ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: House dust mites (HDMs) faeces are the main factor involved in respiratory disorder. The true HDMs, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and D. farinae, detected in the samples collected from the house dust are the most important causes of allergic disorders such as asthma. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this investigation was to study the curcuma and karkade amelioration of the allergenic immunological disorder, especially some cytokines, IgE and ROS, caused by the faeces of the dominant true HDM, D. pteronyssinus and D. farinae in valley and desert houses in EL-Minia Governorate, respectively. METHODS: HDM cultures, faeces isolation, plant extraction and ELISA techniques were used. Male albino rats were classified into control, inhaled, and treated groups. RESULTS: The present immunological study on the dominant allergenic true HDMs, D. pteronyssinus and D. farinae, revealed that significantly higher serum levels of TNF-α, IL-1ß, IL-4, IL-13 and IgE were found in rats treated with both D. pteronyssinus and D. farinae faeces than the other groups. In addition, statistical analysis of ROS data showed significant difference between the curcuma- and karkade-treated groups and either the control or the faeces-treated groups (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Some immunological disturbances caused by repeated exposure to the faeces of two dominant allergenic true HDM species (D. pteronyssinus and D. farinae) in the valley and desert houses could be ameliorated by curcuma and karkade.
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Antigens, Dermatophagoides/immunology , Asthma/prevention & control , Hypersensitivity/drug therapy , Plant Extracts/administration & dosage , Animals , Asthma/etiology , Asthma/immunology , Curcuma/immunology , Cytokines/blood , Egypt , Feces , Hibiscus/immunology , Humans , Hypersensitivity/complications , Hypersensitivity/immunology , Immunoglobulin E/blood , Male , Oxidation-Reduction/drug effects , Pyroglyphidae/immunology , Rats , Rats, Inbred Strains , Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolismABSTRACT
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis e o Hibiscus syriacus são considerados flores comestíveis e estudos demonstram seu potencial antibacteriano frente a diversos micro-organismos. Este trabalho teve por objetivo analisara Intensidade de Atividade de Inibição (IINIB) e a Inativação Bacteriana (IINAB) in vitro dos extratos alcoólicos das flores dos hibiscos e a relação com os polifenóis e antocianinas revelados. Avaliou-se a ação antibacteriana frente às bactérias de interesse alimentar, Staphylococcus aureus e Salmonella Enteritidis resultando em diferenças significativas entre as médias de IINIB/IINAB, sendo S. aureus a cepa maisresistente para o H. syriacus e S. Enteritidis a mais sensível em ambos os experimentos. Com relação ao H. rosa-sinensis, este foi eficaz para ambas as bactérias. O teor dos compostos fitoquímicos presentes nas plantas constatou que há uma forte correlação positiva com a atividade antibacteriana (r = 0,88),sendo que o H. rosa-sinensis obteve poder antibacteriano maior do que o H. syriacus, presumindo estar relacionado à maior quantidade de polifenóis e antocianinas detectadas no primeiro. Conclui-se que as plantas estudadas têm poder bactericida e bacteriostático podendo agir contra a contaminação bacteriana...
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Humans , Anti-Bacterial Agents , Phytochemicals , Flowers , Hibiscus/immunologyABSTRACT
In both Hibiscus chlorotic ringspot virus (HCRSV)-infected and HCRSV coat protein (CP) agroinfiltrated plant leaves, we showed that sulfur metabolism pathway related genes-namely, sulfite oxidase (SO), sulfite reductase, and adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate kinase-were upregulated. It led us to examine a plausible relationship between sulfur-enhanced resistance (SED) and HCRSV infection. We broadened an established method to include different concentrations of sulfur (0S, 1S, 2S, and 3S) to correlate them to symptom development of HCRSV-infected plants. We treated plants with glutathione and its inhibitor to verify the SED effect. Disease resistance was induced through elevated glutathione contents during HCRSV infection. The upregulation of SO was related to suppression of symptom development induced by sulfur treatment. In this study, we established that HCRSV-CP interacts with SO which, in turn, triggers SED and leads to enhanced plant resistance. Thus, we have discovered a new function of SO in the SED pathway. This is the first report to demonstrate that the interaction of a viral protein and host protein trigger SED in plants. It will be interesting if such interaction applies generally to other host-pathogen interactions that will lead to enhanced pathogen defense.
