This study aimed to assess the preventive effects of thyme oil and thymol on doxorubicin(DOX)-induced renotoxicity,cardiotoxicity,and oxidative stress in Wistar rats.Thyme oil was subjected to GC-MS analysis,which ind...This study aimed to assess the preventive effects of thyme oil and thymol on doxorubicin(DOX)-induced renotoxicity,cardiotoxicity,and oxidative stress in Wistar rats.Thyme oil was subjected to GC-MS analysis,which indicated that thymol was the major constituent representing 33.896%.Rats intraperitoneally injected with DOX at a dose of 2 mg/kg b.w./one per week for 7 weeks were co-treated with thyme oil and its major constituent,thymol,at doses 250 and 100 mg/kg b.w./every other day,respectively,by oral gavage for the same period.Thyme oil and thymol markedly ameliorated the raised levels of serum urea,uric acid,and creatinine in DOX-administered rats.They also reduced the elevated activities of serum CK-MB and LDH.Thyme oil was more effective than thymol in decreasing the elevated serum creatinine level and serum CK-MB activity in DOX-administered rats,thereby reflecting its more potent effect on kidney and heart functions.Lipid peroxidation significantly decreased while GSH level and GST and GPx activities significantly increased in kidney and heart of DOX-administered rats treated with thyme oil and thymol.The DOX-induced perturbed kidney histological changes including congestion of glomerulus tuft,inflammatory cells infiltration,protein cast in lumina of the renal tubule,and thickening of the parietal layer of Bowman’s capsule were remarkably ameliorated as a result of treatment with thyme oil and thymol;thyme oil was more effective.In addition,DOX-induced deleterious heart histological alterations,including intramuscular infiltration of inflammatory cells,focal necrosis of cardiac myocytes,and edema,were remarkably reduced by treatment with thyme oil and thymol.Thus,it can be concluded that DOX could induce marked toxicity in kidney and heart,and the treatment with thyme oil or thymol produced potential improvement of kidney and heart function and histological integrity via repression of oxidative stress and enhancement of antioxidant defense mechanisms.展开更多
In this work,active and edible films for food packaging were obtained by intensive mixing and compression molding of the wheat gluten(WG)glycerol-plasticized paste.Thyme essential oil(TEO,10 and 15 wt.%)was incorporat...In this work,active and edible films for food packaging were obtained by intensive mixing and compression molding of the wheat gluten(WG)glycerol-plasticized paste.Thyme essential oil(TEO,10 and 15 wt.%)was incorporated as the active component microencapsulated inβ-cyclodextrins(β-CD)and included directly into the biopolymer matrix for comparison.It was found that films incorporating microencapsulated TEO are more soluble in water(total soluble matter(dry method)of about 33%and 36.6%vs.22.4%and 18.6%,for films containing 10%and 15%TEO,respectively)but less rigid than those obtained with free oil(elastic tensile moduli of 6.9 and 3.1 vs.9.9 and 6.8 MPa,for films containing 10%and 15%TEO,respectively),although the water vapor permeability of the former is lower(4.9510−9 and 6.2910−9 vs.8.8510−9 and 11.1310−9 g/Pa*s*m,for films containing 10%and 15%TEO,respectively).Active films containing both free and encapsulated TEO inhibited gram(+)as well as gram(−)bacteria and exhibited enlarged antioxidant properties,with the latter presenting slightly better performance.In addition,encapsulation slowed the release rate of TEO from the films,allowing the bioactive to remain active in the film for much longer.Therefore,the present work revealed that films prepared from TEO/β-CD microcapsules included in compression-molded wheat gluten matrices showed great potential to be used as an active food packaging.展开更多
文摘This study aimed to assess the preventive effects of thyme oil and thymol on doxorubicin(DOX)-induced renotoxicity,cardiotoxicity,and oxidative stress in Wistar rats.Thyme oil was subjected to GC-MS analysis,which indicated that thymol was the major constituent representing 33.896%.Rats intraperitoneally injected with DOX at a dose of 2 mg/kg b.w./one per week for 7 weeks were co-treated with thyme oil and its major constituent,thymol,at doses 250 and 100 mg/kg b.w./every other day,respectively,by oral gavage for the same period.Thyme oil and thymol markedly ameliorated the raised levels of serum urea,uric acid,and creatinine in DOX-administered rats.They also reduced the elevated activities of serum CK-MB and LDH.Thyme oil was more effective than thymol in decreasing the elevated serum creatinine level and serum CK-MB activity in DOX-administered rats,thereby reflecting its more potent effect on kidney and heart functions.Lipid peroxidation significantly decreased while GSH level and GST and GPx activities significantly increased in kidney and heart of DOX-administered rats treated with thyme oil and thymol.The DOX-induced perturbed kidney histological changes including congestion of glomerulus tuft,inflammatory cells infiltration,protein cast in lumina of the renal tubule,and thickening of the parietal layer of Bowman’s capsule were remarkably ameliorated as a result of treatment with thyme oil and thymol;thyme oil was more effective.In addition,DOX-induced deleterious heart histological alterations,including intramuscular infiltration of inflammatory cells,focal necrosis of cardiac myocytes,and edema,were remarkably reduced by treatment with thyme oil and thymol.Thus,it can be concluded that DOX could induce marked toxicity in kidney and heart,and the treatment with thyme oil or thymol produced potential improvement of kidney and heart function and histological integrity via repression of oxidative stress and enhancement of antioxidant defense mechanisms.
基金This study received financial support from the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas(CONICET)(Grant#PIP 0855)the Agencia Nacional de Promoción de la Investigación,el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación(Agencia I+D+i)(Grant#PICT 03507)the Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata(UNMdP)(Grant#22/G377).
文摘In this work,active and edible films for food packaging were obtained by intensive mixing and compression molding of the wheat gluten(WG)glycerol-plasticized paste.Thyme essential oil(TEO,10 and 15 wt.%)was incorporated as the active component microencapsulated inβ-cyclodextrins(β-CD)and included directly into the biopolymer matrix for comparison.It was found that films incorporating microencapsulated TEO are more soluble in water(total soluble matter(dry method)of about 33%and 36.6%vs.22.4%and 18.6%,for films containing 10%and 15%TEO,respectively)but less rigid than those obtained with free oil(elastic tensile moduli of 6.9 and 3.1 vs.9.9 and 6.8 MPa,for films containing 10%and 15%TEO,respectively),although the water vapor permeability of the former is lower(4.9510−9 and 6.2910−9 vs.8.8510−9 and 11.1310−9 g/Pa*s*m,for films containing 10%and 15%TEO,respectively).Active films containing both free and encapsulated TEO inhibited gram(+)as well as gram(−)bacteria and exhibited enlarged antioxidant properties,with the latter presenting slightly better performance.In addition,encapsulation slowed the release rate of TEO from the films,allowing the bioactive to remain active in the film for much longer.Therefore,the present work revealed that films prepared from TEO/β-CD microcapsules included in compression-molded wheat gluten matrices showed great potential to be used as an active food packaging.
