title: Counter effects of N. Sativa L. and P. ovate L. on indicative markers of non alcoholic fatty liver disease.
abstract: The broad spectrum of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) diseases ranges from simple liver inflammation to steatosis, leading to fibrosis and cirrhosis. Four groups of weaning (30g) Rattus norvegicus were designated as W-0, W-I, W-II and W-III. For sixteen weeks group W-0 was given standard pallet diet, group I consumed diet "A" (20% fat Sucrose + 33% tea whitener + 34% ground pallet diet +13% water), group W-II was fed on diet "B" (50g Nigella sativa seeds/kg of A) and group W-III was provided with diet "C" (50g Plantago ovata husks /Kg of A). The analysis of CBC, LFTs, and Lipid profile revealed that there were highly significant changes (P<0.001) in the MCV, PLT, Hb, MCH, MCHC, RBC, RDW%, WBC, MPV, Triglycerides, cholesterol, LDL and the significant alterations (P<0.01) in albumin, AST, bilirubin, AST/ALT, HDL and cholesterol/HDL were observed in the experimental groups when compared with control by using one way ANOVA. We concluded that high-energy diet can alter the blood profile. Moreover fat plummeting agents have counter impact on the hematology as well as serology of diet induced NAFLD in R. norvegicus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Afshan Syed
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Abbas
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Nadeem
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sheikh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000187:drug effects; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D031881:Nigella sativa; D065626:Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010943:Plantago; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D008055:Lipids