Background and Objective — Tempe (fermented soybean) has the potential as an affordable nutritional support alternative during tuberculosis (TB) infection. The purpose of the study was to assess the efficacy of supplementation with the ethanolic extract of Tempe on the oxidative stress markers alleviation and histological changes in male Wistar rats infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Material and Methods — Thirty-five male Wistar rats were divided randomly into five groups and infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain H37RV intratracheally. Total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and Thiobarbituric Acid Reaction (TBARS) levels were assessed using a colorimetric method while C-reactive protein (CRP) was measured by Elisa method. The lung damage was scored using histopathological parameters. Results — There were no significant differences in the TBARS levels and CRP concentrations compared to control. Tempe extract increased the TAC level at 200 (p=0.011), 400 (p=0.027), and 800 (p=0.029) kg/body weight concentrations compared to control. Perivasculitis and alveolitis mean scores were lower (p<0.05) than control in all supplement groups. Additionally, the mean scores of peribronchiolitis among supplementation groups were decreased (p<0.05) in the 200 and 800 mg/kg body weight, while the granuloma mean score was lower in the 800 mg/kg body weight compared to control. Conclusions — Tempe extract may have a weak efficacy in improving the antioxidant capacity and lung histological condition in TB rat models.
Çalışma, Mycobacterium tuberculosis enfeksiyonundan sonra erkek Wistar sıçanları arasında proinflamatuar sitokinler üzerinde etanolik ekstrakt tempeh sağlanmasının etkinliğini değerlendirmeyi amaçladı. Randomize, test sonrası kontrollü bir tasarım, tüberkülozla enfekte olmuş sıçanları kullandı. Birinci, ikinci ve üçüncü gruplar, sırasıyla 200, 400 ve 800 mg/kg vücut ağırlığı konsantrasyonlarında ekstrakt tempeh takviyesi aldı. Dördüncü grup, kontrol grubu olarak Karboksimetil Selüloz Sodyum aldı ve beşinci gruptaki sıçanlar, histopatoloji analizleri kullanılarak TB varlığını doğrulamak için kurban edilecekti. Tümör nekroz faktörü-alfa (TNF a), interferon gama (INF ɣ) ve interlökin (IL)-2, IL-6, IL-10 ve IL-12, enzime bağlı immünosorbent deney yöntemiyle ölçüldü. Kontrol grubu ile karşılaştırıldığında tüm konsantrasyonlarda TNF a, IL-2, IL-6, IL-10 ve IL-2 seviyelerinde önemli farklılıklar yoktu. 800 mg/kg vücut ağırlığı takviyesi konsantrasyonunda, IFN-ɣ seviyesi kontrolden önemli ölçüde düşüktü (p = 0.0047). Etanolik tempeh özütünün takviyesi, pozitif bir etki göstermedi ve hayvan tüberküloz modelinde proinflamatuar sitokinler üzerinde zayıf etkinlik tanımladı.
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