Effect of some plant oils on some oxidant – antioxidant parameters in alloxan – induced diabetic male rats

Abstract

The present study aimed to evaluate the influence of plant oils pellet containing of black seed (10%), cinnamon oil (10%), olive oil (10%) and ginger oil (10%) on some oxidant – antioxidant parameters of male rats, these parameters included glucose, malondialdehyde, iron, transferrin, ceruloplasmin and albumin. Eighteen male rats divided into three groups, the first group was control intraperitoneally received 0.5 ml saline solution, fed ad libitum on normal commercial chow and had free access to water, the second group was diabetes rats fed with the same diet given in group (1) and the third group was diabetes animals fed with plant oils pellet containing black seed oil 10%, cinnamon oil, 10% olive oil 10%, ginger oil 10% respectively, daily for 5 weeks. The results indicated that alloxan and normal diet caused a significant increase in serum glucose, malondialdehyde, iron and ceruloplasmin, while the level of transferrin and albumin was a significant decreased in diabetic animal group compared with control group. The male rats were fed with plant oils pellet show a significant decrease in the level of serum glucose, malondialdehyde, iron, ceruloplasmin, while a significant increase in the level of serum transferrin and albumin in comparison to diabetic animal group.

Keywords

• Diabetes
• plant oils
• oxidant – antioxidant parameters
• rats.