the effects of methanolic extract and leaf powder of artemisia annua were studied on performance, cellular and humoral immunity in 240 cobb broiler chicks in a completely randomized design. control group did not receive any treatment. the chicks in the second and third groups were fed with feed which contained 2000 and 4000 ppm plant extract in diet and in the groups 4, 5 and 6 chicks received ...

objectives: the aim of the present study was to investigate immunotoxic effect of safranal (saf), a main component of crocus sativus essential oil, using balb/c mice. materials and methods: saf was administered intraperitoneally at doses of 0.1, 0.5 and 1 ml/kg for 3 weeks. hystopathological examination of spleen and bone marrow, cellularity of spleen, delayed type of hypersensitivity (dth) res...

exposure to high dosages of sulfur mustard (sm) can cause bone marrow depression, immune system suppression, impairment of the immune functions, and eventually results in diseases due to secondary immune disorders. in this article, we have studied the effects of this poison on iranian veterans by analysis of related published studies. in a systematic search, the effects of sm gas on iranian vic...

objective: hypericum perforatum (st. john's wort) has long been used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of internal and external ailments. the present study was done to evaluate the immumodulatory potentials of the hydroalcoholic extract of h. perforatum. materials and methods: twenty male balb/c-mice were randomly allocated in two equal groups and immunized with sheep red blood ce...

the aim followed in the present study was an evaluation of the adaptive immune traits (cellular and humoral) of both males and females in iranian commercial vs azarbayijan native fowls. information obtained from cellular and humoral responses of 49 birds of arian broiler line. 79 azarbayijan native birds were made used of. total antibody titration, immunoglobulin y titration (igy), and immunogl...

the purpose of this study was to determine changes in the normal flora of the gastrointestinal tract and blood parameters of rainbow trout after taking probiotics and oregano extract. this study was completely randomized design with 5 treatments and 3 replicates each with 40 fry 22 g of the rainbow trout. treatments consisted of basal diet, florfenicol, 0.5%, 1% and of oregano extract, 2% bacto...

objective: some evidence suggests that chronic uptake of estragole and methyl-eugenol, found in the essential oil of artemisia dracunculus (tarragon), may be associated with an increased risk of hepato-carcinogenicity. the present study was conducted to investigate the immumodulatory and anti-inflammatory potentials of estragole and methyl-eugenol free extract of tarragon. materials and methods...