Effects of aging and anti-aging hormones on the kidney, the thyroid functions and the histology of the testis of male albino rats

The present study was carried out to evaluate the effect of aging and anti-aging hormones on the kidney, the thyroid and the testis of aged male albino rats from the physiological and histological points of view. Thirty five male rats were used in the present study. They were allocated into five groups. The first group [5 months old] served as control group and the other remaining groups are [18 months old]. The second group 1 ml/kg b.w. corn oil intramuscular injection through a period of two weeks. The third group received 2mg/kg b.w. of melatonin hormone orally daily for two weeks. The fourth group received 0.57 mg/kg b.w. of testosterone hormone via intramuscular injection through two weeks. The fifth group received the same dose of both hormones [Melatonin and Testosterone] for two weeks. Some biochemical parameters of the kidney, the thyroid and histological structure of the testis were examined. The untreated aged group showed insignificant change in urea level with highly significant decrease in creatinine, T[3] and T[4] hormones levels. The melatonin treated group showed significant decrease in urea level with highly significant decrease in creatinine, T[3] and T[4] hormones. The testosterone treated group showed highly significant increase in urea, T[3] and T[4] hormones and highly significant decrease in creatinine level. Whereas, fifth group showed significant decrease in urea accompanied with a highly significant decrease in creatinine and highly significant increase in T[3] with a significant increase in T[4]. The histological changes induced by aging and anti-aging hormones included intertubular haemorrhage, odematous areas present between the seminiferous tubules. The interstitial tissue was degenerated. The degenerated seminiferous tubules revealed maturation arrest in late-stage spermatides. In conclusion, aging and anti-aging hormones administration into adult male rats exerts a clear effect on the kidney and the thyroid functions and on the testicular structure. On the other hand, amelioration in T3 and T4 serum level was found in anti-aging treated rats compared with untreated aged rats

Haematological and biochemical changes induced by amaranth impact on male albino rats

The present investigation was performed to study the effect of daily administration [interperitoneal injection] of synthetic coloring agent amaranth at dose 50 mg /kg b.w. /day for two periods [7 and 21 days], using male albino rats. The effects of amaranth on growth, haematological and some biochemical parameters were examined throughout the study. The results revealed that amaranth treatment cause a marked change in treated groups when compared with control. They showed a significant decrease in percentage of body weight change, RBCs count, Hb concentration and HCT value, while, they recorded a significant increase in WBCs, serum activity of AST and ALP, in addition to serum urea and creatinine levels in treated rats. But ALT and bilirubin showed insignificant changes throughout the experiment

HLA analysis of immune responders in human schistosomiasis

Schistosomiasis is a serious global helminthic disease, in which the main immunopathology consists of a granulomatous and fibrosing reaction tissue - trapped parasite eggs. In schistosomiasis mansoni, the pathogenesis of hepatosplenic disease has been shown to be due to immune mechanisms. The present study was designed to examine the relationship between the susceptibility versus resistance in schistosomiasis mansoni and the HLA antigens. Two groups were examined: susceptible group to reinfection [83 patients] and resistant group [27 subjects]. The present results showed that the susceptibility was positively associated with the presence of the HLA-B5 and negatively associated with HLA-B39 and HLA-DR14. These findings represent a step toward elucidating the factors controlling the pathogenic mechanisms in human schistosomiasis mansoni