Background: Obesity is a chronic metabolic disease associated with having excess body
fat that could be influenced by many factors. Our study aimed to assess the powerful
effect of Lactobacillus acidophilus alone or combined (symbiotic) with Prebiotic such as
Ginger, Pineapple and Green Coffee as anti-obesity agents. Methodology: Using 8
groups (10 rats each) of Sprague-Dawley rats, Group 1 was kept as a negative control,
Group 2 positive control, while other groups were orally given Lactobacillus
acidophilus, Ginger, Pineapple and Green Coffee individually and in combination with
Probiotics, for 45 days till the end of the experiment while the body weight of rats was
recorded.Blood samples were collected for biochemical parameters analysis and organs
were dissected and homogenized to analyze obesity-related biomarkers, Results: Our
results revealed that either individual or mixed administration of this pro and prebiotics
decreased the body and organs, specifically those treated with the mixture or probiotic
and prebiotic, also serum (HDL), CAT), and (SOD) was decreased (P <0.05), while
other biochemical parameters (T.G), (CHOL), (U.A), (Creat), Urea, (GOT),(GPT) and
(ALP); ( significantly (P<0.05) was decreased when compared with the positive control
group, Nevertheless, the histopathological examination showed the reduction of adipose
tissue in kidney, liver, and Pancreas showed overestimate reductions in the percentage
of body fat. Conclusions: This study showed a promising effect of Lactobacillus
acidophilus when it combined with these plants as natural feed additives on obesity.
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