts for as much as 40% of caloric sweeteners used in the United States. Some studies have shown that short-term access to HFCS can cause increased body weight, but the findings are mixed. The current study examined both short- and long-term effects of HFCS on body weight, body fat, and circulating triglycerides. In Experiment 1, male Sprague-Dawley rats were...

eleven goat breeds of different origin (10 spanish and 1 african) were considered for this study: zambian dwarf, azpi-gorri, blanca-andaluza, blanca-celtibérica, blanca de rasquera, catalana, malagueña, moncaína, murciano-granadina, negra serrana and pyrenean. nine linear body measurements for females, as well as the body weight ratio between gender and body weight, were obtained from literatur...

objectives: this study investigates the effects of hydro-alcoholic extract of prangos ferulacea (l.) lindle (p.f) on rats' pancreas structure changes and diabetic treatment after streptozotocin injection. materials and methods: in this research forty male wistar rats with body weights of 100±20 gram, were randomly divided into 5 groups with 8 rats per each group. diabetes was induced in ra...