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Effect of pumpkin seed oil on lipid metabolism in experimental hyperlipidemic rats

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Veterinary Clinical Pathology

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The present study was designed to investigate the hypolipidemic effect of pumpkin seed oil in experimental hyperlipidemic rats. Fifty male rats were divided into five equal groups. Group 1: normal rats fed on normal diet. Group 2: (hyperlipidemic group) rats administered standard diet+ 20%coconut oil and 1% cholesterol daily for eight weeks. Group 3: (hyperlipidemic +pumpkin seed oil treated group) rats administered standard diet+ 20%coconut oil and 1%  cholesterol daily for four weeks followed by atherogenic diet+ 50 mg/Kg b. wt. pumpkin seed oil daily for other four weeks. Group 4: (hyperlipidemic +pumpkin seed oil protected group) rats administered standard diet+ 50 mg/Kg b. wt. pumpkin seed oil daily for two weeks followed by standard diet+ 20%coconut oil and 1%  cholesterol+ 50 mg/Kg b. wt. pumpkin seed oil daily for eight weeks. Group 5 : (pumpkin seed oil group) rats administered standard diet+ 50 mg/Kg b. wt. pumpkin seed oil daily for eight weeks. Blood samples collected for serum separation and used for determination of lipids profile (total cholesterol, triacylglycerol, LDL-C, HDL-C, VLDL-C, total lipids and phospholipids), liver marker enzymes (ALT and AST), albumin, kidney function markers (urea and creatinine) and glucose concentration. The results revealed that in group 2 there were significant increases in serum total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL-C, VLDL-C, phospholipids, total lipids, ALT, AST, urea, creatinine and glucose while HDL-C and albumin were significantly decreased. Meanwhile, administration of pumpkin seed oil resulted in significant decrease in all elevated mentioned parameters and increase in HDL-C and albumin levels. Therefore, it could be concluded that pumpkin seed oil has hypolipidemic and hypoglycemic effect in rats fed high fat diet.    

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10.21608/bvmj.2019.114449

Keywords

hyperlipidemia, Lipids Profile, Pumpkin seed oil-

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Ayman

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Elsenousy

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Dept. of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Vet. Med., Benha University, Egypt.

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Ayman

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Farid

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Dept. of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Vet. Med., Benha University, Egypt.

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ayman.samir@fvtm.bu.edu.eg

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0000-0002-7844-7967

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Khalid

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Fararh

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Dept. of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Vet. Med., Benha University, Egypt.

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36

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1

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9602

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2019-03-01

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2020-09-22

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2019-03-01

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302

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309

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1110-6581

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812

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Benha Veterinary Medical Journal

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22 Jan 2023