Shallot (Allium ascalonicum L) is widely used as spices. We have demonstrated previously that garlic and leek, both are also from the Allium genus, could protect rat liver againts CCl4 intoxication. In this paper was report the hepatoprotective properties of shallot. Eighteen Wistar rats, male, 3 months old were divided randomly into three equal groups. The first group received only a standard …
Cellular immunity can be assessed by various techniques unfortunately, all requires incubation in a sterile environment for a few days. An alternative was developed by investigators, which used the ability of a lymphokine, secreted by immunocompetent cells in contact with a recognized antigen, to inhibit leukocyte adhesion onto a surface. Using splenocytes from Plasmodium berghei ANKA infected …
We have reported previously that leek could inhibit the-SH group containing compounds depletion in rat liver intoxicated with CCl4. In this report, we present the effect of leek administration on the level of-SH group containing compounds in plasma of rats, intoxicated with CCl4, as compared to the level of these compounds in the plasma of normal rats and of CCl4 intoxicated rats. A number of r…
We have reported previously that injection of vitamin A could increases the blood antibody titers in rats immunized with sheep red blood cells (SRBC). Moreover, the titres remained at a high level during the period 8 weeks of observation. In the following study, we have observed the effect of oral administration of vitamin A on antibody formation in rats immunized with SRBC. A number of male Wi…
In another experiment, we have demonstrated that garlic protected rat liver against CCl4 intoxication, indicated by low levels of plasma GPT activity of rats receiving garlic extract and CCl4. As leek is a member of Allium genus, it could posses the same action as garlic. A group of nine rats were treated with 0.275 mg CCl4/g body weight in a single dose and the plasma GPT activities were deter…
Investigations showed that vitamin A deficiency clearly reduced host resistance against various infections. On the other hand, some infections like measles reduced serum vitamin A levels. In a previous study, we have demonstrated that vitamin A administration increased specific titers in rats serum, immunized against sheep red blood cells. In this paper, we report the influence of vitamin A adm…
The ability of leek to prevent liver damage in rats intoxicated with CCl4 has been demonstrated histopathologically as well as based on enzymatic findings by observing GPT levels in serum. This study was performed to gain an understanding, at least partially, of the hepatoprotective mechanism of leek. A number of rats were divided radomly into three groups of seven animals. The first group, wit…
Previous report showed that vitamin A increased rats specific anti-sheep red blood cells (SRBC) antibodies titres and maintained the levels for a relatively long period. In the following study, we observed the effects of vitamin A, administered orally, on the kinetics of 7 S and 19 S classes specific antibodies in rats. Twenty males Wistar rats were divided randomly into 4 groups of equal numbe…