Salvia officinalis mitigates uterus and liver damages induced by an estrogen deficiency in ovariectomized rats

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The present study evaluated the antioxidant activity of Salvia officinalis (sage) and its protective effect on estrogen deficiency in ovariectomized rats. Female Wistar rats were treated during either 15 or 30 days as follows: group C: negative controls, group S: positive controls treated with sage leaves, ovariectomized rats (group OVX) and ovariectomized rats receiving either sage (OVX-S) or hormonal (Group OVX-E) treatments, respectively. After 15 and 30 days of treatments, OVX rats showed a gain in body weight and an increase of absolute and relative liver weights. Meanwhile, absolute and relative uterus weights were decreased. Moreover, ovariectomy altered plasma transaminases' activities, lipid profile, and disrupted the redox status of liver and uterine tissues. It affected also the reproductive tract by decreasing the uterus glycogen content and plasma LDH activity. Supplementation of sage via the diet reduced weight gain and oxidative stress resulting from estrogen deficiency. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: During menopause, sexual hormone deficiency, especially estrogen, causes several morphological and physiological disturbances in liver and uterus tissues. In fact, the body weight gain and disturbances of redox status in liver and uterus were the main health problems detected after menopause. Sage leaves, used as medicinal plant, exerted its beneficial effects in the management of menopause disorders. As an important source of antioxidants, sage leaves could prevent obesity and oxidative damage in the liver and uterus resulting from estrogen deficiency.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

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Journal of food biochemistry - 45(2021), 5 vom: 29. Mai, Seite e13542

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Koubaa-Ghorbel, Fatma [VerfasserIn]
Chaâbane, Mariem [VerfasserIn]
Jdidi, Hajer [VerfasserIn]
Turki, Mouna [VerfasserIn]
Makni-Ayadi, Fatma [VerfasserIn]
El Feki, Abdelfattah [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Estrogen deficiency
Estrogens
Journal Article
Lipid profile
Liver
Rats
Redox status
Sage
Uterus

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Date Completed 09.07.2021

Date Revised 09.07.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/jfbc.13542

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NLM316925683