{"title":"Assessment of Nanosilymarin's Therapeutic Efficacy in Mitigating CCl4-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats","authors":"Nisreen Yasir Jasim","doi":"10.23975/bjvr.2025.155288.1159","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23975/bjvr.2025.155288.1159","url":null,"abstract":"Drug and chemical substances are common causes of liver dysfunction, including acute hepatitis and liver failure. Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) is widely used as a model to study hepatic toxicity. Nanosilymarin (S-CsNPs), with its antioxidant properties, has emerged as a potential therapeutic agent for liver injury. This study aims to evaluate the therapeutic effect of (S-CsNPs) on hepatotoxicity. The study involved 30 adult female albino rats, randomly divided into five groups. The first group served as the negative control and received no treatment. The second group received carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) intraperitoneally at a dose of 3 mL/kg twice weekly for four weeks. The third group was the untreated group, which also received CCl4 as described but did not receive any subsequent treatment. The fourth group was treated with silymarin at a dose of 50 mg/kg, administered orally once daily for three weeks following CCl4 exposure. The fifth group received (S-CsNPs) at a dose of 0.2 mg/rat, administered orally once daily for three weeks after CCl4 administration. Liver function was assessed via enzyme markers (ALT, AST, ALP, GGT and bilirubin), and oxidative stress was evaluated by measuring TNF-α, MDA, SOD, and GSH levels. The CCl4 group showed significant elevations in liver enzymes and oxidative stress markers compared to negative controls. Treatment with (S-CsNPs) significantly(P<0.05) reduced ALT, AST, ALP, GGT, bilirubin, TNF-α, and MDA levels, while increasing SOD and GSH levels compared to CCl4, untreated and silymarin-treated groups. Nanosilymarin effectively reduced CCl4-induced liver damage, indicating its potential as a liver-protective agent","PeriodicalId":218727,"journal":{"name":"Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research","volume":"24 S-1 Proc. of 9th Intl Sci. Conf.","pages":"32-44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://bjvr.uobasrah.edu.iq/article_188594_36ef742aaebe8b0906ff7919bec3575f.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147333320","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SHEET PLASTINATION OF CHICKS: A NEW METHOD TO STUDY GROSS ANATOMICAL SECTIONS BY USING LOCAL POLYESTER RESIN","authors":"Alaa Sawad, Medhat Elayat","doi":"10.23975/bjvr.2024.149019.1079","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23975/bjvr.2024.149019.1079","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":218727,"journal":{"name":"Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research","volume":"67 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141696723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Prevalence of Brucellosis Among Sheep in Al Muthanna Governorate","authors":"","doi":"10.23975/bjvr.2024.183832","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23975/bjvr.2024.183832","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":218727,"journal":{"name":"Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141705662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bovine Mastitis in Dairy Cows: Current Knowledge","authors":"K. Ali, R. Sulaiman, H. Marif, B. Ali","doi":"10.23975/bjvr.2024.147799.1070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23975/bjvr.2024.147799.1070","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":218727,"journal":{"name":"Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research","volume":"85 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141701887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Molecular Prevalence and Genotyping of Toxoplasma Gondii from Pet Cat Using PCR-RFLP","authors":"Falah Ahmed, Muna Jori, Suzan AL-Azizz","doi":"10.23975/bjvr.2024.147020.1061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23975/bjvr.2024.147020.1061","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":218727,"journal":{"name":"Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research","volume":"61 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141711274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of Some Hematological and Biochemical Parameters of Mature Female Domestic Cats (Himalayan) at Different Reproductive State","authors":"","doi":"10.23975/bjvr.2024.147645.1066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23975/bjvr.2024.147645.1066","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":218727,"journal":{"name":"Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research","volume":"3 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141698913","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigate the potential lung-protective effects of Hidrosmin and/or Vitamin C in rats with Bleomycin-induced lung toxicity..","authors":"mohammad makki","doi":"10.23975/bjvr.2024.149340.1082","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23975/bjvr.2024.149340.1082","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":218727,"journal":{"name":"Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research","volume":"10 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141708902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in turkey (Meleagris galbpavol) in Basrah Province using Serological methods","authors":"علاء المراد, امير مدرس, افاق استاذ مساعد","doi":"10.23975/bjvr.2024.147309.1064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23975/bjvr.2024.147309.1064","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":218727,"journal":{"name":"Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research","volume":"2 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141693972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Histometric evaluation of testis in rabbits treated with Silymarin Histometric evaluation of testis in rabbits treated with Silymarin","authors":"Raghda O. Nazar, Ahmed S. Al-A´Araji","doi":"10.23975/bjvr.2024.148856.1078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23975/bjvr.2024.148856.1078","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":218727,"journal":{"name":"Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research","volume":"268 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141692226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of sub-lethal copper sulfate exposure on blood parameters and metabolic enzymes activity in prussian carp, Carassius auratus from river of Shatt Al-Arab, Iraq","authors":"A. Al-Salman","doi":"10.23975/bjvr.2024.147747.1068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23975/bjvr.2024.147747.1068","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":218727,"journal":{"name":"Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research","volume":"11 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141693906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}