Bioactivity of Trigonella foenum (Fenugreek) oil on immunological and biochemical response of Schistosoma mansoni infected mice |
The Egyptian Journal of Immunology Volume 30 (1), January, 2023 Pages: 57–72. www.Ejimmunology.org https://doi.org/10.55133/eji.300107 |
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Elham M. Hassan1, Gamalat Y. Osman1, Azza H. Mohamed1 and Tarek A. Salem2,3 |
1Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt.
2Department of Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology Institute, Sadat City University, Sadat city, Egypt. 3Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Al-Qassim 51452, Saudi Arabia. |
Corresponding author: Elham Hassan, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt. Email: Elhammahmoud11@yahoo.com. |
Abstract
The effect of fenugreek oil (FO) on some parasitological, immunological, and biochemical parameters in mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni were investigated. Chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analysis of FO revealed that linoleic acid, (E,E)-4decadienal, and isopropyl myristate are the major constituents of FO. The results showed that treatment of S. mansoni-infected mice with 0.15 ml of FO daily for 10 successive days exhibited a significant reduction in the number of S. mansoni male worms, and coupled worms as compared to an infected control group (p<0.05). Regarding total egg counts and oogram patterns, FO effectively reduced the percentage of hepatic and intestinal egg counts, and elevated immature and dead eggs in ratios closely to praziquantel (PZQ) treated mice. Meanwhile, FO significantly elevated the levels of glutathione and co-enzyme Q-10 (COQ-10) up to 0.33±0.02 ng/ml and 0.28±0.02 ng/ml, respectively. However, when accompanied with PZQ, COQ-10 level was closer to that of the normal control group (0.37 ± 0.021 ng/ml). The result also showed that FO significantly reduced levels of lipid per-oxidation (0.165±0.01 ng/ml) and vascular endothelial growth factor (0.25±0.02 pg/ml) as compared to the PZQ-treated group (0.234±0.02 ng/ml and 0.31±0.008 pg/ml, respectively). Moreover, FO recovered normal values of caspase-7, and when accompanied with PZQ, annexin-V was also significantly reduced. However, treatment of S. mansoni-infected mice with PZQ led to a significant increase in the level of annexin-V as compared to S. mansoni-infected mice group (p<0.05). It can be concluded that FO may have a potential anti-schistosomal, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Also, it may have a recovering effect on apoptotic parameters toward the normal values.
Keywords: Anti-inflammatory; Antioxidants; Apoptosis; 4Decadienal; Fenugreek oil; Granuloma; Linoleic acid; Schistosoma mansoni; Trigonella foenum
Date received: 30 August 2022; accepted: 21 November 2022
PMID: 36592119
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