Bibliographic citations
Inga, J., (2023). Expresión de marcadores inflamatorios en ratas Holtzman obesas suplementadas con harina de cushuro (Nostoc sphaericum) [Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/6059
Inga, J., Expresión de marcadores inflamatorios en ratas Holtzman obesas suplementadas con harina de cushuro (Nostoc sphaericum) []. PE: Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina; 2023. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/6059
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title = "Expresión de marcadores inflamatorios en ratas Holtzman obesas suplementadas con harina de cushuro (Nostoc sphaericum)",
author = "Inga López, Jesarella Emma",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina",
year = "2023"
}
Diseases associated with chronic inflammation are one of the most important causes of death worldwide. The World Health Organization states that three out of five people die from diseases associated with chronic inflammation, including obesity. In obesity, the immune system overproduces proinflammatory compounds such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) which contribute to the perpetuation of inflammation. Compounds with anti-inflammatory activity have been found in the lipid extract of a cyanobacterium consumed in various parts of the world, Nostoc commune. In Peru, this activity has been attributed for years to another species of the same genus, Nostoc sphaericum (Cushuro); however, there is no scientific evidence to corroborate such activity. Therefore, the present investigation aimed to evaluate N. sphaericum flour as a food supplement for the reduction of inflammation, evidenced through the quantification of the inflammatory markers FNT-α and IL-6, in obese rats. This was carried out in three stages: in the first stage, the rats were induced to become obese with a high-fat diet; in the second stage, the obese rats received in their diet a supplementation with Cushuro flour at 1.25, 2.5 and 5 percent; at the end of the supplementation period, serum was obtained from the rats to quantify the expression of the inflammatory markers means of the Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay. The results showed that the concentrations of the two inflammatory markers in the serum of the obese rats that received the supplementation were significantly reduced with respect to the control. TNFα concentration was reduced by 44, 51, and 42 percent with 1.25, 2.5 and 5 percent supplementation, respectively, and IL-6 concentration was reduced by 5
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