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Abstract
Oxidative stress is recognized as a main causative of several diseases. The notion of plant as a source of antioxidant became more apparent in recent time as oxidative stress was reflected a major cause to most diseases in humans and the antioxidant defense system in human was usually not adequate to overcome the free radical level in the body. Phenolic compounds in plants and herpes can remove toxic elements due to ant-oxidative activity. The present study was thereby conducted to estimate the potential effect of whole kumquat seedless, kumquat seeds, whole kumquat, pineapple flesh, pineapple leaves, pineapple (flesh +leaves) and mix of all to combat the oxidation stress induced by potassium bromate in male albino rats.
To achieve these aims, the study design was as follows:
Fifty-four (54) (190 ± 20 g) adult male albino rats fed on basal diet for 7 days for acclimatization. Then, rats were randomly distributed into 9 equal groups, 6 rats each. group 1(healthy rats) was fed on the basal diet and set as a negative control group (normal rats). The other 8 groups were injected by a single intraperitoneal dose of potassium bromate at dose of 125 mg/kg body weight for induction of oxidative stress. All groups were fed for 4 weeks according to the following groups:
group (1): (Control ” – ”) rats (n=6) were fed on basal diet only.
group (2): (Control ” + ”) rats (n=6) were kept without any treatment and fed on basal diet after single intraperitoneal injection with KBrO3 (125 mg/kg B.Wt).
group (3): (Whole kumquat seedless 7.5%) rats (n=6) were fed on basal diet containing 7.5% whole kumquat seedless after single intraperitoneal injection with KBrO3 (125 mg/kg B.Wt).
group (4): (Kumquat seeds 7.5%) rats (n=6) were fed on basal diet containing 7.5% kumquat seeds after single intraperitoneal injection with KBrO3 (125 mg/kg B.Wt).
group (5): (Whole kumquat 7.5%) rats (n=6) were fed on basal diet containing 7.5% whole kumquat after single intraperitoneal injection with KBrO3 (125 mg/kg B.Wt).
group (6): (Pineapple flesh 7.5%) rats (n=6) were fed on basal diet containing 7.5% pineapple flesh after single intraperitoneal injection with KBrO3 (125 mg/kg B.Wt).
group (7): (Pineapple leaves 7.5%) rats (n=6) were fed on basal diet containing 7.5% pineapple leaves after single intraperitoneal injection with KBrO3 (125 mg/kg B.Wt).