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Pomegranate Molasses and its Peels as Anti-agent Cardiotoxicity Induced by Azithromycin in Male Rats 石榴糖蜜及其果皮抗阿奇霉素对雄性大鼠心脏毒性的作用

Egyptian Journal of Nutrition and Health Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.21608/ejnh.2023.317758

Asmaa Elhity, Amira ElMoslemany, Eman El-Gezawy

{"title":"Pomegranate Molasses and its Peels as Anti-agent Cardiotoxicity Induced by Azithromycin in Male Rats","authors":"Asmaa Elhity, Amira ElMoslemany, Eman El-Gezawy","doi":"10.21608/ejnh.2023.317758","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejnh.2023.317758","url":null,"abstract":"Azithromycin (AZ) is an effective macrolide antibiotic that has been used in the treatment of various types of serious bacterial infections. However, the cardiovascular adverse effects associated with (AZ) have recently attracted attention.The current study aimed to evaluate the protective effect of bioactive compounds in pomegranate molasses (pm) and its peels as anti-agent cardiotoxicity induced by azithromycin in male rats. The rats were divided into two main groups .The first group (6 rats) was fed on a basal diet and served as a negative control. The second group (30 rats) received Azithromycin (AZ) from the 14th to the 28th day to induce cardiotoxicity. The second group was divided into five subgroups. Group (1) was fed on basal diet only (and served as positive control),Group (2) was fed on a basal diet + a daily oral dose of Pomegranate molasses (2 ml /kg B.W/day), Group (3) was fed on a basal diet + a daily oral dose of Pomegranate molasses (4 ml /kg B.W/day), Group (4) was fed on a basal diet + a daily oral dose of Pomegranate peel extract (200 mg/kg), Group (5)was fed on a basal diet + a daily oral dose of Pomegranate peel extract (400 mg/kg) for 28 days .At the end of the experiment, feed intake (FI), body weight gain (BWG), feed efficiency ratio (FER), and relative heart weight were calculated. Assessment of some serum biochemical parameters, heart tissues were analyzed for antioxidant/oxidant markers and histopathology of hearts was assessed. The results revealed that pomegranate molasses and its peels improved the biological evaluation, heart functions, antioxidant enzyme activity, and histopathology of hearts compared to the positive group. In conclusion, administering pomegranate molasses and its peel extract can lower the impacts of azithromycin on the heart.","PeriodicalId":491169,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Nutrition and Health","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135807125","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}

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Preventive Behaviors Following COVID-19 Vaccine among a Sample of Egyptians: A Cross-Sectional Study 在埃及样本中接种COVID-19疫苗后的预防行为:一项横断面研究

Egyptian Journal of Nutrition and Health Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.21608/ejnh.2023.317756

Raghda Mostafa, Marwa Zein, Ahmed Saad, Ahmed Salim, Radwa Hassan, Sherry Magdy

{"title":"Preventive Behaviors Following COVID-19 Vaccine among a Sample of Egyptians: A Cross-Sectional Study","authors":"Raghda Mostafa, Marwa Zein, Ahmed Saad, Ahmed Salim, Radwa Hassan, Sherry Magdy","doi":"10.21608/ejnh.2023.317756","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejnh.2023.317756","url":null,"abstract":". Abstract Preventive behaviors against COVID-19 infection remained the significant way to prevent the disease spread. With the increase of vaccination coverage, it is expected to detect reluctance in the preventive behaviors. This may lead to another pandemic;which created the need to study such changes and explore the underlying factors.The aim of this study was to assess the adherence to preventive behaviors after the vaccination era. Methods: This is a cross-section analytical study, using an online questionnaire including socio-demographic questions and COVID-19 preventative behaviors questions. Results: Among the 509 participants with mean age of 33 ± 12 years, 81.7% were females, 67% were university graduates and 90% were living in urban residence. Following preventative behaviors wasn’t affected by the socio-demographic background of the participants where there was no statistically significant difference shown. However it was affected significantly with the risk perception towards COVID-19 as it was significantly higher in fear control group than danger control group. Conclusion : In conclusion, the present research flourishes our understanding of the connections between fear of COVID-19 and preventive health behaviors. Our results revealed that the fear of COVID-19 could serve as a protective function by elevating preventive health behaviors as they were significantly higher in fear control group than danger control group but following preventative behaviors wasn’t affected by the socio-demographic background of the participants.","PeriodicalId":491169,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Nutrition and Health","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135807111","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}

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Birth order, number of siblings, parent’s education as associated factors of adolescence obesity 出生顺序、兄弟姐妹数量、父母受教育程度是青少年肥胖的相关因素

Egyptian Journal of Nutrition and Health Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.21608/ejnh.2023.317755

Azza Abd El-Shaheed, Rehab Moustafa, Sara Sallam, Reham Fahmy

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Prolonging the Shelf life of Orange Juice Via Lemongrass Extracts 利用柠檬草提取物延长橙汁的保质期

Egyptian Journal of Nutrition and Health Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.21608/ejnh.2023.317759

Leila Taghian, S. Mosilhey, M. Abdel-Samie, Lobna Haridy

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Characterization of Cephalotyre (Ras) Cheese Supplemented with Turmeric Powder 添加姜黄粉的头胎(Ras)奶酪的表征

Egyptian Journal of Nutrition and Health Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.21608/ejnh.2023.317757

Osama Ibrahim, Omnia Refaat, Naeem Rabeh, Abeer Abu zeid

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