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Effect of Frankincense (Boswellia Carterii) on Animal Reproductive Performance

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Biochemistry

Abstract

Obesity is associated with metabolic disorders which affect male and female fertility. Boswellia carterii is rich in phenolic compounds and well known by its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effect. The aim of this study was to study the potency of boswellia, if administered for complete reproductive cycle, to correct the metabolic disruption and improve the reproductive performance of animals. Boswellia oil was extracted and fractionated to identify its phenolic content. Microcapsules were prepared from the resin water extract using Arabic gum and maltodextrine. Antimicrobial activity was done for water extract. Forty Sprague Dawely rats were classified into 4 groups. Animals were separated according to sex and fed on normal fat diet (NFD), NFD beside boswellia microcapsules (500 mg/kg body weight), high fat diet (HFD) and HFD beside boswellia microcapsules at the same dose respectively. The experiment lasted for 60 days. Animals were sacrificed. Fecal colony count was done, the collected plasma was analyzed, epididymal spermatozoa profile was done. Histopathological examination and immune histochemistry were done to genital organs. Feeding on HFD resulted in hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, and low level of steroid hormones, IGF, insulin, TSH and the antioxidant enzymes. Elevated levels of leptin, lipid profile, glucose, liver enzymes and oxidative markers were also demonstrated. HFD negatively affected male and female fertility confirmed by histopathological examination. The immune staining showed strong expression of both markers (Caspase-3 and iNOS). Daily administration of boswellia microcapsules corrected all the metabolic and pathological disorders and enhanced animal fertility.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2022.138276.6093

Keywords

testis, Ovary, Boswellia, Obesity, hyperglycemia

Authors

First Name

Emtenan

Last Name

Hanafi

MiddleName

M

Affiliation

departement of animal reproduction and A I, National research centre,cairo, Egypt

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emtenan_28862@hotmail.com

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CAIRO

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(https://orcid.org/

First Name

Reda

Last Name

Korany

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

associate professor Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University

Email

reda.pathology@yahoo.com

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-

Orcid

-

First Name

mohamed

Last Name

tawfeek

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Dairy science. National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt

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m-tifa2006@yahoo.com

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ek

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-

First Name

Heba

Last Name

hozyen

MiddleName

fawzy

Affiliation

Departement of animal reproduction and AI, National Research Centre,Giza, Egypt

Email

drheba23@yahoo.com

City

cairo

Orcid

0000-0002-8979

First Name

Walid

Last Name

El-Nattat

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Department of Animal Reproduction & A.I., National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

Email

elnattat2003@yahoo.com

City

cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

manal

Last Name

ramadan

MiddleName

mohamed

Affiliation

Department of flavor aromatic plants, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt

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manal.nrc88@yahoo.com

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-

Orcid

-

First Name

Seham

Last Name

Kassem

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Food Science and Nutrition, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

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kassemseham@yahoo.com

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-

Orcid

0000_0001_7333_5524

First Name

Moetazza

Last Name

Alshafei

MiddleName

Mostafa

Affiliation

professor researcher of clinical nutrition NRC food idustery and nutrition institute nutrition and food science department

Email

moetazza1_alshafei@yahoo.com

City

Giza

Orcid

0000-0002-7372-200X

First Name

Dina

Last Name

Mohammed

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, National Research Centre, Giza, 12622, Egypt

Email

dina_ganna@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

0000-0003-3376-5010

Volume

66

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

39241

Issue Date

2023-02-01

Receive Date

2022-05-15

Publish Date

2023-02-01

Page Start

213

Page End

223

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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240,651

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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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Effect of Frankincense (Boswellia Carterii) on Animal Reproductive Performance

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30 Dec 2024