Influence of Sex Hormones on Blood Cell Counts and Hemoglobin Levels in Fowls

Herrick, E. H.; Lockhart, Charles; Martin, E; Nusser, W

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“…Moreover, slight changes in hematological profile of 13 weeks argan oil supplemented rats have been observed concerning on overall white blood cells. Only a few studies have specifically investigated factors that influence blood cell count, among these: sex [27] and also genetic and environmental factors including diet which modify size and number of blood cells [28].…”

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Does Argan Oil Supplementation Affect Metabolic Parameters and Behavior in Wistar Rats?

Bousalham¹,

Rhazali²,

Harmouch³

et al. 2015

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Argan oil is renowned for its particular biochemical profile: high-fat oleic and linoleic acids, tocopherols, sterols, polyphenols. This composition gives it nutritional, therapeutic and preventive properties against dermatological, metabolic and proliferative diseases. The composition of argan oil assigns its benefits to mental health; it would be provided with possible effects on the prevention and/or cure of stress related disorder. This work aims to evaluate the impact of argan oil dietary on the behavioral response, biochemical and hematological constants and histological profiles of adrenal involved in emotional responses to stress. The variation of these parameters was evaluated in Wistar rats receiving dietary 10 ml/Kg/day of argan oil, starting from weaning, for 13 weeks. Our results show that supplementation has resulted in an increase in locomotor activity, reduced sensitivity to frightening environments with sex dependent variation. Moreover, lipid markers, corticosterone and lymphocytes show a rising trend. If the important role of argan oil diet in cardio-metabolic health is generally well recognized; for mental health, it is the first study that needs further investigation linking between the nervous system, inflammation parameters and metabolism.

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Does Argan Oil Supplementation Affect Metabolic Parameters and Behavior in Wistar Rats?

Bousalham¹,

Rhazali²,

Harmouch³

et al. 2015

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“…Alternatively, it is also possible that dietary anthocyanins induce changes in blood independently of their effects on oxidative stress mitigation. For example, anthocyanin supplementation can increase testosterone levels in starlings [21], which in turn can enhance erythropoietic processes in birds (Herrick et al [77] but see Kern et al [78]). Considering these various possibilities, we found accordingly that birds fed dietary anthocyanins had about 15% more red blood cells (Fig.…”

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Concerted phenotypic flexibility of avian erythrocyte size and number in response to dietary anthocyanin supplementation

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Background Endurance flight impose substantial oxidative costs on the avian oxygen delivery system. In particular, the accumulation of irreversible damage in red blood cells can reduce the capacity of blood to transport oxygen and limit aerobic performance. Many songbirds consume large amounts of anthocyanin-rich fruit, which is hypothesized to reduce oxidative costs, enhance post-flight regeneration, and enable greater aerobic capacity. While their antioxidant benefits appear most straightforward, the effects of anthocyanins on blood composition remain so far unknown. We fed thirty hand-raised European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) two semisynthetic diets (with or without anthocyanin supplement) and manipulated the extent of flight activity in a wind tunnel (daily flying or non-flying for over two weeks) to test for their interactive effects on functionally important haematological variables. Results Supplemented birds had on average 15% more and 4% smaller red blood cells compared to non-supplemented individuals and these diet effects were independent of flight manipulation. Haemoglobin content was 7% higher in non-supplemented flying birds compared to non-flying birds, while similar haemoglobin content was observed among supplemented birds that were flown or not. Neither diet nor flight activity influenced haematocrit. Conclusion The concerted adjustments suggest that supplementation generally improved antioxidant protection in blood, which could prevent the excess removal of cells from the bloodstream and may have several implications on the oxygen delivery system, including improved gas exchange and blood flow. The flexible haematological response to dietary anthocyanins may also suggest that free-ranging species preferentially consume anthocyanin-rich fruits for their natural blood doping, oxygen delivery-enhancement effects.

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“…Up to now, AO has been used as a natural remedy in traditional medicine, mainly in Morocco, for several centuries [2], mostly for the treatment of skin infections and in cosmetics [3,4]. Virgin AO is characterized by high levels of linoleic and oleic acids, tocopherols [5,6] and melatonin [7,8], which exhibit significant antioxidant activities. This compound makes AO a very interesting with respect to their actions on the risk factors of numerous diseases, mainly cardiovascular diseases, associated with hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension [9][10][11].…”

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Argan Oil Supplementation Reverses Anxiety and Depressive-Like Behaviors, Neurodegeneration and Oxidative Stress in Amygdala Induced by Chronic Mild Stress in Rats

Elmostafi¹,

Tariq²,

Abderrahim³

et al. 2018

J Depress Anxiety

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Background: Argan Oil (AO) has been used as a natural remedy in traditional medicine, mainly in Morocco, for several centuries. In this study, we evaluated the beneficial effects of AO dietary on vulnerability of rats to the chronic unpredictable mild stress (UCMS) using behavioral tests, biochemical and histological markers of depression or anxiety. Method: Rats were handled daily (home cage control) or subjected to the UCMS procedure during 6 weeks (i.e., from 43th to 85 Post-natal Day (PND)) (Stress group, n=12). Animals were previously administered orally by NaCl 0.9% (Control group, n=11) or AO (10 ml/kg/day) (AO+Stress group, n=12) for 10 weeks (i.e., from weaning 21th to 93 PND). The efficacy of UCMS or AO dietary on behavioral performances of the animals in the open field, the forced swimming, the light/dark, the novelty suppression of feeding and sucrose preference tests, was measured. Following behavioral assays, oxidative stress in amygdala, histologic semiquantitative analysis of neurodegeneration in the hippocampus, frontal cortex and basolateral amygdala (BLA) subregions, and corticosterone level in plasma was also performed. Results: Our data supports pharmacological and biochemical evidences for the antidepressant and anxiolytic-like effects of AO. Prolonged supplementation with AO reverses all the behavioral changes that occurred due to UCMS and restored corticosterone level in the plasma, oxidative status of amygdala and the neurons level in the CA3 subregion of rats' hippocampus. Conclusion: This study suggests that antidepressant and anxiolytic like effects of AO in adult rats can be the result of modulation of brain antioxidant enzyme activities, the activation of hippocampal neurogenesis and the modulation of HPA axis activity. However, more experiment and detailed analysis is required for definitive conclusion.

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Influence of Sex Hormones on Blood Cell Counts and Hemoglobin Levels in Fowls

Cited by 9 publications

References 9 publications

Does Argan Oil Supplementation Affect Metabolic Parameters and Behavior in Wistar Rats?

Does Argan Oil Supplementation Affect Metabolic Parameters and Behavior in Wistar Rats?

Concerted phenotypic flexibility of avian erythrocyte size and number in response to dietary anthocyanin supplementation

Argan Oil Supplementation Reverses Anxiety and Depressive-Like Behaviors, Neurodegeneration and Oxidative Stress in Amygdala Induced by Chronic Mild Stress in Rats

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