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ArticleBiologia futura2024

Enhancment of zebrafish (Danio rerio) immune and antioxidant systems using medicinal plant extracts encapsulated in alginate-chitosan nanocapsules with slow sustained release.

Abdolmajid Valipour, Behrooz Heidari, Hadi Esmaeili Gouvarchin Ghaleh, Maryam Ghorbani, Alireza Shahriari, Maryam Iman, Ebrahim Salimi-Sabour

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Abdolmajid ValipourDepartment of Pharmacognosy and Traditional Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Behrooz HeidariDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
Hadi Esmaeili Gouvarchin GhalehApplied Virology Research Center, Biomedicine Technologies Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Maryam GhorbaniDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Alireza ShahriariChemical Injuries Research Center, Systems Biology and Poisonings Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Maryam ImanDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ebrahim Salimi-SabourDepartment of Pharmacognosy and Traditional Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. e.salimisabour@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5315-2126

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Abstract

This study aimed to screen 10 medicinal plant extracts on zebrafish (Danio rerio), evaluating their impact on the complement system, immunoglobulin M (IgM) levels, lysozyme, and peroxidase activity, while also enhancing their efficacy through the gradual release using alginate-chitosan nanocapsules. The prepared methanolic extracts were combined with fish feed. The fish were divided into 12 groups, including 10 treatment groups, a positive and a negative control group. Results showed varying impacts of the extracts on the immune and antioxidant systems, with Cinnamon (Cinnamon cassia) and Hypericum (Hypericum perforatum) extracts demonstrating the most significant effects. Subsequently, Cinnamon and Hypericum extract were encapsulated in alginate-chitosan nanocapsules to assess their impact on zebrafish immune parameters, separately and synergistically. Gradual release of the extracts from the nanocapsules was observed, with slower release at pH 2 compared to pH 7. Overall, Cinnamon and Hypericum extracts exhibited substantial immune system enhancement, and their encapsulation in nanocapsules improved their effects on zebrafish immune parameters. These findings suggest using these encapsulated extracts to enhance immune responses in aquatic organisms.

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AlginatesAntioxidantsChitosanNanocapsulesPlant ExtractsPlants, MedicinalZebrafishAnimalsDelayed-Action PreparationsAlginatesAntioxidantsChitosanDelayed-Action PreparationsNanocapsulesPlant ExtractsChitosanCinnamonEncapsulationHypericumImmune system responseMedicinal plantNanoparticlesZebrafish (Danio rerio)

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