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Vitamin D3 supplementation could ameliorate the inflammatory and redox status in the muscular phase of trichinellosis.
Saad, Abeer Ezzat; Othman, Ahmad Aly; Ghanem, Heba Bassiony; Soliman, Shaimaa; Alshenawy, Hanan Alsaeid; Ghafar, Muhammad Tarek Abdel; Rayia, Dina Moustafa Abou.
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  • Saad AE; Medical Parasitology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt.; Medical Parasitology Sub-Unit, Pathology Department, College of Medicine, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia.
  • Othman AA; Medical Parasitology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt.
  • Ghanem HB; Clinical Laboratory Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia; Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt.
  • Soliman S; Public Health, Biostatistics and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Egypt.
  • Alshenawy HA; Histopathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt.
  • Ghafar MTA; Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt.
  • Rayia DMA; Medical Parasitology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt.. Electronic address: dina_aboraya@med.tanta.edu.eg.
Parasitol Int ; 94: 102737, 2023 Jun.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36736658
Nutritional supplements, particularly vitamin D, have been widely used worldwide in the treatment of various infections, including parasites. This study aimed to evaluate the potential effects of vitamin D3 supplementation on the muscular phase of trichinellosis in experimental animals. Mice were divided as follows: (group I): infected untreated, (group IIa) infected and treated with vitamin D3 for 12 doses beginning 2 weeks before infection and continuing after infection, (group IIb) infected and treated with vitamin D3 for 8 doses beginning on the same day of infection, (group III) normal control, (group IVa) which received vitamin D3 for 12 doses and (group IVb) which received vitamin D3 for 8 doses. Mice were sacrificed 35 days after infection and total muscle larval count, and histopathological examination of muscle samples with immunohistochemical staining of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) were performed. Muscle relative cathelicidin mRNA expression was assessed, as well as serum levels of muscle enzymes CK and LDH, interleukin-4 (IL-4), IL-10, IL-17 and interferon-gamma (INF-γ). Vitamin D3 supplementation significantly reduced muscle larval count, inflammatory cellular infiltration, COX2 and iNOS expression. Furthermore, it increased cathelicidin gene expression, decreased serum levels of CK and LDH and affected serum cytokine levels, increasing serum IL-4 and IL10 levels while decreasing serum INF γ and IL-17. In conclusion, vitamin D3 supplementation has favorable outcomes on the muscle phase of trichinellosis, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and immunomodulatory effects.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Triquinelosis / Colecalciferol Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Parasitol Int Asunto de la revista: PARASITOLOGIA Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Arabia Saudita Pais de publicación: Países Bajos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Triquinelosis / Colecalciferol Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Parasitol Int Asunto de la revista: PARASITOLOGIA Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Arabia Saudita Pais de publicación: Países Bajos