M chromosomes of some species of meriones mammalia. Meriones is a rodent genus that includes the gerbil most commonly kept as a pet, meriones unguiculatus. A single dose of coriander extract inhibited hyperglycemia in ohh rats and normoglycemia was achieved after 6hours of treatment. The study aim was to investigate potential hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic activity of csextract after a single oral dose and after daily dosing for 30 days subchronic study in normal and obesehyperglycemichyperlipidemic ohh meriones shawi rats. Ultrasound and the mongolian gerbil, meriones unguiculatus. Its natural habitats are arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens. Cilantro or coriander leaves are a rich source of vitamin a and k, several antioxidants, and plant sterols. Cystic echinococcosis in slaughtered domestic ruminants from tunisia volume 87 issue 3 s.
The extract was not effective on amount of lipids, triglycerides or insulin, but insulin resistance decreased significantly. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Shaws jird meriones shawi is a species of rodent in the family muridae. Theinvivoantidiabeticactivityofnigellasativaismediated. Shaws jird is able to survive long periods of dehydration in semidesert regions where it lives, in part because of its well developed kidneys. We collected meriones from eight localities in tunisia, and obtained mitochondrial cytochrome b and nuclear irbp gene sequence data for 37 and specimens, respectively, belonging to two species. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
May 15, 2015 an entomological survey conducted in errachidia province in july 2009 by the national institute of hygiene inh morocco had demonstrated the presence of the species ph. The genus contains most animals referred to as jirds, but members of the genera sekeetamys, brachiones, and sometimes pachyuromys are also known as jirds. Evidencebased complementary and alternative medicine hindawi. The vasopressin system was studied immunocyto chemically at the 18th fetal day, at the 2nd, th, 27th postnatal days and in adulthood. No choice and choice tests were used to assess toxicity and effect on palatability of the rodenticides to meriones shawi shaws gerbil, arvicanthis niloticus nile rat, acomys cahirinus egyptian spiny mouse. Once known simply as desert rats, the gerbil subfamily includes about 110 species of african, indian, and asian rodents, including sand rats and jirds, all of which are adapted to arid habitats. The incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis cl caused by leishmania major has increased in morocco over the last decade, prompting the ministry of health to take intersectoral response measures including vector and reservoir control.
The response of meriones shawi to seven rodenticides was investigated in laboratory feeding tests. Our previous study has shown glucose lowering effect produced by 3 months supplementation of nigella sativa ns in combination with oral hypoglycemic drugs among type 2 diabetics. Meriones shawi oct fluorescein angiography abstract diabetic retinopathy is a major cause of reduced visual acuity and acquired blindness. Genotype profile of leishmania major strains isolated from. Meriones shawi museo civico di storia naturale giacomo doria genoa, italy dsc02817. Pdf gastrointestinal helminth parasites of the common north. The subspecies perpallidus originates from the salt marshes of egypt, with other subspecies preferring drier or rockier habitats. By comparison, metformin reduced blood glucose from 9. Antioxidant, antibacterial and therapeutic properties of some.
Various species of jirds are used in medical research and they are growing in. Meriones tristrami, known as tristrams jird, is a species of gerbil that lives in the middle east. This study explored the long term glucose lowering effect over one. Pdf on jan 1, 2000, a settaf and others published hypertension and insulin resistance in meriones shawi. Leishmania major infection among psammomys obesus and. Pdf hypolipidemic and hypocholesterolemic effect of. Antidiabetic activity of coriander coriandrum sativum l.
Most are primarily diurnal though some, including the common household pet, do exhibit crepuscular behavior, and almost all are. In a further survey of 44 neoplasms, only two lymphomas were observed, in a shaws jird meriones shawi and a fattailed gerbil pachyuromys duprasi respectively. Pdf hypertension and insulin resistance in meriones. The vasopressin system was studied immunocyto chemically at the 18th fetal day, at the 2nd, th, 27th postnatal days and in. Development of the hypothalamic vasopressin system and. Pdf hypolipidemic and hypocholesterolemic effect of argan. This study has evaluated the development of the hypothalamic vasopressin system and nephrons of the kidney in desert rodents, meriones shawi, which effectively retain water by excretion of highly concentrated urine. The distribution of meriones ranges from northern africa to mongolia.
Abstractzoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis zcl caused by leishmania l. An meriones shawi in uska species han rodentia nga syahan ginhulagway ni georges louis duvernoy hadton 1842. Characterization of stages in development of diabetes syndrome find, read and cite all. This necessitates the development of a better drug. Pellet contents of barn owls tyto alba in kos and southwestern anatolia pdf. Once known as desert rats, the gerbil subfamily includes about 110 species of african, indian, and asian rodents, including sand rats and jirds, all of which are adapted to arid habitats. Meriones shawi and meriones libycus rodentia, gerbillinae, african zoology, 52. The aim of this article was to describe the cl outbreak response measures taken in the province of errachidia, where. Ecophysiological responses of the seminal vesicle of libyan. Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of coriandrum sativum. Adult male rats, 1214 weeks old, weighing 120150 g were selected for the experiments and housed in metal cages. Pdf this study presents the first data on helminth fauna of shaws jird population from tunisia. Leishmania major, meriones shawi, psammomys obesus, reservoir host, tunisia, zoonotic cutaneous. Read communication acoustique entre individus adultes des genres meriones, pachyuromys gerbillidae, rodentia.
Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of coriandrum sativum l. Antimicrobial activities of emblica officinalis and coriandrum sativum against gram positive bacteria and candida albicans pak. Apr 01, 2017 three meriones species inhabit tunisia, namely m. Vl can be diagnosed and treated in district hospitals, and cl can be diagnosed and treated at primary health care level. Diabetes mellitus dm is one of the metabolic disorder marked by hyperglycemia caused by carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism abnormality.
Jul 10, 2018 cilantro or coriander leaves are a rich source of vitamin a and k, several antioxidants, and plant sterols. Cystic echinococcosis in slaughtered domestic ruminants. Pdf leishmania major infection among psammomys obesus. The pattern of reproduction in the libyan jird meriones. It can lower free radical damage, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels. A survey study on the helminth parasites of two wild jirds, meriones shawi and m. Adult male meriones shawi rats 1214 weeks old were fed with a high calorie and cholesterol hcc diet by enriching the chow with 1% cholesterol and 3% lard composition of diet. Background and objective oxidative stress plays an important role in pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus and its complications. A study was undertaken between november 2008 and march 2010, in the focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis of central tunisia, to evaluate the role of psammomys obesus n472 and meriones shawi n167 as reservoir hosts for leishmania major infection. Medical care is provided for free in morocco, which includes care for leishmaniasis, although informal payments are charged by health workers. In tunisia, it was reported that meriones shawi, a desert rodent, was contaminated by heavy metals around several industrial sites. Since, the csextract decreased several components of the metabolic syndrome and decreased atherosclerotic and increased cardioprotective indices, csextract may have cardiovascular. Adult male meriones shawi rats 1214 weeks old were fed with a high calorie and cholesterol hcc diet by enriching the chow with 1% cholesterol and 3% lard composition.
Hypolipidemic and hypocholesterolemic effect of argan oil argania spinosa l. The species proved to be much less susceptible to anticoagulants than most other species of rodent pests. In another study, the same investigators reported that treatment with ns ethanol extract, in diabetic meriones shawi rats, caused a progressive normalization of glycaemia, albeit slower than that of metformin controls and exerted an insulinsensitizing action, compared to diabetic controls. If you are generating a pdf of a journal article or book chapter, please feel free to. Nse improves blood glucose of diabetic meriones shawi. Pdf genetic diversity within two tunisian wild jirds. A comparative study of water controlling behavior was done between rat laboratory and meriones shawi demonstrated that the level of avp is 4fold greater than in dehydrated rats 11. Effect of cadmium on water metabolism regulation by meriones. All of these mediastinal lymphomas were described as hodgkinlike with reedsternberglike cells and mixed. Nigella sativa, plantbased insulin substitute ironmag.
The reproductive pattern of the libyan jird meriones libycus lichtenstein, 1823 from central saudi arabia was investigated in the absence of rainfall. Media in category meriones shawi the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. In late 2017, the zagora province, an endemic focus for zcl in southern morocco. Evidencebased complementary and alternative medicine. Laboratory tests of seven rodenticides for the control of. The postnatal distribution patterns of serotonincontaining fibers, the onset of gammaaminobutyric acid uptake, and glial markers have been studied in the subcommissural organ of the semidesertic. Springer nature is making sarscov2 and covid19 research free. Leishmania major is an endemic vectorborne disease in morocco that causes zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis zcl, especially in arid presaharan regions where its unique vector and reservoir are phlebotomus papatasi and meriones shawi, respectively, and may cause epidemics. Many studies have emphasized species differences in the serotoninergic innervation and phenotypic characteristics of the subcommissural organ in mammals. In the present study, the effects of cadmium cd on water metabolism regulation was studied in adult male meriones shawi that received contaminated diet with cadmium chloride cdcl 2 for 8 days at 1 g cd1 l h 2 o1. Ecophysiological responses of the seminal vesicle of.
B cell lymphoma causing splenomegaly in a sundevalls jird. Effect of cadmium contaminated diet in controlling water. There is a significant increase in diabetes case every year in indonesia and the longterm use of antidiabetic drugs can cause various side effects. Characterization of stages in development of diabetes syndrome. Pdf hypertension and insulin resistance in meriones shawi. Effect of cadmium on water metabolism regulation by. Palsen ar pa ovansidan ockra eller brun med rosa skugga och pa sidorna lite ljusare. Each animal received 16 g of chow daily during 7 weeks and had free. Each animal received 16g of chow daily during 7 weeks and had free. Ginklasipika han iucn an species komo diri gud kababarakan. Communication acoustique entre individus adultes des. Cystic echinococcosis in slaughtered domestic ruminants from. It is found in algeria, egypt, libya, morocco, and tunisia.
A study was undertaken between november 2008 and march 2010, in the focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis of central tunisia, to evaluate the role of psammomys obesus n472 and meriones shawi n167. A gerbil is a small mammal of the subfamily gerbillinae in the order rodentia. Sundevalls jirds meriones crassus belong to the murid subfamily gerbillinae, most members of which are diurnal, saltatorial, old world desert rodents. The biodiversity heritage library works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community.
He helps largescale enterprise customers to select the right technology solutions for their business needs and provides technical consultancy for various types of network designs and architectures. Meriones crassus boufermes, 1997, libyan jird meriones libycus belhocine, 1998. Antioxidant, antibacterial and therapeutic properties of. Gerbillidae family of both sexes were trapped in the semiarid region of boulmane middle atlas of morocco, and bred in our animal facility. The aim of this work was to analyze functional and vascular changes in diabetic meriones shawi m. Hypolipidemic and hypocholesterolemic effect of argan oil. Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of coriandrum.
Many of the investigations have demonstrated the emission of ultrasound in motheroffspring relationships noirot, 1966, 1968 and in adult social behaviour sales, 1972a, b. Effect of cadmium contaminated diet in controlling water behavior by meriones shawi 149 described by holleman and dieterich 30. Its natural habitats are arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens they typically live 12 years. Pdf three meriones species inhabit tunisia, namely m. This page was last edited on 14 september 2017, at 21. Meriones shawi were divided randomly into four groups. In this study, body mass, morphometry of the reproductive tract, the histology of the reproductive organs, and the hormone concentrations of males and females were studied over 12 consecutive months in a wild population of the libyan jird from. The in vivo antidiabetic activity of nigella sativa is. In this study, body mass, morphometry of the reproductive tract, the histology of the reproductive organs, and the hormone concentrations of males and females were studied over 12 consecutive months in a wild population of the. Daily nse treatment for four weeks resulted in a gradual decrease in glycemia that reached values similar to normal nondiabetic controls animals by the end of the treatment period reduction from 8. Most are primarily active during the day, making them diurnal but some species, including the common household pet. Control of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by leishmania major. It can also fight against several pathogenic microbes, including those that cause food poisoning and urinary tract infections.
Subchronic administration of csextract in ohh meriones shawi rats normalized glycemia and decreased the elevated levels of insulin, ir, tc, ldlcholesterol and tg. Control of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by leishmania major in. Ultrasound and the mongolian gerbil, meriones unguiculatus introduction a considerable amount of work has been done on the production and functions of ultrasound by rodents. Checklist of helminths parasites of meriones shawi duvernoy. An meriones shawi in nahilalakip ha genus nga meriones, ngan familia nga muridae. Cd effects in the brain were also determined by immunohistochemistry in the supraoptic son and paraventricular pvn nuclei at the. Nigella sativa improves glycemic control and ameliorates.
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