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Hassan FA, Mohamed MS, Othman DO, El-Medany SA, Ismail R, Balalmuralikrishnan B, Alhotan RA, Attia YA, Bovera F, Mahrose K. Growth performance, plasma metabolites, meat quality, and meat and lipid health indices of New Zealand White rabbits as affected by dietary dried tomato pomace powder supplementation during the summer season. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2024. [PMID: 38528432 DOI: 10.1111/jpn.13953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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One hundred and twenty New Zealand White rabbits (NZW) (5-week-old; 735.27 ± 27.23 g) were kept in an open-sided house during the summer season. The experiment aims to evaluate the impacts of dried tomato pomace powder (DTPP) supplementation on rabbits' performance, blood metabolites, carcass traits, meat quality, and lipid and health indices of NZW rabbits during 5-13 weeks of age. The four treatments were a standard rabbit feed (control) and the control diet supplemented with 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5% DTPP, respectively. Rabbits fed a diet containing 1.5% DTPP showed the highest growth rate through weeks 9-13 of age despite having the lowest feed intake spanning 5-13 weeks. The best feed conversion ratio (FCR) was recorded in rabbits fed with 1.5% DTPP-supplemented diet for 5-13 weeks. Diets supplemented with 0.5 or 1.0% DTPP enhanced markedly dressing %, total edible flesh, saturated (SFAs), monounsaturated (MUFAs), and polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFAs) contents, as well as the ∑n - 6/∑n - 3 ratio and the total n - 6 of meat. Dietary supplementation with DTPP decreased kidney, abdominal, and back fat. Diets supplemented with DTTP decreased total cholesterol, triglycerides, and very low-density lipoprotein (vLDL) concentrations. The greatest levels of linoleic acid, arachidonic and water-holding capacity in meat were observed in rabbits fed 1.5% DTPP-supplemented diets. Diets containing 1 and 1.5% DTPP improved meats' atherogenic and thrombogenic indices, meat lipid quality desired fatty acids/undesired fatty acids ratio, and meat health index. Conclusively, DTPP up to 1.5% maintained the growth performance of rabbits, boosted meat quality through increasing vitamin E, reduced fat deposition, modified fatty acid composition, and improved atherogenic, thrombogenic, and hypocholesterolemic indices of rabbit meat.
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- Fawzia A Hassan
- By-Products Utilization Research Department, Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, El-Dokki, Giza, 12618, Egypt
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- Poultry Nutrition Research Department, Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, El-Dokki, Giza, 12618, Egypt
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- Central Laboratory for Agricultural Climate, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Regional Center for Food and Feed, Agricultural Center, Giza, 12618, Egypt
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- Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Animal and Poultry Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Napoli Federico II, via F. Delpino,1, Napoli, 80137, Italy
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- Animal and Poultry Production Department, Faculty of Technology and Development, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44511, Egypt
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Hassan FA, Shalaby AG, Elkassas NEM, El-Medany SA, Hamdi Rabie A, Mahrose K, Abd El-Aziz A, Bassiony S. Efficacy of ascorbic acid and different sources of orange peel on growth performance, gene expression, anti-oxidant status and microbial activity of growing rabbits under hot conditions. Anim Biotechnol 2023; 34:2480-2491. [PMID: 35875862 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2022.2101114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Orange peel and its extract are good sources of phenols and vitamin C that can be used as powerful antioxidants and antibacterial. The effects of dietary ascorbic acid (AA), orange peel powder (OPP) and orange peel extract (OPE) supplementations on growth performance, blood biochemicals, gene expression and antioxidant status of growing rabbits under hot conditions were investigated. A total of 80 weaned Giant Flander male rabbits, five weeks old (606.25 ± 10.08 g), were randomly assigned to four groups. The first group received untreated diet (control group). The other groups received diets supplemented with 0.5 g AA/kg diet, 2% OPP and 500 mg OPE/kg diet. The lowest feed conversion ratio (FCR) was recorded by rabbits consumed diet supplemented with AA. Supplementations of OPP and OPE reduced blood plasma total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein and very-low density lipoprotein concentrations. The tested diets reduced triglycerides, total lipids, hydrogen peroxide, malondialdehyde levels, Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli of the rabbits cecum. Supplementation of OPE improved activities of superoxide dismutase gene (6.1475) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (9.2108). Conclusively, dietary supplementation of OPE improved rabbit performance through improving antioxidant enzyme activities as well as upregulation of insulin-like growth gene. Additionally, OPP and OPE (2% and 500 mg/kg diet, respectively) had antibacterial effects for growing rabbits under hot conditions.
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- Fawzia A Hassan
- Agricultural Research Center, Animal Production Research Institute, Giza, Egypt
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- Agricultural Research Center, Animal Health Research Institute, Giza, Egypt
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- Regional Center for Food and Feed, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Agricultural Research Center, Animal Production Research Institute, Giza, Egypt
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- Animal and Poultry Production Department, Faculty of Technology and Development, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Animal Husbandry and Animal Wealth Development Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Egypt
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- Poultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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Hassan FA, Alhotan RA, Attia YA, Mahrose KM, Amin HF, Salim IH, Abdel-Mawla LF, Bovera F, Mansour AM, Michalak I. Rice gluten meal as a substitute for soybean meal in the diets for growing rabbits. Arch Anim Nutr 2023; 77:497-511. [PMID: 38189144 DOI: 10.1080/1745039x.2023.2284529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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The impacts of different dietary levels of rice gluten meal (RGM) on growth performance, digestibility, carcass characteristics, and blood traits of growing New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits were studied. One hundred and twenty, 6 weeks old weaned male rabbits (body weight; 682 [g] ± 23) were randomly allotted into four groups. The control diet contained 160 [g/kg] soybean meal (SBM), while the other three diets were obtained by replacing 40, 80, and 120 [g/kg] SBM with RGM (RGM40, RGM80, and RGM120, respectively). The results showed that RGM contained higher levels of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), ether extract (EE), ash, and gross energy than SBM. RGM contained a high level of arginine followed by leucine and valine as essential amino acids and high levels of glutamic, aspartic acid, and alanine as non-essential amino acids. The obtained results showed that the final body weight of rabbits fed diets containing 40, 80, and 120 [g/kg] RGM was higher than those fed the control diet. The daily weight gain of rabbits fed RGM diets increased (p < 0.05) by 10.50%, 6.50%, and 10.00%, respectively, compared to the control group. Rabbits fed RGM80 showed the highest (p < 0.05) digestibility of DM, organic matter (OM), EE, neutral detergent fibre (NDF), and acid detergent fibre (ADF) compared to the other tested levels. Rabbits fed RGM120 had the highest (p < 0.05) digestible energy (DE) and digestible crude protein (DCP) values. RGM inclusion levels of 40 and 80 [g/kg] increased (p < 0.05) plasma total protein and albumin compared to the control group. Rabbits fed a diet containing RGM40 had the highest (p < 0.05) globulin level. The highest (p < 0.05) plasma urea concentration level was measured in the rabbit group fed the RGM120 diet. Conclusively, RGM could be a valuable ingredient for growing rabbits, as at all the tested levels improved growth performance, digestibility, and nutritional values.
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- Fawzia A Hassan
- Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Animal and Poultry Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt
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- Animal and Poultry Production Department, Faculty of Technology and Development, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Poultry Production Department, Agriculture College, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Advanced Material Technologies, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
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Hassan FA, Elkassas NEM, El-Bltagy EA, Mohamed MS, Mobarez S, Salim IH, Abdel-Aal MM. Dietary zinc-chitosan nanoparticles addition influences on growth performance, apparent total tract digestibility, carcass indices, and immune function in weaned rabbits. Anim Biotechnol 2023; 34:4819-4827. [PMID: 37051844 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2023.2197467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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The aim of this study was to study the effect of zinc oxide-chitosan nanoparticles (Zn-CNPs) on growth performance, plasma constituents, carcass indices, and immune function in rabbit diets. Eighty weaned V-line males rabbits at 5 weeks of age were divided into four dietary groups of control diet; 50 Zn-CNPs; 75 Zn-CNPs;100 Zn-CNPs. Supplementation of Zn-CNPs did not affect final live body weight and average daily weight gain. 100 ppm Zn-CNPs recorded (p < 0.05) higher digestibility of DM, OM, CP, EE, and NFE. Dietary groups of 75 and 100 ppm were higher (p < 0.05) in DCP, TDN (%), and DE (kcal/kg). Zn-CNPs supplementation was higher (p < 0.05) in hot carcass and spleen weights %. The addition of Zn-CNPs in diets promoted dressing%. Significant increases (p < 0.05) in plasma total protein and albumin levels for 75 and 100 Zn-CNPs. Zn-CNPs decreased (p < 0.05) glucose, total cholesterol, LDL concentrations and increased (p < 0.05) plasma zinc levels, IgG, IgM. Plasma HDL level increased (p < 0.05) with 75 and 100 ppm Zn-CNPs. In conclusion, Zn-CNPs supplementations can use safely as a zinc source in rabbits diets without any detrimental effects on growth performance, plasma constituents, and carcass indices. Moreover, 50, 75, and 100 ppm Zn-CNPs enhanced the immune functions.
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- Fawzia A Hassan
- Department of By-products Utilization Research, Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Departement of Rabbit Breeding, Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of By-products Utilization Research, Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Poultry Nutrition Research, Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Poultry Nutrition Research, Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Poultry Nutrition Research, Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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Fathy M, Ramzy T, Elmonem MA, Amer M, Zeidan A, Hassan FA, Mehaney DA. Molecular screening of CFTR gene in Egyptian patients with congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens: a preliminary study. Andrologia 2016; 48:1307-1312. [PMID: 26989879 DOI: 10.1111/and.12563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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In the current study, we enrolled 14 Egyptian infertile males with isolated congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD). Screening for the most commonly reported 36 CFTR mutations, and the intron 8 (T)n splice variant was performed by multiplex PCR followed by reversed hybridisation. Samples with the 5T variant were picked for DNA sequencing of intron 8/exon 9 region to identify the number of adjacent TG repeats. The p.Phe508del and the p.Ser1251Asn mutations were detected in heterozygous state in three patients (10.7% of alleles) and in one patient (3.6% of alleles), respectively, while the 5T variant was detected in five patients (28.6% of alleles). Among those five patients, four had TG12 repeats and one had TG13 repeats confirming the pathogenic penetrance of all 5T alleles in Egyptian CBAVD patients. The allelic frequencies of the mutations p.Phe508del, p.Ser1251Asn and the 5T variant in 60 Egyptian cystic fibrosis patients were 24.2%, 3.3% and 2.5% respectively. The mutation p.Ser1251Asn was detected for the first time in isolated CBAVD patient in our study. Due to the high prevalence of p.Phe508del mutation and 5T variant in Egyptian CBAVD patients, we recommend their screening initially, ideally followed by full CFTR gene sequencing in unidentified patients.
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- M Fathy
- Clinical and Chemical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Clinical and Chemical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Clinical and Chemical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Andrology and Sexology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Andrology and Sexology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Clinical and Chemical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Clinical and Chemical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Hassan FA, Mahrose KM, Basyony MM. Effects of grape seed extract as a natural antioxidant on growth performance, carcass characteristics and antioxidant status of rabbits during heat stress. Arch Anim Nutr 2016; 70:141-54. [DOI: 10.1080/1745039x.2016.1139609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Al-Sheraji SH, Amin I, Azlan A, Manap MY, Hassan FA. Effects of Bifidobacterium longum BB536 on lipid profile and histopathological changes in hypercholesterolaemic rats. Benef Microbes 2015; 6:661-8. [PMID: 26065647 DOI: 10.3920/bm2014.0032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The present study investigated the effects of Bifidobacterium longum BB536 on lipid profile, liver and kidney function, and body fat in hypercholesterolaemic rats. 40 Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into five groups. The negative control group received a standard diet. The positive control group received a cholesterol-enriched diet, whereas the intervention groups received a cholesterol-enriched diet supplemented with B. longum BB536 alone or in combination with inulin or Mangifera pajang fibrous polysaccharides. After 8 weeks, plasma lipids, and liver and kidney function were tested. Intake of the cholesterol-enriched diet increased total cholesterol, alanine aminotransferase, gamma-glutamyl transferase, creatinine, urea, liver weight, adipose tissue weight, liver lipid deposition and adipocyte size. B. longum BB536 supplementation significantly reduced total cholesterol, liver lipid deposition and adipocyte size, and positively affected liver and kidney function. These effects were significantly increased in the presence of inulin and M. pajang fibrous polysaccharides.
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- S H Al-Sheraji
- 1 Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.,2 Department of Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ibb University, Ibb, Yemen
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- 1 Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.,3 Laboratory of Halal Science Research, Halal Products Research Institutes, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- 1 Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.,3 Laboratory of Halal Science Research, Halal Products Research Institutes, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- 4 Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- 1 Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.,2 Department of Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ibb University, Ibb, Yemen
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Analysis of Nile flood stages from A.D. 640 to 1921 reveals major episodes of low Nile discharge during the years 930 to 1070 and 1180 to 1350 and major episodes of high Nile floods during 1070 to 1180 and 1350 to 1470. Examination of Nile flood maxima and minima and comparison with water levels in Lake Chad reveal a correlation between high Nile discharge and greater rainfall in equatorial East Africa. There is also apparently a correlation between low Nile discharge and cold climate in Europe.
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Varghese R, Al-Khaldi J, Asker H, Fadili AA, Al Ali J, Hassan FA. Treatment of chronic hepatitis C genotype 4 with peginterferon alpha-2a plus ribavirin. Hepatogastroenterology 2009; 56:218-222. [PMID: 19453061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Peginterferon plus ribavirin is the treatment of choice for chronic hepatitis C (HCV). HCV genotype 4 is considered difficult to treat and data regarding the efficacy of antiviral therapy for this genotype are scanty. The aim of the study was to asses the efficacy and tolerability of fixed dose peginterferon alpha 2a plus ribavirin for the treatment of HCV genotype 4. METHODOLOGY A prospective open label study was done on 30 middle eastern treatment naive chronic hepatitis C patients. They were treated with 180 mcg of peginterferon alpha 2a subcutaneous weekly plus oral ribavirin of 1200 mg daily if body weight > 75 kg. The treatment was continued for 48 weeks and patients were followed up for 24 weeks post-treatment. The early and sustained virological responses were were defined as the absence of HCV RNA from serum at 12 weeks and 72 weeks respectively. The data was analyzed on an intention to treat basis. RESULTS The early and sustained virological responses were 83.3% and 63.3% respectively. The EVR in patients with minimal or absent fibrosis (96.6%). The SVR in patients with BMI =/> 25 (81.8%) were not significantly different from those of patients with BMI < 25 (87.5%) even with the fixed dose peginterferon. CONCLUSION Peginterferon alpha 2a in combination with ribavirin is effective in the treatment of HCV genotype 4 and treatment response is intermediate between that of genotype 1 and genotype 2 or 3.
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- R Varghese
- Department of Gastroenterology, Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait.
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Azab ME, Safar EH, el-Shennawt SF, Hassan FA. Serological evidence of infection with Plasmodium and Toxoplasma in blood donors to Ain-Shams University Hospital. J Egypt Soc Parasitol 1986; 16:163-70. [PMID: 3522762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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