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2. CO2 enrichment: Enhancing antioxidant, antibacterial and anticancer activities in Arthrospira platensis
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Samir Aydi, Jalloul Bouajila, Naourez Ktari, Rihab Ben Abdallah Kolsi, Nouha Haddeji, Rami Rahmani, Sameh Sassi Aydi, University of Gabes, École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax | National School of Engineers of Sfax (ENIS), Laboratoire de Génie Chimique (LGC), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), and Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
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0303 health sciences ,Antioxidant ,030309 nutrition & dietetics ,DPPH ,medicine.medical_treatment ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,Carbohydrate ,040401 food science ,Biochemistry ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0404 agricultural biotechnology ,chemistry ,Phytochemical ,13. Climate action ,Polyphenol ,8. Economic growth ,medicine ,Spirulina (dietary supplement) ,Food science ,Antibacterial activity ,Cytotoxicity ,Food Science - Abstract
The effect of CO2 enrichment on the content of minerals, crude proteins, carbohydrate, and total polyphenols and flavonoids as well as antioxidant, cytotoxic and antibacterial activity of Arthrospira platensis were studied. A. platensis grown with CO2 enriched medium had less crude protein but more carbohydrate and phytochemical compounds. Increased calcium and iron contents were also obtained. CO2 seemed to increase polyphenols, flavonoids and tannins, which in turn increased antioxidant activities using the DPPH assay (IC50 = 1.64 μg mL-1). Moreover, CO2 enrichment increased antibacterial activity, namely against E. coli and S. enterica. Cytotoxicity was increased with CO2, especially with the OVCAR (IC50 = 17.5 μg mL-1) and MCF-7 (IC50 = 14.5 μg mL-1) cell lines. GC-MS analysis showed that in CO2 free medium 12 bioactive compounds were found. The most abundant compounds were hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester and n-hexadecanoic acid. However in CO2 enriched medium results showed the presence of only 7 compounds. Therefore, the use of CO2 in the production of algae may have a positive environmental benefit to reduce the carbon pollution from the atmosphere and provide a better Spirulina production and quality.
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- 2020
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3. Physico-chemical characterization and beneficial effects of seaweed sulfated polysaccharide against oxydatif and cellular damages caused by alloxan in diabetic rats
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Lamia Gargouri, Rihab Ben Abdallah Kolsi, Sameh Sassi, Jawhar Fakhfakh, and Mouna Elleuch
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Blood Glucose ,Male ,0301 basic medicine ,Antioxidant ,Chemical Phenomena ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Polysaccharide ,01 natural sciences ,Biochemistry ,Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Sulfation ,Polysaccharides ,Structural Biology ,Diabetes mellitus ,Alloxan ,medicine ,TBARS ,Animals ,Hypoglycemic Agents ,Intestinal Mucosa ,Molecular Biology ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Sulfates ,010405 organic chemistry ,Body Weight ,General Medicine ,Seaweed ,medicine.disease ,Rats ,0104 chemical sciences ,Oxidative Stress ,030104 developmental biology ,Enzyme ,chemistry ,Lipid Peroxidation ,alpha-Amylases ,Lipid profile - Abstract
The aim of this work was to evaluate the chemical characterization of a sulfated polysaccharide isolated from Codium fragile alga (CFSP), using various assays such as FTIR, XRD, GC-MS and NMR spectroscopy including 1H, 13C, COSY, HSQC, HMBC and NOESY experiments as well as its inhibitory effects on α-amylase activity, liver-kidney toxicities and lipid profile disorders in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Combined results showed that the CFSP is composed mainly by a galactopyranose and d -glucose, with these various bonds and these various functional groups. The antihyperglycaemic effect of this polysaccharide resulted in a significant decrease in blood glucose and intestinal amylase levels. It had the effect of significantly restoring the hepatic, pancreatic and renal antioxidant enzymes with a significant reduction in TBARS levels. The CFSP also acted at the tissue by moderating the appearance of lipid vacuoles at the hepatocytes and restoring the general histological organization of the kidneys and pancreas.
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- 2018
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4. Gelatins from Liza aurata skin: Structural characterization, in vitro and in vivo validation of acceleration epithelialization and cyto-protective effects
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Rim Kallel, Intidhar Bkhairia, Rihab Ben Abdallah Kolsi, Riadh Ben Salah, Naourez Ktari, Slim Zghal, Sana Bardaa, and Moncef Nasri
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Materials science ,Antioxidant ,Protease ,integumentary system ,Polymers and Plastics ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Regeneration (biology) ,Organic Chemistry ,Biomaterial ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,040401 food science ,In vitro ,0404 agricultural biotechnology ,Differential scanning calorimetry ,In vivo ,medicine ,Biophysics ,Wound healing - Abstract
This paper provides results from a comprehensive experimental characterization on two gelatins extracted from golden grey mullet skin (GGSGs) with (5 U/g of skin) and without acid protease from the same specie. In view of their possible applications in medical engineering, GGSGs could be used as substrates for mechanobiological studies and wound healing. The resulting gelatins were structurally characterized by optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), as well as by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and nuclearmagnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopies. According to optical micrographs, DSC analysis, and XRD spectra, GGSGs are semi-crystalline polymers. Antioxidant activities of GGSGs were evaluated by five different methods in-vitro. GGSGs acted as a strong free-radical scavengers and they effectively protected skin genomic DNA against hydroxyl radical-induced oxidative damage. In addition, the wound healing efficiency of the GGSGs was assessed on circular excision wound rat model. GGSGs exhibited remarkable wound healing properties with 100% reduction of the wound area within 14 days. Histological examination also demonstrated a fully re-epithelialized wound with epidermal regeneration. These evidences depicted that GGSGs can be an ideal biomaterial for enhanced wound-healing effect presumably achieved through their antioxidant properties.
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- 2018
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5. Evaluation of nutritional value, characteristics, functional properties of Cymodocea nodosa and its benefits on health diseases
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Saber Abdelkader Saidi, Hafedh Belghith, Hichem Ben Salah, Noureddine Allouche, Karima Belghith, and Rihab Ben Abdallah Kolsi
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0106 biological sciences ,Aquatic Organisms ,Antioxidant ,Resolution (mass spectrometry) ,Cymodocea nodosa ,Nutritional value ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,Electrospray ionization ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Clinical Biochemistry ,Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors ,Health benefits ,Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A ,01 natural sciences ,Antioxidants ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Biological properties ,0302 clinical medicine ,Endocrinology ,Phenols ,Picrates ,Functional Food ,medicine ,Humans ,Food science ,lcsh:RC620-627 ,Antihypertensive Agents ,Alismatales ,biology ,Plant Extracts ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,Research ,Biochemistry (medical) ,Swelling capacity ,Biphenyl Compounds ,Fatty Acids ,biology.organism_classification ,Cymodocea Nodosa ,Solutions ,Concentration dependent ,Oleic acid ,lcsh:Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases ,chemistry ,LC–ESI–ms/ms ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry - Abstract
Background Nutritional fact study has prime importance to make the species edible and commercially viable to the food consumers. This is the first report that indicates the chemical characterization, functional, antioxidant and antihypertensive properties of Cymodocea nodosa to evaluate its nutritional status. Methods Physico-chemical determination was determined by colorimetric and spectroscopic analysis. The functional and texture properties were evaluated since a desirable texture should be retained. Bioactive substances were determined by liquid chromatography-high resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry HPLC-DAD-ESI/MS2 analysis. Health benefit of this plant was highlighting by the antioxidant and antihypertensive potentials. Results Results showed that the seagrass powder was characterized by a high content of fibers (56.4%), the fatty acids profile was dominated by the oleic acid, which represents about 62.0% of the total fatty acids and the functional properties proved important values of swelling capacity (6.71 ± 0.2) and water holding capacity (12.26 ± 0.25), that were comparable to those of some foodstuffs. Finally, the physico-chemical analysis shows the wealth in phenolic compounds, that could be explained by the high antioxidant and antihypertensive ability which was concentration dependent. Conclusion The results from this study suggested that this marine plant could be utilized as a healthy food item for human consumption.
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- 2017
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6. Chemical Composition, Characteristics Profiles and Bioactivities of Tunisian Phalaris canariensis Seed: A Potential Source of ω-6 and ω-9 Fatty Acids
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Hichem Ben Salah, Neji Gharsallah, Raed Abdennabi, Noureddine Allouche, Rihab Ben Abdallah Kolsi, Mouna Kchaou, and Mohamed Ayedi
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chemistry.chemical_classification ,Antioxidant ,Chemistry ,DPPH ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Fatty acid ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,040401 food science ,Peroxide ,Sterol ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0404 agricultural biotechnology ,medicine ,Maceration (wine) ,Organic chemistry ,Food science ,Gallic acid ,Saponification - Abstract
Seed oils of Phalaris canariensis extracted by ultrasonication and cold maceration were evaluated for their physical characteristics, fatty acid, sterol composition and total phenol contents as well as for their antioxidant, antibacterial and acetylcholinesterase activities. The physicochemical properties of ultrasonication and cold maceration oils respectively were: acid values (4 and 3.25) mg KOH/g, peroxide values (5.53 and 4.41) meq O2 Kg-1, iodine values (88.83 and 95.17) g/100 g of oil, saponification values (119.21 and 98.17) mg KOH/g, phenolic content (36.40 and 53.00) mg gallic acid equivalents/g extract, chlorophylls (0.52 and 0.60) mg/kg oil and carotenoids contents (1.92 and 1.88) mg/kg oil. Gas chromatography analysis revealed that linoleic (52.03 and 52.2%), oleic (31.75 and 31.84%) and palmitic (11.09 and 11.34 %) acids were the major fatty acids in the two oils. The main sterol found in the seed oils was β-sitosterol (48.01 and 47.86%). On the other hand, the evaluation of their DPPH radical scavenging, total antioxidant capacity, antibacterial and acetylcholinesterase activities showed interesting results. Thus, Phalaris canariensis seed oils could deserve further consideration and investigation as a potentially new multi-purpose product for agro-food, medicinal and cosmetic uses.
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- 2017
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7. Protective effects of Cynara scolymus leaves extract on metabolic disorders and oxidative stress in alloxan-diabetic rats
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Slim Charfi, Rihab Ben Abdallah Kolsi, Mahdi Yaich, Kamilia Ksouda, Kamel Jamoussi, Raouia Dhouibi, Serria Hammami, Khaled Mounir Zeghal, Zouheir Sahnoun, Maryem Ben Salem, and Hanen Affes
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Blood Glucose ,Male ,0301 basic medicine ,Antioxidant ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Intraperitoneal injection ,Pharmacology ,Kidney ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Metabolic Diseases ,Antioxidant activity ,Cynara scolymus ,Alloxan ,Diabetes Mellitus ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Hypoglycemic Agents ,Rats, Wistar ,Pancreas ,Acarbose ,030109 nutrition & dietetics ,ABTS ,biology ,Plant Extracts ,Diabetes ,Artichoke ,General Medicine ,lcsh:Other systems of medicine ,biology.organism_classification ,lcsh:RZ201-999 ,Rats ,Lipoproteins, LDL ,Plant Leaves ,Oxidative Stress ,030104 developmental biology ,Complementary and alternative medicine ,chemistry ,Biochemistry ,Liver ,Trolox ,alpha-Amylases ,Scolymus ,HPLC ,Research Article ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with hyperglycemia, inflammatory disorders and abnormal lipid profiles, currently the extracts from leaves of cynara scolymus has been discovered to treat metabolic disorders and has been stated by multitudinous scientists according to a good source of polyphenols compounds. The present study aimed to evaluate the protective effect of the ethanol leaves extract of C. scolymus in alloxan induced stress oxidant, hepatic-kidney dysfunction and histological changes in liver, kidney and pancreas of different experimental groups of rats. We determinate the antioxidant activity by ABTS .+ and antioxidant total capacity (TAC) of all extracts of C. scolymus leaves, the inhibition of α-amylase activity in vitro was also investigated. Forty male Wistar rats were induced to diabetes with a single dose intraperitoneal injection (i.p.) of alloxan (150 mg/kg body weight (b.w.)). Diabetic rats were orally and daily administrated of ethanol extract from C. scolymus at two doses (200-400 mg/kg, b.w) or (12 mg/kg, b.w) with anti-diabetic reference drug, Acarbose for one month. Ethanol extract of C. scolymus effect was confirmed by biochemical analysis, antioxidant activity and histological study. The results indicated that the ethanol extract from leaves of C. scolymus showed the highest antioxidant activity by ABTS .+ (499.43g± 39.72 Trolox/g dry extract) and (128.75 ± 8.45 mg VC /g dry extract) for TAC and endowed the powerful inhibition in vitro of α-amylase activity with IC50=72,22 ug/uL. In vivo, the results showed that ethanol extract from the leaves of C. scolymus (200-400 mg/kg) decreased significantly (p < 0.001) the α-amylase levels in serum of diabetic rats, respectively associated with significant reduction (p < 0.001) in blood glucose rate of 42,84% and 37,91% compared to diabetic groups after 28 days of treatment, a significant lowered of plasma total cholesterol (T-Ch) by 18,11% and triglyceride (TG) by 60,47%, significantly and low-density lipoproteins (LDL-C) by 37,77%, compared to diabetic rats, moreover, the administration of ethanol extract appears to exert anti-oxidative activity demonstrated by the increase of CAT, SOD and GSH activities in liver, kidney and pancreas of diabetic rats. This positive effect of the ethanol extract from C. scolymus was confirmed by histological study. These observed strongly suggest that ethanol extract from the leaves of C. scolymus has anti-hyperglycemic properties, at least partly mediated by antioxidant and hypolipidemic effects.
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- 2017
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8. The cruciferous Diplotaxis simplex: Phytochemistry analysis and its protective effect on liver and kidney toxicities, and lipid profile disorders in alloxan-induced diabetic rats
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Sami Zouari, Nacim Zouari, Rihab Ben Abdallah Kolsi, Hamida Jdir, Khaled Hamden, and Nahed Fakhfakh
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Antioxidant ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Clinical Biochemistry ,Population ,Blood sugar ,Pharmacology ,Biology ,medicine.disease_cause ,Kidney ,01 natural sciences ,Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental ,Lipid peroxidation ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Endocrinology ,Alloxan ,medicine ,Animals ,Hypoglycemic Agents ,education ,Glycosylated flavonoids ,Pancreas ,lcsh:RC620-627 ,Acarbose ,Flavonoids ,education.field_of_study ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Plant Extracts ,010405 organic chemistry ,Research ,Biochemistry (medical) ,Lipid Metabolism ,Rats ,0104 chemical sciences ,Lipid profile ,Diplotaxis simplex ,010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistry ,lcsh:Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases ,Biochemistry ,chemistry ,Liver ,Oxidative stress ,Brassicaceae ,Lipid Peroxidation ,Diabetic rats ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a prevalent systemic disease affecting an important proportion of the population worldwide. It has been suggested that excessive reactive oxygen species generation and therefore development of an oxidative stress status is a key factor leading to diabetic complications. Accordingly, it seems that medicinal plants can offer a wide range of new antidiabetic drugs. Diplotaxis simplex (Viv.) Spreng. (Brassicaceae) is an edible plant largely distributed in the Mediterranean region. D. simplex flowers display important in vitro antioxidant potential and inhibitory activity of the α-glucosidase, a key enzyme linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus. In this paper, the antihyperglycemic potential of D. simplex flowers on diabetic rats were investigated. Methods Bioactive substances were determined by liquid chromatography-high resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC-HRESIMS) analysis. Animals were divided into four groups of six rats each: a normal control group, a diabetic control group, a diabetic group receiving flowers extract (200 mg/kg body mass) and a diabetic group receiving acarbose (10 mg/kg body mass) as standard drug. Results Many glycosides of rhamnetin, isorhamnetin, quercetin and kaempferol compounds were identified in the ethanolic flowers extract. Alloxan induced hyperglycemia, manifested by a significant (p
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- 2017
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9. Structural features, thermal behavior and biological activities of two new organically templated (CoII, NiII) sulfates
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Salem Saïd, Rihab Ben Abdallah Kolsi, and Houcine Naïli
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010405 organic chemistry ,Hydrogen bond ,Ligand ,Organic Chemistry ,Context (language use) ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Biochemistry ,0104 chemical sciences ,Supramolecular assembly ,Inorganic Chemistry ,Metal ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Crystallography ,chemistry ,visual_art ,Materials Chemistry ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,Molecule ,Amine gas treating ,Pyridinium ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry - Abstract
The present paper undertakes the study of two new compounds with similar general formula (C 6 H 9 N 2 ) 2 [M II (H 2 O) 6 ](SO 4 ) 2 ·2H 2 O with M II = Ni (1) and Co (2). In this context 1 and 2 are synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction which revealed that these phases are centrosymmetric and crystallize, respectively, in triclinic and monoclinic symmetries. The thermal properties of both complexes are investigated as well as the IR spectroscopic and in vitro biological activities. The changes in geometry between these two complexes and intermolecular interactions such as hydrogen bonding and π⋯π stacking arrangement are discussed. Then, the cohesion between the amine cations, the inorganic parts and the free water molecules is performed via several types of hydrogen bonding forming interesting structural patterns. The pyridinium cations are aligned with each other in a face-to-face manner. The interlayer space is filled with aromatic amines that form chains through π⋯π interactions. The interlayer distances are 13.213 and 12.615 A for 1 and 2, respectively. These materials were evaluated for their in vitro antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aerigunosa, Staphylococus aureus and Micrococcus luteus . The ligand and its metal complexes have been also screened for their antifungal activity, using agar disc diffusion, against Aspergilus niger, saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida albicans. In addition, the antioxidant activities of the complexes were also investigated through scavenging effect on DPPH radicals, total antioxidant activity and reducing power.
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- 2016
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10. Chemical Composition, Characteristics Profiles and Bioactivities of Tunisian Phalaris canariensis Seeds: a Potential Source of ω-6 and ω-9 Fatty Acids
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Noureddine Allouche, Mouna Kchaou, Rihab Ben Abdallah Kolsi, Hichem Ben Salah, Mohamed Ayedi, Raed Abdennabi, and Neji Gharsallah
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0301 basic medicine ,Antioxidant ,Chromatography, Gas ,Chemical Phenomena ,DPPH ,General Chemical Engineering ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Palmitic Acid ,01 natural sciences ,Peroxide ,Antioxidants ,Linoleic Acid ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Phenols ,Fatty Acids, Omega-6 ,medicine ,Maceration (wine) ,Plant Oils ,Food science ,Phalaris ,Carotenoid ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,030109 nutrition & dietetics ,010401 analytical chemistry ,Fatty acid ,Phytosterols ,General Medicine ,General Chemistry ,Sterol ,0104 chemical sciences ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,chemistry ,Seeds ,Acetylcholinesterase ,Saponification ,Oleic Acid - Abstract
Seeds oils of Phalaris canariensis extracted by ultrasonication and cold maceration were evaluated for their physical characteristics, total phenol contents, fatty acid and sterol compositions as well as for their antioxidant, antibacterial and acetylcholinesterase activities. The physicochemical properties of ultrasonication and cold maceration oils respectively were: acid values (4.00 and 3.25) mg KOH/g, peroxide values (5.53 and 4.41) meq O2 Kg-1, iodine values (88.83 and 95.17) g/100 g of oil, saponification values (119.21 and 98.17) mg KOH/g, phenolic content (36.40 and 53.00) mg GAE/g extract, chlorophylls (0.52 and 0.60) mg/kg oil and carotenoids contents (1.92 and 1.88) mg/kg oil. Gas chromatography analysis revealed that linoleic (52.03 and 52.2%), oleic (31.75 and 31.84%) and palmitic (11.09 and 11.34 %) acids were the major fatty acids in the two oils. Specific extinctions at 232 nm (K232) and 270 nm (K270) were (0.58 and 0.44) and (0.42 and 0.33), respectively. The DSC melting curve showed that their melting points and melting enthalpies were (-28.05°C and 76.8 J/g) and (-27.47°C and 62.3 J/g), respectively. On the other hand, the evaluation of their DPPH radical scavenging, total antioxidant capacity, antibacterial and acetylcholinesterase activities showed interesting results. Thus, Phalaris canariensis seeds oils could deserve further consideration and investigation as a potentially new multi-purpose product for agro-food, medicinal and cosmetic uses.
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- 2018
11. Assessment of the antidiabetic and antilipidemic properties of bacillus subtilis spb1 biosurfactant in alloxan-induced diabetic rats
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Khaled Hamden, Semia Ellouze-Chaabouni, Rihab Ben Abdallah-Kolsi, Khansa Chaabouni, Fatma Makni-Ayadi, Dhouha Ghribi-Aydi, Abdelfattah El Feki, Fahima Sallemi, and Raida Zouari
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biology ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Chemistry ,Organic Chemistry ,Biophysics ,Lipopeptide ,Aspartate transaminase ,General Medicine ,Bacillus subtilis ,Pharmacology ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Biochemistry ,Biomaterials ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Alanine transaminase ,Diabetes mellitus ,Alloxan ,Hyperlipidemia ,biology.protein ,medicine ,Lipid profile - Abstract
The present study aimed to scrutinize the potential of Bacillus subtilis SPB1biosurfactant, orally administered, for preventing diabetic complications in rats. The findings revealed that, Bacillus subtilis biosurfactant was an effective reducer of α-amylase activity in the plasma. Moreover, this supplement helped protect the β-cells from death and damage. Both the inhibitory action of SPB1 biosurfactant on α-amylase and the protection of the pancreas' β-cells lead to a decrease of the blood glucose levels, consequently antihyperglycemic effect. Interestingly, this lipopeptide biosurfactant modulated key enzyme related to hyperlipidemia as lipase; which leads to the regulation of the lipid profile in serum by the delay in the absorption of LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides, and a significant increase in HDL-cholesterol. Histological analyses also showed that it exerted a protective action on the pancreases and efficiently preserved the liver-kidney functions of diabetic rats, evidenced by significant decreases in aspartate transaminase, alanine transaminase, gamma-glytamyl transpeptidase and lactate deshydrogenase activities in the plasma, as well as in the creatinine and urea contents. Overall, the present study demonstrated that the hypoglycemic and antilipidemic activities exhibited by Bacillus subtilis biosurfactant were effective enough to alleviate induced diabetes in experimental rats. Therefore, SPB1biosurfactant could be considered as a potential strong candidate for the treatment and prevention of diabetes.
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12. Inhibitory effects ofCymodocea nodosasulphated polysaccharide onα-amylase activity, liver-kidney toxicities and lipid profile disorders in diabetic rats
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Neila Jardak, Karima Belghith, Rihab Ben Abdallah Kolsi, Lotfi El Feki, Rim Chaaben, Abdelfattah El Feki, and Amel Ben Gara
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Blood Glucose ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Physiology ,Blood lipids ,Kidney ,Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental ,Lipid peroxidation ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Polysaccharides ,Physiology (medical) ,Diabetes mellitus ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Animals ,Hypoglycemic Agents ,Amylase ,Rats, Wistar ,Pancreas ,Alismatales ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,biology ,Plant Extracts ,business.industry ,Body Weight ,Sulfhydryl Reagents ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Rats ,Plant Leaves ,Oxidative Stress ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Endocrinology ,Liver ,chemistry ,Toxicity ,biology.protein ,Lipid Peroxidation ,alpha-Amylases ,Lipid profile ,business ,Homeostasis - Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate for the first time the effects of Cymodocea nodosa sulphated polysaccharide (CNSP) on the α-amylase activity, hyperglycaemia, liver-kidney functions, and pancreatic architecture of alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Animals were allocated into four groups of seven rats each, the body weight and blood glucose levels were estimated periodically for 2 months of treatment by gastric gavages route. The CNSP effect was confirmed by biochemical procedures and histological study. The inhibition of α-amylase activity and protection of pancreatic β-cells induced a decrease in the blood glucose levels and regulated the lipid profile in the plasma of the treated diabetic rats, which helped to maintain the homeostasis of blood lipid. Moreover, CNSP administration induced a significant decrease in the levels of lipid peroxidation in the pancreas, liver and kidney of diabetic rats and protects their functions attested by a decrease in the levels of toxicity parameters in blood.
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- 2015
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13. Anti-obesity and lipid lowering effects ofCymodocea nodosasulphated polysaccharide on high cholesterol-fed-rats
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Rihab Ben Abdallah Kolsi, Amel Ben Gara, Abdelfattah El Feki, Rim Chaaben, Lotfi El Feki, Karima Belghith, and Francesco Paolo Patti
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Physiology ,Thiobarbituric acid ,Biology ,Diet, High-Fat ,Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances ,Antioxidants ,High cholesterol ,Lipid peroxidation ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,High-density lipoprotein ,Polysaccharides ,Physiology (medical) ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,TBARS ,Animals ,Obesity ,Rats, Wistar ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Alismatales ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Plant Extracts ,Superoxide Dismutase ,Cholesterol ,Glutathione peroxidase ,Body Weight ,Sulfhydryl Reagents ,General Medicine ,Catalase ,Lipid Metabolism ,medicine.disease ,Lipids ,Rats ,Plant Leaves ,Endocrinology ,chemistry ,lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins) ,Anti-Obesity Agents ,Lipid Peroxidation ,Lipid profile - Abstract
This study aims to evaluate for the first time the effects of Cymodocea nodosa sulphated polysaccharide (CNSP) on lipase activity in vitro and in vivo to high fat diet (HFD)-rats on body weight, lipid profile and liver-kidney functions. The administration of CNSP decreases the body weight and inhibits lipase activity of obese rats in serum and intestine as compared with untreated HDF-rats. This decrease in lipase activity leads to lipid regulation shown by the decrease of total cholesterol (T-Ch), triglycerides (TG) and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and an increase in high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels in HFD-rats. Additionally, CNSP administration to HFD-rats induces anti-oxidant activity observed by the increase of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activities and the decrease in Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) levels and protects liver-kidney functions proven by a decrease in the levels of toxicity parameters in blood.
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- 2015
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14. In vitro biological properties and health benefits of a novel sulfated polysaccharide isolated from Cymodocea nodosa
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Karima Belghith, Saloua Lassoued, Sameh Sassi, Donyez Frikha, Rihab Ben Abdallah Kolsi, and Bochra Gargouri
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Aquatic Organisms ,Antioxidant ,DPPH ,Cymodocea nodosa ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Clinical Biochemistry ,02 engineering and technology ,01 natural sciences ,Antioxidants ,HeLa ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Endocrinology ,Anti-Infective Agents ,Polysaccharide ,lcsh:RC620-627 ,Cytotoxicity test ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,ABTS ,Alismatales ,biology ,Sulfates ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Antimicrobial ,lcsh:Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases ,PCR ,Biochemistry ,0210 nano-technology ,Cell Survival ,Gram-Positive Bacteria ,Picrates ,Polysaccharides ,Gram-Negative Bacteria ,medicine ,Humans ,Benzothiazoles ,Cell Proliferation ,Microbial Viability ,Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ,010405 organic chemistry ,Plant Extracts ,Research ,Biochemistry (medical) ,Biphenyl Compounds ,Fungi ,DNA ,Ascorbic acid ,biology.organism_classification ,Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic ,0104 chemical sciences ,chemistry ,GCMS ,Sulfonic Acids ,HeLa Cells - Abstract
Background During the last few decades, there has been a growing interest in the search for novel bioactive compounds from marine origins. Methods The present study is the first to determine the molecular characterization which it was deposited in the genebank database, to investigate and evaluate the biological properties of sulfated polysaccharide from Cymodocea nodosa (CNSP) seagrass. Results The results revealed that CNSP had high activity in total antioxidant assay (59.03 mg ascorbic acid equivalents/g extract), reducing power (OD = 0.3), DPPH radical scavenging (IC50 = 1.22 mg/ml) and ABTS radical scavenging (IC50 = 1.14 mg/ml). It was also noted to exhibit antimicrobial activity against a wide range of microorganisms, with important inhibition zones. The results revealed that CNSP was able to inhibit the proliferation of Hela cell lines with a dose-dependent manner. Conclusion Overall, the results presented in this study demonstrate that CNSP has several attractive antioxidant, antimicrobial and antiproliferative properties with potential benefits towards health.
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- 2017
15. Protective effect of Sargussum vulgare sulfated polysaccharide against molecular, biochemical and histopathological damage caused by alloxan in experimental diabetic rats
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Intidhar Bkhairia, Lamia Gargouri, Kamel Jamoussi, Naourez Ktari, Abdelfattah El Feki, Rihab Ben Abdallah Kolsi, Moncef Nasri, Karima Belghith, Lotfi Fki, and Rim Chaaben
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0301 basic medicine ,Blood Glucose ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Context (language use) ,Biology ,medicine.disease_cause ,Phaeophyta ,030226 pharmacology & pharmacy ,Biochemistry ,Nephrotoxicity ,Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,Structural Biology ,Polysaccharides ,Diabetes mellitus ,Internal medicine ,Alloxan ,medicine ,Animals ,Rats, Wistar ,Molecular Biology ,Glycated Hemoglobin ,Kidney ,Sulfates ,Body Weight ,General Medicine ,Lipase ,medicine.disease ,Rats ,030104 developmental biology ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Endocrinology ,Postprandial ,chemistry ,Liver ,alpha-Amylases ,Pancreas ,Oxidative stress ,DNA Damage - Abstract
Diabetes is a serious condition that is linked to the development of oxidative stress. In the context of enhancing the biodiversity of Tunisia's flora, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of Sargussum vulgare sulfated polysaccharide (SVSP) on hyperglycemia and diabetes complications in the alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Our results showed a disturbance of carbohydrate, lipid, hematological and histopathological parameters, an increase in the α-amylase enzyme activity and damage to the pancreatic, hepatic and renal tissues in rats rendered diabetic by alloxan. In contrast, treatment with SVSP resulted in a correction of fasting and postprandial blood glucose and HbA1c through inhibition of pancreatic α-amylase. We also noticed an improvement in hemogram parameters and an attenuation of the pancreatic oxidative stress markers as well as histological protections. On the other hand, the administration of SVSP to diabetic rats caused, besides the correction of glycemic and lipid parameters, a good defense against hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity of diabetes as well as good antioxidant status and histological protections.
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- 2017
16. Zebra blenny protein hydrolysates as a source of bioactive peptides with prevention effect against oxidative dysfunctions and DNA damage in heart tissues of rats fed a cholesterol-rich diet
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Intidhar Bkhairia, Moncef Nasri, Naourez Ktari, Najiba Zeghal, Rihab Ben Abdallah Kolsi, Riadh Ben Salah, Rabab Ben Slama-Ben Salem, Rim Nasri, Basma Ben Salah, and Ibtissem Ben Amara
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0301 basic medicine ,Fish Proteins ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Antioxidant ,DNA damage ,Protein Hydrolysates ,medicine.medical_treatment ,medicine.disease_cause ,Diet, High-Fat ,Superoxide dismutase ,Cholesterol, Dietary ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,TBARS ,Animals ,Rats, Wistar ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,biology ,Glutathione peroxidase ,Fishes ,Heart ,Glutathione ,Rats ,Oxidative Stress ,030104 developmental biology ,Endocrinology ,chemistry ,Catalase ,biology.protein ,Peptides ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Oxidative stress ,Food Science ,DNA Damage - Abstract
High-cholesterol diet (HCD) is suspected to produce in excess free radicals having adverse effects on human health and causing atherosclerosis damage in heart tissues. In our study, the effects of zebra blenny protein hydrolysates (ZBPHs) were investigated on cardiac oxidant/antioxidant status as well as DNA damage and histopathological disorders in rats, fed with a hypercholesterolemic diet. The molecular weight distribution of the hydrolysates was determined by size exclusion chromatography, which analyzed a representative hydrolysate type with a weight range of 3-20kDa. ZBPHs effectively protected heart genomic DNA against oxidative damage induced by Fenton's reagent. HCD promoted oxidative stress with a rise in serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activities and thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS), advanced oxidation protein product (AOPP) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) levels in heart tissues. An increase in glutathione peroxidase (GPx), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT) activities as well as a fall in ATPase activities and glutathione (GSH) level was also noted in heart of hypercholesterolemic rats. Treatment with ZBPHs ameliorated the biochemical parameters cited above. In addition, pre-treatment with ZBPHs prevented DNA fragmentation. The histopathological findings confirmed the biochemical results and the potential antioxidant activities of ZBPHs which can help the cure and management of cardiovascular diseases induced by high-cholesterol levels.
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- 2017
17. Anti-obesity effect and protection of liver-kidney functions by Codium fragile sulphated polysaccharide on high fat diet induced obese rats
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Rihab Ben Abdallah Kolsi, Imed Jribi, Tarak Rebai, Rim Chaaben, Karima Belghith, Neila Jardak, Lotfi Fki, Abdelfattah El Feki, Kamel Jamoussi, Faten Hajkacem, and Hafedh Belghith
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0301 basic medicine ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Thiobarbituric acid ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,medicine.disease_cause ,Diet, High-Fat ,Kidney ,Biochemistry ,Antioxidants ,Superoxide dismutase ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,High-density lipoprotein ,Structural Biology ,Chlorophyta ,Polysaccharides ,Internal medicine ,Hyperlipidemia ,medicine ,TBARS ,Animals ,Obesity ,Intestinal Mucosa ,Rats, Wistar ,Molecular Biology ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,biology ,Cholesterol ,Sulfates ,Glutathione peroxidase ,Body Weight ,General Medicine ,Lipase ,medicine.disease ,Lipids ,Rats ,Intestines ,030104 developmental biology ,Endocrinology ,chemistry ,Liver ,biology.protein ,lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins) ,Anti-Obesity Agents ,Lipid Peroxidation ,Oxidative stress - Abstract
The present study investigates the hypolipidemic effects of sulphated polysaccharide obtained from Codium fragile (CFSP) in induced obese rats (HFD). The results showed an increase in body weight of HFD rats by 21.56% as compared to control normal rats. Moreover, serum lipase activity underwent an increase which led to an increase in the levels of total cholesterol (T-Ch), triglycerides (TG) and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-Ch) in serum associeted with a decrease in the level of high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-Ch) in untreated HFD rats. This diet has disrupted the antioxidant status by decreasing the activities of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX)) and subsequently an increase in thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) level in liver and kidney of obese rats. All these disturbances are significantly corrected by CFSP administration with no fatty deposits in the liver and a protective effect against renal histological alteration. This confirms the important role of this polysaccharide in the fight against oxidative stress and the prevention of hyperlipidemia.
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- 2017
18. Sulphated polysaccharide isolated from Sargassum vulgare: Characterization and hypolipidemic effects
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Tarak Rebai, Hichem Ben Salah, Neila Jardak, Noureddine Allouche, Kamel Jamoussi, Hafedh Belghith, Abdelfattah El Feki, Karima Belghith, Imed Jribi, Rim Chaaben, Cristophe Blecker, and Rihab Ben Abdallah Kolsi
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0301 basic medicine ,Arabinose ,Antioxidant ,Polymers and Plastics ,Rhamnose ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Mannose ,02 engineering and technology ,Xylose ,Lipid peroxidation ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Polysaccharides ,Materials Chemistry ,medicine ,Animals ,Lipase ,Chromatography ,biology ,Molecular Structure ,Sulfates ,Organic Chemistry ,Body Weight ,Sargassum ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Lipids ,Rats ,Enzyme Activation ,030104 developmental biology ,Biochemistry ,chemistry ,Galactose ,biology.protein ,Lipid Peroxidation ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
A sulphated polysaccharide from brown algae Sargassum vulgare (SVSP) was extracted and examined with respect to chemical, structural characterization and hypolipidemic effects. SVSP consisted mainly of sulphate and total sugars with low levels of lipids and proteins. Its structure was studied by nuclear magnetic resonance (RMN), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), infra-red spectroscopic, differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction analysis. Allowing us therefore to revealed that SVSP was composed of glucose, rhamnose, xylose, galactose, mannose and arabinose with XRD pattern that was typical for a semi-crystalline polymer and complexities of the spectra reflected its homogeneous structure. The administration of SVSP to obese rats is effective in lowering the body weight and inhibiting the lipase activity leading to notable regulation of lipid profile, increasing the activities of antioxidant enzymes, limiting lipid peroxidation; and protects liver-kidney functions proved by a decrease in the levels of toxicity parameters in blood, confirmed by histological study.
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- 2017
19. Effects of Cymodocea nodosa extract on metabolic disorders and oxidative stress in alloxan-diabetic rats
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Noureddine Allouche, Hichem Ben Salah, Tarak Rebai, Neila Jardak, Kamel Jamoussi, Rihab Ben Abdallah Kolsi, Karima Belghith, Abdelfattah El Feki, Hafedh Belghith, and Rim Chaaben
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0301 basic medicine ,Blood Glucose ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Blood lipids ,Antioxidants ,Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental ,Lipid peroxidation ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,High-density lipoprotein ,Metabolic Diseases ,Internal medicine ,Alloxan ,Diabetes mellitus ,Medicine ,Animals ,Hypoglycemic Agents ,Insulin ,Rats, Wistar ,Pancreas ,Triglycerides ,Pharmacology ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,business.industry ,Cholesterol ,Plant Extracts ,Glutathione peroxidase ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Lipids ,Rats ,stomatognathic diseases ,Oxidative Stress ,030104 developmental biology ,Endocrinology ,chemistry ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Low-density lipoprotein ,Hyperglycemia ,Lipid Peroxidation ,alpha-Amylases ,business - Abstract
This new study aimed to evaluate for the first time the effect of Cymodocea nodosa extract (CNE) on α-amylase activity, hyperglycemia and diabetes complications in the alloxan-induced diabetic rats. The in vitro evaluation and oral administration of CNE to surviving diabetic rats inhibited key enzyme related to hyperglycemia as α-amylase, helped to protect the β cells of the rats from death and damage confirmed by oral glucose test tolerance (OGTT), which leads to decrease in blood glucose level by 49% as compared to untreated diabetic rats. The CNE also decreased the triglyceride, low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and total cholesterol rates in the plasma of diabetic rats by 46%, 35%, and 21%, respectively, and increased the high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol level by 36%, which helped maintain the homeostasis of blood lipid. When compared to those of the untreated diabetic rats, the superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase levels in the pancreas, liver and kidney of the rats treated with this supplement were also enhanced significantly. Moreover, a significant decrease was observed in the lipid peroxidation level in the tested organs of diabetic rats after CNE administration. This positive effect of CNE was confirmed by histological study. Overall, the findings presented in this study demonstrate that CNE has both a promising potential with a valuable hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic functions.
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- 2016
20. Inhibitory activities of Cystoseira crinita sulfated polysaccharide on key enzymes related to diabetes and hypertension: in vitro and animal study
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Neila Jardak, Hafedh Belghith, Rihab Ben Abdallah Kolsi, Rim Chaaben, Lotfi Fki, Amel Ben Gara, Karima Belghith, and Abdelfattah Elfeki
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0301 basic medicine ,Cystoseira crinita ,Male ,Tunisia ,Physiology ,Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors ,Pancreatic alpha-Amylases ,Biology ,Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A ,Inhibitory postsynaptic potential ,Polysaccharide ,Kidney ,Phaeophyta ,03 medical and health sciences ,0404 agricultural biotechnology ,Sulfation ,Polysaccharides ,Physiology (medical) ,Diabetes mellitus ,Intestine, Small ,medicine ,Mediterranean Sea ,Animals ,Hypoglycemic Agents ,Animal study ,Enzyme Inhibitors ,Intestinal Mucosa ,Rats, Wistar ,Pancreas ,Antihypertensive Agents ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Biological Products ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,General Medicine ,respiratory system ,medicine.disease ,040401 food science ,In vitro ,030104 developmental biology ,Enzyme ,chemistry ,Biochemistry ,Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ,Liver ,Hypertension - Abstract
The present study investigated the effect of the Cystoseira crinita sulfated polysaccharide (CCSP) on key enzymes activities related to diabetes in vitro and in diabetic rats. We found that CCSP inhibited pancreatic α-amylase with IC
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21. Inhibition of key digestive enzymes related to hyperlipidemia and protection of liver-kidney functions by Cystoseira crinita sulphated polysaccharide in high-fat diet-fed rats
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Amel Ben Gara, Rihab Ben Abdallah Kolsi, Karima Belghith, Abdelfattah El Feki, Francesco Paolo Patti, Nadia Hammami, Rim Chaaben, Lotfi Fki, Hafedh Belghith, and Majed Kammoun
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0301 basic medicine ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Aspartate transaminase ,Hyperlipidemias ,Kidney ,Phaeophyta ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,Polysaccharides ,Internal medicine ,Lactate dehydrogenase ,Hyperlipidemia ,medicine ,Animals ,Rats, Wistar ,Pharmacology ,biology ,Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ,Cholesterol ,Plant Extracts ,Albumin ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Dietary Fats ,Rats ,030104 developmental biology ,Endocrinology ,chemistry ,Alanine transaminase ,Liver ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,biology.protein ,Uric acid ,lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins) ,Creatine kinase ,Digestion - Abstract
The objective of this current study was to investigate the possible hyperlipidemic and antioxidative effects of Cystoseira crinita sulfated polysaccharide (CCSP) in rats fed with a high-fat diet, exhibited an inhibitory activity on pancreatic lipase in vitro. In vivo administration of this extract to HFD-rats lowered body weight and potentially inhibited key enzymes of lipid metabolism and absorption as lipase activity in both plasma and small intestine, which led to a notable decrease of blood LDL- cholesterol (LDL-Ch) and triglycerides (TG) levels, and an increase in HDL-cholesterol (HDL-Ch) levels in HFD-rats. CCSP was also observed to protect the liver-kidney functions efficiently, by decreasing of aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and Creatine phosphokinase (CPK) activities and creatinine, albumin, T-bilirubin, uric acid, and urea rates in plasma. The histological analysis of liver and kidney tissues further established the positive effect of CCSP.
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- 2016
22. Structural characterization and functional properties of antihypertensive Cymodocea nodosa sulfated polysaccharide
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Francesco Paolo Patti, Antonia Chiarore, Christophe Blecker, Rihab Ben Abdallah Kolsi, Jawhar Fakhfakh, Fatma Krichen, Hafedh Belghith, Karima Belghith, Imed Jribi, and Noureddine Allouche
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Arabinose ,Polymers and Plastics ,Mannose ,Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors ,02 engineering and technology ,Uronic acid ,Xylose ,Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A ,Polysaccharide ,01 natural sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Magnoliopsida ,Sulfation ,Polysaccharides ,Materials Chemistry ,Organic chemistry ,Antihypertensive Agents ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Molecular Structure ,010405 organic chemistry ,Sulfates ,Organic Chemistry ,Substrate (chemistry) ,Maltose ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,0104 chemical sciences ,chemistry ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
A sulfated polysaccharide was successfully isolated from Cymodocea nodosa (CNSP). This is the first report that indicates the chemical composition, structural characterization, functional and antihypertensive properties of this polysaccharide. The CNSP consisted mainly of sulfate (23.17%), total sugars (54.90%), galactose (44.89%), mannose (17.30%), arabinose (12.05%), xylose (9.18%), maltose (1.07%) and uronic acid (11.03%) with low water activity (0.49). CNSP had an XRD pattern that was typical for a semi-crystalline polymer with homogeneous structure. It also displayed an important anti-hypertensive activity (IC50 = 0.43 mg ml) with a dose-dependent manner using a synthetic substrate, N-hippuryl-His-Leu hydrate salt (HHL). Overall, the results indicate that CNSP have attractive chemical, functional and biological properties, with a preliminary structural may have a backbone of branched 6-O-sulfated (1 → 4) galactosidic linkages, which can be considered in the future as alternative additive in various foods, cosmetic and pharmaceutical preparations.
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- 2016
23. Assessment of the antidiabetic and antilipidemic properties of Bacillus subtilis SPB1 biosurfactant in alloxan-induced diabetic rats
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Raida, Zouari, Rihab, Ben Abdallah-Kolsi, Khaled, Hamden, Abdelfattah El, Feki, Khansa, Chaabouni, Fatma, Makni-Ayadi, Fahima, Sallemi, Semia, Ellouze-Chaabouni, and Dhouha, Ghribi-Aydi
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Blood Glucose ,Male ,Lipase ,Kidney Function Tests ,Lipids ,Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental ,Rats ,Pancreatic Function Tests ,Surface-Active Agents ,Liver Function Tests ,Alloxan ,Animals ,Hypoglycemic Agents ,Rats, Wistar ,alpha-Amylases ,Bacillus subtilis ,Hypolipidemic Agents - Abstract
The present study aimed to scrutinize the potential of Bacillus subtilis SPB1biosurfactant, orally administered, for preventing diabetic complications in rats. The findings revealed that, Bacillus subtilis biosurfactant was an effective reducer of α-amylase activity in the plasma. Moreover, this supplement helped protect the β-cells from death and damage. Both the inhibitory action of SPB1 biosurfactant on α-amylase and the protection of the pancreas' β-cells lead to a decrease of the blood glucose levels, consequently antihyperglycemic effect. Interestingly, this lipopeptide biosurfactant modulated key enzyme related to hyperlipidemia as lipase; which leads to the regulation of the lipid profile in serum by the delay in the absorption of LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides, and a significant increase in HDL-cholesterol. Histological analyses also showed that it exerted a protective action on the pancreases and efficiently preserved the liver-kidney functions of diabetic rats, evidenced by significant decreases in aspartate transaminase, alanine transaminase, gamma-glytamyl transpeptidase and lactate deshydrogenase activities in the plasma, as well as in the creatinine and urea contents. Overall, the present study demonstrated that the hypoglycemic and antilipidemic activities exhibited by Bacillus subtilis biosurfactant were effective enough to alleviate induced diabetes in experimental rats. Therefore, SPB1biosurfactant could be considered as a potential strong candidate for the treatment and prevention of diabetes.
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- 2015
24. Effets hypocholestérolémiant et antioxydant d’une algue brune des côtes tunisiennes
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Lotfi Fki, Rihab Ben Abdallah Kolsi, Karima Belghith, Boulbaba Kolsi, and Abdelfateh Fki
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Endocrinology ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,Internal Medicine ,General Medicine - Published
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