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The protective effects of Spirulina against Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease induced by high fat diet in rats

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Biochemistry

Abstract

The ultimate goal of this study is to investigate the bimolecular changes in a rat model of high fat diet induced Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Also, the lipotropic, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of spirulina platensis treatment were clarify through evaluation of certain biochemical and molecular parameters in the blood and liver tissue of rats. Twenty one adult white albino rats were separated into three groups. Group I (Normal control): received no drugs and balanced diet, Group II (NAFLD- induced group): rats fed high fat diet for 8 weeks followed by normal basal ration feeding for another 8 weeks. Group III (NAFLD + spirulina): rats treated with spirulina orally at a dose of (150 mg/kg b.wt/day) for 8 weeks after induction of NAFLD. The obtained results showed a significant increase in serum total cholesterol (TC) and triacylglycerols (TAG) concentrations with significant up-regulation of liver gene expression TNF-α, IL-1β, NF-kβ, PPAR-α, ACC, FAS and SREBT-1in NAFLD- induced rats. Also, various histopathological alterations were detected in liver tissue of induced NAFLD rats. Treatment with spirulina in NAFLD-induced rats parameters measured near the normal level of rats group (G1). Also, spirulina potentially improved molecular hepatic function alterations related to NAFLD. Interestingly, histopathological findings supported that spirulina markedly attenuates harmful effects of NAFLD and protects liver tissue. We conclude that, spirulina has a great role as antioxidant, anti-obesity and anti-inflammatory via inhibition of liver lipid metabolic disturbance, steatosis and oxidative stress singling.

DOI

10.21608/bvmj.2021.58350.1345

Keywords

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, Spirulina, Oxidative Stress, Inflammatory mediators, histopathology

Authors

First Name

Samy

Last Name

Hussein

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Affiliation

Department of Biochemistry, faculty of Veterinary medicine, Benha University, Egypt.

Email

samyaziza@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

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First Name

Yakout

Last Name

Elsenosi

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Affiliation

Department of Biochemistry, faculty of Veterinary medicine, Benha University, Egypt.

Email

yakout2222@yahoo.co.uk

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0003-0387-6019

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Khalid

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-

Affiliation

Department of Biochemistry, faculty of Veterinary medicine, Benha University, Egypt.

Email

mohamed.mustafa@fvtm.bu.edu.eg

City

Toukh

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First Name

Marwa

Last Name

Fawzy Atta

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-

Affiliation

Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine ,Benha University

Email

emmm2006@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

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Volume

40

Article Issue

2

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26492

Issue Date

2021-07-01

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2021-03-07

Publish Date

2021-07-01

Page Start

117

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120

Print ISSN

1110-6581

Online ISSN

2974-4806

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812

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Benha Veterinary Medical Journal

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https://bvmj.journals.ekb.eg/

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The protective effects of Spirulina against Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease induced by high fat diet in rats

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22 Jan 2023