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Antioxidant and antithrombotic effects of green mussels ( Perna canaliculus ) in rats
Author(s) -
Aldairi Abdullah F.,
Alyamani Reema A.,
AlHazmi Ayman,
Halawani Ibrahim F.,
Alsubaihi Asma A.,
Idris Shaker,
Fallatah Nada A.,
Gassas Abdulaziz,
Almalki Abdulraheem A.,
Qasem Ahmed,
Ghaith Mazen M.,
Almasmoum Hussain,
Alghamdi Ahmad A.,
Allahyani Mamdouh,
Almaimani Riyad A.,
Banni Hussain,
Alkhanabashi Mashael
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of food biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.507
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1745-4514
pISSN - 0145-8884
DOI - 10.1111/jfbc.13865
Subject(s) - mussel , antioxidant , glutathione peroxidase , glutathione , food science , basal (medicine) , biology , chemistry , zoology , biochemistry , endocrinology , fishery , superoxide dismutase , enzyme , insulin
In the past decade, the use of marine mussels as seafood is being more popular. They considered being a rich source of various nutritional bioactive compounds that aroused the scientific community's interest. This study investigated the antioxidant and the antithrombotic consequences on Sprague‐Dawley male rats after adding dried New Zealand mussel Perna canaliculus in their diet. The biochemical, hematological and histopathological changes were also observed. Forty rats were divided into four groups according to the amount of dried mussels in their diet, in addition to a control group that consumed a basal diet only. Group 1 consumed 25% dried mussels in its basal diet; Group 2 consumed 35% dried mussels in its basal diet, and Group 3 was consumed 45% dried mussels in its basal diet. The biochemical parameters showed improvements in liver function. Interestingly, the lipid profile decreased, especially the low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‐C) levels which were reduced significantly in Group 3 ( p < .01). These observations were accompanied by a decrease in iron levels significantly as the amount of dried mussels increased ( p < .01). Furthermore, the noticed changes in the hematological profile prove that there is an increase in antithrombotic activity. Dried mussels had potent antioxidant effects in the liver as shown by increased lipid peroxide ( p < .05), reduced glutathione ( p < .05), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH‐Px; p < .05). Additionally, antioxidant activity in the kidney was shown to increase through GSH‐Px activity ( p < .01). In conclusion, these results indicate that consuming dried mussels resulted in improved biochemical and antioxidants activities and could be used as an antithrombotic agent.