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Effect of Spirulina platensis Versus Simvastatin on the Skeletal Muscles of Experimentally Induced Dyslipidemia: A Multitarget Approach to Muscle Ultrastructural and Cytomolecular Modulation [PDF]

Medical Sciences
Background/Objectives: Dyslipidemia is a prevalent metabolic disorder closely linked to cardiovascular complications and muscular pathologies, often managed using statins such as simvastatin.
Mai E. Abdelhady, Khaled H. Elmosalamy, Asmaa A. A. Kattaia, Mai A. Samak   +3 more
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Evaluation Of Sensory And Bacteriological Quality Of Meatball Supplemented By Spirulina Platensis

Journal of Applied Veterinary Sciences, 2020
Spirulina "Superfood" is the common name of blue-green microalgae, which have a spiral cellular structure belonging to two genera Spirulina and Arthrospira which consist of (55-70% dry weight) protein, (5-6%) lipid, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and ...
Kareman S. Awadalla, Ali M. Ahmed, Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim, Nagwa T. Elshraway, Mariam A. Abdel-Wahab   +4 more
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Evaluation of the Effects of Spirulina platensis Extract on Productive Performance, Egg Quality and Serum Composition in Laying Japanese Quails Under Dexamethasone-induced Stress [PDF]

Poultry Science Journal
In a 3×2 factorial arrangement, the effects of dietary Spirulina platensis extract (0, 0.4 and 0.6 g/kg of diet) and dexamethasone (0 and 1 g/kg of diet) and their interactions were investigated on production performance, egg quality and hematological ...
Simin Bahrami, Bahman Parizadian Kavan, Heshmatollah Khosravinia, Babak Masouri, Mohsen Mohamadi Saei   +4 more
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Influences of seed priming with Spirulina platensis extract on seed quality properties in black gram (Vigna mungo L.)

Vietnam Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering, 2021
Black gram (Vigna mungo L.) is a high nutrient pulse crop. Its seed quickly and easily deteriorates after harvest, resulting in poor planting material production that must be improved accordingly by seed enhancement methods.
Nguyen Quang Thinh
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Effect of microalga Spirulina platensis (Arthrospira platensis) on hippocampus lipoperoxidation and lipid profile in rats with induced hypercholesterolemia

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2009
Studies have been conducted on microalga Spirulina platensis (Arthrospira platensis) due to its therapeutic potential in several areas, including the capacity for preventing and decreasing the damages caused by hyperlipidemia and the antioxidant activity.
Telma Elita Bertolin, Dayane Pilatti, Ana Cristina Vendrametto Varrone Giacomini, Caren Serra Bavaresco, Luciane Maria Colla, Jorge Alberto Vieira Costa   +5 more
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Reno-pancreas protective effects of Spirulina platensis in alloxan induced diabetic rats

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020
A large variety of herbal elements are employed in the treatment of diabetes for their better efficacy and safety compare to synthetic drugs. In this experiment Spirulina platensis was used to evaluate the antidiabetic, kidney & pancreas injury ...
Md. Ismail Hossain, Sakila Akter, Nahida Sultana Nipa, Ummal Wara Khan Chowdhury, Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan, Taskina Ali, Kazi Rafiq Contributed equally to this work   +6 more
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Metal tolerance of Spirulina platensis

Mediterranean Agricultural Sciences, 2022
Microorganism-based bioremediation is a well-sought after method for industrial wastewater treatment and forms the primary stage. The current research suggests using Spirulina platensis as an organism of choice for bioremediation. This study provides an insight into the potential use of primary-treated wastewater as the growth media for Spirulina ...
Amruta PADGAONKAR, Additiya PARAMANYA, Payal POOJARİ, Ahmad ALİ   +3 more
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Ammonium and urea removal by Spirulina platensis

Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, 2005
Different concentrations either of ammonium chloride or urea were used in batch and fed-batch cultivations of Spirulina platensis to evaluate the possibility of substituting nitrate by cheaper reduced nitrogen sources in wastewaters biotreatment. The maximum nitrogen concentration able to sustain the batch growth of this microalga without inhibition ...
CONVERTI, ATTILIO, SCAPAZZONI S., LODI, ALESSANDRA, CARVALHO J. C. M.   +3 more
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Nitrate and phosphate removal by Spirulina platensis

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2003
The cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis was used to verify the possibility of employing microalgal biomass to reduce the contents of nitrate and phosphate in wastewaters. Batch tests were carried out in 0.5 dm3 Erlenmeyer flasks under conditions of light limitation (40 micromol quanta m(-2) s(-1)) at a starting biomass level of 0.50 g/dm3 and varying ...
LODI, ALESSANDRA, BINAGHI, LAURA MARIA, SOLISIO, CARLO, CONVERTI, ATTILIO, DEL BORGHI, MARCO   +4 more
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Spirulina platensis Ameliorates Oxidative Stress Associated with Antiretroviral Drugs in HepG2 Cells

Plants, 2022
Lately, Spirulina platensis (SP), as an antioxidant, has exhibited high potency in the treatment of oxidative stress, diabetes, immune disorder, inflammatory stress, and bacterial and viral-related diseases.
Thabani Sibiya, Terisha Ghazi, Jivanka Mohan, Savania Nagiah, Anil A. Chuturgoon   +4 more
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