Flavonoid mixture ameliorates increase in erythrocyte osmotic fragility and malondialdehyde concentration induced by Trypanosoma brucei brucei-infection in Wistar rats |
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Authors: | Patricia I Kobo Joseph O Ayo Tagang Aluwong Abdulkadir U Zezi Victor Maikai Suleiman F Ambali |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria;2. Department of Veterinary Physiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria;3. Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria;4. College of Agriculture and Animal Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Mando-Kaduna, Nigeria;5. Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria |
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Abstract: | The experiment was performed with the aim of investigating the effect of a flavonoid mixture, Daflon® 500 mg (DF) on the erythrocyte fragility and lipoperoxidative changes, induced by Trypanosoma brucei brucei infection in Wistar rats. Fifty adult male rats randomly divided into five groups of 10 animals each were used. Rats in the control group were administered (1 mL/kg) distilled water only, while the other groups were infected with T. brucei brucei and treated with Daflon® 500 mg and/or Diminazene aceturate. At the end of 5 weeks, EDTA-blood samples and serum samples were collected from the rats, and were used to determine erythrocyte osmotic fragility (EOF) and serum malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration respectively. The results showed that EOF and MDA concentration significantly (P < 0.05) increased in the infected untreated group when compared to the treatment groups. Treatment with Daflon® 500 mg and Diminazene aceturate significantly (P < 0.05) reduced trypanosome-induced increases in EOF and lipoperoxidative changes, suggesting possible antioxidant properties of Daflon® 500 mg and its therapeutic value in trypanosomosis. |
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Keywords: | Flavonoids Trypanosoma brucei brucei Lipoperoxidation Erythrocyte osmotic fragility |
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