Immunomodulatory and Antioxidant Protective Effect of Zingiber officinale, in Lead Intoxicated Rat View PDF

^*Mohamed E El-Boshy
Department Of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty Of Applied Medical Science, Umm Al Qura University, Saudi Arabia

^*Corresponding Author:

Mohamed E El-Boshy
Department Of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty Of Applied Medical Science, Umm Al Qura University, Saudi Arabia
Email:dr_elboshy@yahoo.com

Published on: 2014-12-01

Abstract

Zingiber officinale (ZO) is commonly used as one of natural food additives. This study was designed to evaluate immunomodulatory and antioxidant effect of Zingiber officinale extract (ZO) against lead toxicity in rats.

Keywords

Zingiber officinale (ZO); Immunomodulatory; Antioxidants; Lead acetate; Rats

Introduction

Lead is considered as one of the most important non-essential heavy metal contaminants in the environment. Lead is a highly toxic substance, exposure to which can produce a wide range of adverse health effects. Although different ages can suffer from the effects of lead, young ages are, in general, most susceptible to lead poisoning because their brains and central nervous systems are still developing.