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The ameliorative effects of Eremina desertorum snail mucin in combination with Silymarin against experimentally induced liver fibrosis

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Abstract

Mucin is known by its biological and pharmacological activities. The aim of current study is to evaluate the hepatoprotective and the antioxidant activities of mucin extracted from Eremina desertorum snail as well as chemical profiling using GC-MS/MS analysis. This investigation confirmed the hepatoprotective and the antioxidant effects of mucin either alone or in combination with Silymarin on carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) liver damage. Male albino mice were injected intraperitoneally with 0.5ml /kg b.wt of 40% CCl4, twice/week for 8 weeks. The treated groups treated orally with Mucin (after 8 weeks of CCl4 intoxication, twice a week for four weeks) or Silymarin (from the first day of the experiment with a dose of 140 mg/kg, three times/week until the sacrifice day). After 12 weeks, all animals were sacrificed by cervical dislocation. Results showed that CCl4 induced a hepatotoxic effect represented in increasing liver enzymes, MDA and IL-2 while decreasing total protein, albumin, CAT, SOD and GSH. Amelioration in these parameters occurred after treatment of CCl4 intoxicated mice with either Silymarin or E. desertorum mucin where they caused increases in the activity of the antioxidant parameters while, reduced the level of MDA and liver enzymes activity. Also, the histopathological alterations that caused by CCl4 were improved after the treatment with this extract. GC-MS/MS analyses led to the identification of ten compounds were categorized as monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, quinolines, and fatty acid esters. Conclusively, E. desertorum mucin enhanced antioxidant activity and ameliorated the CCl4-induced liver damage and it could be used as a hepatoprotective agent

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2021.84043.4114

Keywords

Eremina desertorum, Mucin, antioxidant, Hepatoprotective activity, GC-MS/MS

Authors

First Name

Amina

Last Name

Ibrahim

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Environmental Research and Medical Malacology Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt

Email

aminamd_1982@yahoo.com

City

Giza

Orcid

0000-0002-9149-6894

First Name

Taghreed

Last Name

Hussein

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

National Organization for Drug Control and Research, Cairo, Egypt

Email

taghreedmohamed@gmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Heba

Last Name

Abdel-Tawab

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt

Email

hoba_abdo_2010@yahoo.com

City

Beni-Suef

Orcid

-

First Name

Olfat

Last Name

Hammam

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Pathology Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt

Email

totaali@gmail.com

City

Giza

Orcid

-

First Name

Mosad

Last Name

Ghareeb

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Medicinal Chemistry Department., Theodor Bilharz Research Institute (TBRI). Warrak El-Hadar-12411, P.O Box 30 Imbaba, Giza, Egypt.

Email

m.ghareeb@tbri.gov.eg

City

Giza

Orcid

0000-0002-8398-1937

Volume

65

Article Issue

2

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28751

Issue Date

2022-02-01

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2021-07-04

Publish Date

2022-02-01

Page Start

181

Page End

190

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_188273.html

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297

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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The ameliorative effects of Eremina desertorum snail mucin in combination with Silymarin against experimentally induced liver fibrosis

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22 Jan 2023