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Spirulina as Anti-Obesity and Hepato-Renal Protective Agent in MSG -Exposed Female Rats

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Last updated: 23 Dec 2024

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Food Science and technology

Abstract

High intake of monosodium glutamate (MSG) –containing foods was reported as a major health problem in Egypt. Thus, dietary interventions aim to prevent the deleterious effects of this additive were badly needed. This study was carried out to investigate the effect of concurrent consumption of MSG and Spirulina (S. platensis) on body weight as well as hepato-renal functions and histopathology in female rats. Twenty adult female albino rats were divided into four equal groups, including the control group, while groups 2 to 4 were administered 6 mg MSG/kg body weight daily, and kept untreated (group 2), or concurrently fed pelleted balanced diet supplemented with 0.5 and 1 % of Spirulina powder for 6 weeks (groups 3 and 4, respectively). At the end, body weight gain, feed intake and feed efficiency ratio were calculated. Liver and kidney functions were determined in sera, while oxidative stress markers were determined in liver and kidney tissue homogenates. Moreover, specimens from liver and kidney of sacrificed rats were histopathologically examined. On the other hand, phenolic profile of Spirulina powder was identified and quantified by HPLC. Findings indicated that MSG consumption resulted in overweight, liver and kidney dysfunction along with oxidative stress, which was further confirmed by histological staining. Due to the high content of phenolic compounds rather than other antioxidant agents, Spirulina powder exerted anti-obesity properties and alleviated the toxic hepato-renal effects caused by MSG consumption. So, dietary supplementation of MSG –containing food products with Spirulina powder is recommended to prevent its accompanied health abnormalities.

DOI

10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2021.181204

Keywords

body weight, hepato-renal insufficiency, Monosodium glutamate, Oxidative Stress, Spirulina platensis

Authors

First Name

Samah

Last Name

El-Hashash

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Nutrition and Food Science Department, Faculty of Home Economics, Al-Azhar University, Nawag, Tanta, Egypt

Email

samahel-hashash@azhar.edu.eg

City

Tanta

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Volume

42

Article Issue

2

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23719

Issue Date

2021-04-01

Receive Date

2021-05-15

Publish Date

2021-06-30

Page Start

547

Page End

557

Print ISSN

1110-0176

Online ISSN

2536-9784

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https://asejaiqjsae.journals.ekb.eg/article_181204.html

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Original Article

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53

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Journal

Publication Title

Alexandria Science Exchange Journal

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https://asejaiqjsae.journals.ekb.eg/

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Spirulina as Anti-Obesity and Hepato-Renal Protective Agent in MSG -Exposed Female Rats

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Created At

22 Jan 2023