Physiological and histological studies on the effect of Myrtus communis extract on rat's thyroid gland

Authors

  • Noura I. Al-Zail Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Omar Al-Mukhtar University, Libya.
  • Abdusalam M. Aboalhaj Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Omar Al-Mukhtar University, Libya.
  • El-Gharbawy Saad M. S. Cytology and Histology Department / Faculty of veterinary medicine / Cairo University.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54172/mjsc.v21i1.770

Abstract

The aim of this study was to test the effect of the ethanolic extract of Myrtus communis leaves on the thyroid gland tissue in white rats. The animals were given a dose of 2 g/kg orally. 43 rats were divided into 3 groups. The first group was given the dose daily for 7 days. The second group was treated for 14 days . The third group was given the dose for different hours, and after the end of each treatment period, blood samples were taken and the levels of thyroid hormones (T3, T4) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) were determined . Each group included some animals as a control.

Some of the animals treated with the extract showed bleeding through mouth and nose , were lethargic , tired and lost apetite . Furthermore , the weight of these animals was significantly lower than those in the controls . The animals treated with the extract had a significant increase in the levels of TSH , T3 and T4 .

Thyroid gland of treated rats showed an increase in the size of thyroid follicles especially those found at the periphary of the gland . These follicles became irregular and distended by an accumulation of heterogenous colloid with an increase in the amount of vacuoles at the periphary of this colloid . Moreover , some inflamatory cells appeared inside the colloid of some follicles.   However , follicular cells appeared compressed with flattened nuclei . Some follicles with ill-distinct boundaries were also appeared.

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2008-12-31

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Al-Zail, N. I., Aboalhaj, A. M., & Saad M. S. , E.-G. (2008). Physiological and histological studies on the effect of Myrtus communis extract on rat’s thyroid gland. Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences, 21(1), 80–97. https://doi.org/10.54172/mjsc.v21i1.770

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