objective(s) shark liver oil (slo) is an immunomodulator. macrophages play a key role in host defense against pathogens like fungi. candida albicans have mechanisms to escape immune system. we determined the effect of killed-candida on the in vitro viability of macrophages and the effect of slo on augmentation of this potency. materials and methods peritoneal macrophages were separated and cult...

A number of experiments (1, 2, 3, 4) have shown that cod liver oil is an effective therapeutic agent for the prevention and cure of rickets (leg weakness) in young chickens. We have recently attempted to determine: (1) the minimal amount, of cod liver oil necessary for the prevention of rickets in chickens, (2) the effect of one method of storage on the titirachitic potency of cod liver oil, an...

The antioxidative and hypolipidemic effects of green tea polyphenols (TP) in mice fed a fish oil-supplemented diet were investigated. Male ddY mice of 8 weeks old were given the following diets for 21 days: control diet (a diet supplemented with 5. 0% corn oil), a diet with 0. 5% corn oil and 4. 5% cod liver oil, or a diet with 0. 5% corn oil, 4. 5% cod liver oil, and 0. 5% TP. The contents of ...

This study demonstrated the effect of the simultaneous dietary administration of fish protein and fish oil, two macronutrients found in fish meat, on cholesterol metabolism in rats. Male Wistar rats were divided into four groups and fed an AIN-93G modified hypercholesterolmic diet with casein (20%) + soybean oil (7%), casein (10%) + fish protein (10%) + soybean oil (7%), casein (20%) + soybean ...

Ainaxiang (Blumea balsamifera), also known as Sambong, is an important ancient medicinal herb in Southeast Asia. It is rich in volatile oil, and still widely used nowadays for skin wound healing and treatment of sore throats. We analyzed the volatile oil from Blumea balsamifera (BB oil) by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Forty one components, including l-borneol, were identified. ...

The injurious effects of dietary excess of cod-liver oil, and the role of the oil both as a source and antagonist of vitamin E, have been discussed in previous communications (Moore, Sharman & Ward, 1958a, b, 1959). According to chemical estimation a specimen of medicinal cod-liver oil contained about 10 mg u-tocopherol/Ioo g. This finding implied that if rats were to be given the oil as 10% of...

In previous studies (1) it was shown that the liver oils of different species of fish are unequally effective, per rat unit, for the prevention of rickets in chickens. The experiments indicated the existence of more than one kind of vitamin D in the oils. More recently it was found (2, 3) that commercial cod liver oil, when subjected to molecular distillation, gives physical evidence of contain...

The effect of ingestion of dietary oxidized groundnut oil on the histology of wistar rat brain (cerebral cortex), liver, and kidney were examined. Female weanling rats (Rattus norvegicus) were maintained for 12 weeks on intermittently thermoxidzed groundnut oil at 15% dietary level as part of a balanced diet. Fresh (unheated) groundnut oil served as the control. Histological examination of the ...