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Medemia argun seed extract ameliorates the lipopolysaccharide-induced acute inflammation

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Last updated: 07 Jan 2025

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Biology and pharmaceutical sciences.

Abstract

Medemia argun (MA) is a relatively unknown species of fan palm that has been reported to possess antioxidant properties. This study explored the effect of Medemia argun seed extract on mice with lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced sepsis, using albino mice as the experimental model. The animals were divided into three groups of five. One group received alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) as a standard anti-septic drug, another group was treated with MA seed extract in five consecutive doses administered every other day, and the final group served as the positive control. As expected, LPS exposure significantly elevated serum inflammatory markers. However, treatment with MA seed extract or ALA resulted in a marked reduction in serum pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-alpha, IL1B, and IL6) and improved liver function parameters (AST, ALP, and TB) compared to the LPS-positive control group. Although ALT levels increased noticeably in the LPS-only group, they showed a modest reduction in the treated groups. Additionally, MA seed extract protected the mice against elevated serum nitric oxide levels and liver DNA damage, as indicated by the comet assay. Histological analysis also revealed significant improvement in liver tissue inflammation in the MA-treated animals compared to the LPS-only group. Collectively, these findings demonstrate the hepatic protective and anti-inflammatory effects of MA extract in this experimental model.

DOI

10.21608/ajbas.2024.340108.1240

Keywords

Sepsis, Alpha lipolic acid, antioxidants, comet

Authors

First Name

Hala

Last Name

Abd-Alaty

MiddleName

El-Sayed

Affiliation

Faculty of Science, Zoology department, Port Said university

Email

halarery@gmail.com

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First Name

Ali

Last Name

Abu Almaaty

MiddleName

Hussein

Affiliation

Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Port Said University

Email

ali_zoology_2010@yahoo.com

City

port said

Orcid

-

First Name

Magdi

Last Name

Elsayed

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Basic science program, Galala university.

Email

magdiel_sayed@gu.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Hassan

MiddleName

Kamel

Affiliation

Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Appointed visiting professor at the Center for Genomics, Zewail City for Science and Technology

Email

mohamedkamel24@yahoo.com

City

Port Said

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-

Volume

6

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

52699

Issue Date

2025-01-01

Receive Date

2024-11-28

Publish Date

2025-01-01

Page Start

9

Page End

22

Online ISSN

2682-275X

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https://ajbas.journals.ekb.eg/article_400176.html

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400,176

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Original Article

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947

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Publication Title

Alfarama Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences

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https://ajbas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Medemia argun seed extract ameliorates the lipopolysaccharide-induced acute inflammation

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07 Jan 2025