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ArticleBioMed research international2015

Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of pomegranate (Punica granatum) on Eimeria papillata-induced infection in mice.

Omar S O Amer, Mohamed A Dkhil, Wafaa M Hikal, Saleh Al-Quraishy

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Article in BioMed research international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Omar S O AmerMedical Laboratory Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majma'ah 11952, Saudi Arabia ; Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University (Assiut Branch), Assiut 71524, Egypt.
Mohamed A DkhilDepartment of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia ; Department of Zoology and Entomology, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Helwan 11795, Egypt.
Wafaa M HikalParasitology Laboratory, Water Pollution Research Department, Environmental Division, National Research Center, Dokki, 12622 Giza, Egypt ; Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Tabuk University, P.O. Box 741, Tabuk 71491, Saudi Arabia.
Saleh Al-QuraishyDepartment of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-4204-3124
King Saud University · SAAl-Azhar University · EGNational Water Research Center · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coccidiosis is the most prevalent disease causing widespread economic loss, especially in poultry farms. Here, we investigated the effects of pomegranate peel extract (PPE) on the outcome of coccidiosis caused by Eimeria papillata in mice. The data showed that mice infected with E. papillata and treated with PPE revealed a significant decrease in the output of oocysts in their faeces by day 5 p.i. Infection also induced inflammation and injury of the jejunum. This was evidenced (i) as increases in reactive oxygen species, (ii), as increased neutrophils and decreased lymphocytes in blood (ii) as increased mRNA levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), Bcl-2 gene, and of the cytokines interferon gamma (IFN-γ), tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and (iv) as downregulation of mucin gene MUC2 mRNA. All these infection-induced parameters were significantly altered during PPE treatment. In particular, PPE counteracted the E. papillata-induced loss of the total antioxidant capacity. Our data indicated that PPE treatment significantly attenuated inflammation and injury of the jejunum induced by E. papillata infections.

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AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsCoccidiosisEimeriaGene Expression RegulationImmunohistochemistryInterferon-gammaInterleukin-1betaJejunumLife Cycle StagesLythraceaeMaleMiceNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Anti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsInterferon-gammaInterleukin-1betaNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2RNA, MessengerTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID25654088
PMCPMC4310320
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