<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE article  PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD Journal Publishing DTD v3.0 20080202//EN" "http://dtd.nlm.nih.gov/publishing/3.0/journalpublishing3.dtd"><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="3.0" xml:lang="en" article-type="research article"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">FNS</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>Food and Nutrition Sciences</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="epub">2157-944X</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Scientific Research Publishing</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.4236/fns.2014.522225</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">FNS-52009</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Articles</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="Discipline-v2"><subject>Medicine&amp;Healthcare</subject><subject> Biomedical&amp;Life Sciences</subject><subject> Chemistry&amp;Materials Science</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>
 
 
  Evaluation of Gojiextract and Charcoal as Antioxidant on T-2 Toxin Administration Onliver Male Mice
 
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>bdulbasit</surname><given-names>I. I. Al-Sien</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1"><sup>*</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Madeha</surname><given-names>N. Al-Seni</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id="aff1"><addr-line>Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA</addr-line></aff><author-notes><corresp id="cor1">* E-mail:<email>elsawinagwa@yahoo.com(BIIA)</email>;</corresp></author-notes><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>01</day><month>12</month><year>2014</year></pub-date><volume>05</volume><issue>22</issue><fpage>2124</fpage><lpage>2129</lpage><history><date date-type="received"><day>27</day>	<month>September</month>	<year>2014</year></date><date date-type="rev-recd"><day>22</day>	<month>October</month>	<year>2014</year>	</date><date date-type="accepted"><day>12</day>	<month>November</month>	<year>2014</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement>&#169; Copyright  2014 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. </copyright-statement><copyright-year>2014</copyright-year><license><license-p>This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>
 
 
  With a view to study the effects of exposure to T-2 toxin and their amelioration by Goji extract or charcoal, male mice were treated with a sublethal dose of T-2 toxin (200 μg/kg B.W) intraperitoneally. T-2 Toxin showed an increase (P ≤ 0.05) in blood of ALT, ALP, Total Lipids, TAS, and TNF. These were decreased by Goji extracts or charcoal, and were improved partially by the two treatments. It is concluded that the treatment of rats with Goji extract or charcoal ameliorated the adverse effects of toxins but the results suggest that Goji extracts may be used as antioxidant and antidote rather than charcoal for T-2 Toxin in mice.
 
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>T-2 Toxin</kwd><kwd> Goji Extract</kwd><kwd> Activated Charcoal</kwd><kwd> Liver</kwd><kwd> Serum</kwd><kwd> Mice</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body><sec id="s1"><title>1. Introduction</title><p>T-2 Toxin mycotoxin [3 α?hydroxy, 4 β, 15-diacetoxy?8 α (3ethylbutryloxy) 12, 13-epoxytrichothece?gene] (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>) is a toxic metabolic produced by certain Fusarium species. This toxin is one of the most important trichothecene mycotoxins occurring naturally in Agricultural products [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref1">1</xref>] and is involved or conjecturally Associated with serious field cases of human toxicoses [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref2">2</xref>] . In Egypt, T-2 Toxin has been detected in seeds and grains [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref3">3</xref>] . Activated charcoal was used to prevent toxicosis and death in rats given T-2 Toxin [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref4">4</xref>] . Also, [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref5">5</xref>] used Goji extracts as antioxidants on the adverse effects of roridin E as mycotoxin.</p><p>In addition [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref6">6</xref>] used Activated charcoal as antioxidants and antidote for trichoverrins [A &amp; B] [1:1] in rats. The primary aim of this investigation was to describe biochemical changes of the liver as a result of administrating mixture Albino male mice from T-2 toxin and to evaluate the possible protective effect of Goji (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>)</p><fig id="fig1"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref></label><caption><title> Chemical structure of T-2 toxin</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/3-2701332x5.png"/></fig><fig id="fig2"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref></label><caption><title> Gogi Berry fruits</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/3-2701332x6.png"/></fig><p>extracts and charcoal as also antioxidants on T-2 toxin induced hepatotoxicity in male adult mice.</p></sec><sec id="s2"><title>2. Materials and Methods</title><p>T-2 Toxin obtained from sigma chemical Co.ST. Louis, USA. Activated charcoal was obtained from BDH [England] Goji dried fruits were collected from china market. Other kits were from Biovision, USA.</p><p>The study was performed on inbreeding 6 weeks white male mice MF1 (40 animals] each weights 29 - 32 g. Animals were divided into4 groups (10 mice each) and were subjected to the following schedule of treatments.</p><p>Control: which was gavage fed with propylene glycol and left for 2 weak before dissection.</p><p>T1: was gavage fed with a single dose of 200 &#181;g/kg B.W of T-2 toxin, dissolved in propylene glycol and kept on normal feed for 2 weeks.</p><p>T2: was gavage fed with a single dose of 200 &#181;g/kg B.W (T2 Toxin) and was followed immediately by charcoal at 1g/kg B. W but left for 2 weeks.</p><p>T3: was gavage fed with a single dose of 200 &#181;g/kg of T-2 toxin and was followed crude water extract of Goji (2 mg/ kg) using Gastric tube in all groups for 2 weeks.</p><p>After 2 weeks of injection, all rats were anesthetized using ether, blood samples were collected from the heart and serum was separated by centrifugation at 5000 rpm for 10 minutes and stored at −20˚C until analysis. Enzymatic activity of ALT was assessed as described by [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref7">7</xref>] , level of alkaline phosphate (ALP) was measured according to [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref8">8</xref>] . Also, total serum lipids was estimated by The method of Frings et al. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref9">9</xref>] . In addition, total antioxidants (TAS) concentration was measured according to [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref10">10</xref>] , while ferritin was measured according to [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref11">11</xref>] . In addition, TNF was determined according to the method of Beutler and Ceramic [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref12">12</xref>] .</p></sec><sec id="s3"><title>3. Results and Discussion</title><p>The present study determine the effect of T-2 toxin in male mice and has focused on its effect on liver function and evaluate the possible role of charcoal and Goji extract in reversing T-2 toxin toxicity. The data in <xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref> indicate that the treatment of male mice with T2 toxin in treated one (T1) produced an increase (p &gt; 0.05) in ALT, ALP, total lipids, TAS and Ferritten (<xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref>) where as in TNF was highly significance than control groups. These results may be attributed to the varying toxic effect of T2 toxin. The above data (<xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref>, Figures 3-8) are in agreement with the results obtained by Ueno [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref1">1</xref>] , who reported that the trichothecenes have highly toxic effects due to a 9, 10 double bond and a 12, 13 epoxide group [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref13">13</xref>] , responsible for its toxicological activity [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref14">14</xref>] .</p><p>It also prevents polypeptide chain initiation or elongation by interaction with eukaryotic 60 S subunit [large nucleoprotein subunit of ribosome] and interaction with the enzyme peptidyl transferase. This interaction leads to varying degrees of inhibition of peptide bond formation [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref13">13</xref>] .</p><p>Lyciumbarbarum, as well known traditional Chinese medicinal herb, possesses diverse biological activities and pharmacological functions including reducing blood glucose, anti-aging, immune modulating, anticancer, antifatigue, and serum lipids [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref15">15</xref>] and [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref16">16</xref>] . Lyciumbarbarum extrat as effective free radical scavengers, was demonstrated and have antioxidant activity [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref17">17</xref>] . On the other hand, mice withT-2 toxin plus Goji [T3] were significantly decreased in all parameters as compared to the treated 1with toxin due to the ability of goji for absorption or elimination of the mycotoxin or inhibiting its transformation resulting in the increase of its toxicity [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref18">18</xref>] . Lyciumbarbarum (Goji) contain pharmacologically Active constituents that offer a vaiety of indications that affect different organs of the body [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref19">19</xref>] . Also, the interaction may occur between joji and mycotoxin where joji act as antioxidants [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref5">5</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref20">20</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref21">21</xref>] . Otherwise, treatment of mice with T-2 toxin was caused an increase in the mean value in Alt, Alp, total lipids, TSA and TNF but decreased in ferritten than control groups. Also, All T-2 mycotoxin groups caused a decrease in the mean values of ferritten but the Goji ameliorate the value of ferritten than T2 toxin group.</p><p>Ferritten dependant oxidative damage which may be involved in the pathogenesis of disease which increased total antioxidants (enzymatic or non enzymatic) formation occurs and the toxicity of T-2 toxin that increases antioxidanta production to mobilize ferritin. Thus, this suggestion is in agreement with [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref22">22</xref>] and [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref23">23</xref>] , or may be as the result of increases urinary excretion, decreases ferritin levels and reduces liver iron in the majority of chronically transfused iron loaded patients [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref24">24</xref>] . All T-2 mycotoxin plus charcoal produced an decrease in the amount value(p &gt; 0.05) in Alt, ALP, total lipids, TAS, TNF compared than treated [T1] group but it was non significance in TAS [total antioxidants, otherwise, the T-2 toxin groups produced an increase (p &gt; 0.05) in all parameters but give highly significance (p &gt; 0.001) in TNF than control group. It was reported that the charcoal is an effective method for the prevention of poisoning in mice from mycotoxin [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref6">6</xref>] . The previous data confirms that Goji extract was considered as the strong antioxidant rather than activated charcoal due to Goji (Lyiciumbarbarium)</p><table-wrap id="table1" ><label><xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref></label><caption><title> Effect of T-2 Toxin (200 mg/Kg) (T1) alone and in combination with charcoal (19/kg) (T2) &amp; also with Goji extract (5 g/kg) T3 on some biochemical parameters in serum of male mice</title></caption><table><tbody><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" >Groups Parameters</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Control</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >T1</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >T2</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >T3</th></tr></thead><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >ALT U/L</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >30.12 &#177; 0.14</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >35.5 &#177; 0.5<sup>*</sup></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >N.S 33.5 &#177; 0.2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >N.S 30.73 &#177; 0.14</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >ALP U/L</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3.60 &#177; 0.03</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4.9 &#177; 0.0<sup>*</sup></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4.09 &#177; 0.63<sup>*</sup></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >N.S 3.5 &#177; 0.02</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Total lipids g/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1.53 &#177; 0.01</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2.11 &#177; 0.02<sup>*</sup></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2.11 &#177; 0.26<sup>*</sup></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >N.S 1.56 &#177; 0.12</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >TAS mmol/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.18 &#177; 0.02</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.29 &#177; 0.03<sup>*</sup></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >N.S 0.3 &#177; 0.02</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >N.S 0.02 &#177; 0.03</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Ferritin &#181;g/ml</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.19 &#177; 0.091</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.13 &#177; 0.09<sup>*</sup></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.11 &#177; 0.091<sup>*</sup></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >N.S 0.2 &#177; 0.09</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >TNF pg/ml</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >35.04 &#177; 0.012</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >51.74 &#177; 0.4<sup>**</sup></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >46.3 &#177; 0.12<sup>*</sup></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >N.S 36.4 &#177; 0.2</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><p>Data are expressed as mean &#177; SE, Number of sample in each group is 10. Significant change in comparison between control and treated groups, <sup>**</sup>Highly significant (p ≤ 0.01), <sup>*</sup>Significant at 0.01 ˂ p ≤ 0.05), N.S = Non significant at p &gt; 0.05.</p><fig id="fig3"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig3">Figure 3</xref></label><caption><title> Effect of T2 Toxin (200 mg/Kg) alone and in combination with charcoal or Goji extract on ALT (U/L) of male mice serum</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/3-2701332x7.png"/></fig><fig id="fig4"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig4">Figure 4</xref></label><caption><title> Effect of T2 Toxin (200 mg/Kg) alone and in combination with charcoal or Goji extract on ALP (U/L) of male mice serum</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/3-2701332x8.png"/></fig><fig id="fig5"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig5">Figure 5</xref></label><caption><title> Effect of T2 Toxin (200 mg/Kg) alone and in combination with charcoal or Goji extract on Total lipids (g/l) of male mice serum</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/3-2701332x9.png"/></fig><p>improves in vivo antioxidant biomarkers in serum of healthy adults and increased antioxidant efficacies in humans by stimulating endogenous factors and suggest that continued use prevent or reduce free radical-related conditions [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.52009-ref25">25</xref>] and the surface area of Goji was larger than the surface area of charcoal and this lead to more adsorption of toxin substance. Further studies are required to determine the effect of these two substances as antioxidants and their mechanism against toxins in future researches.</p></sec><sec id="s4"><title>4. Conclusion</title><p>Mycotoxins are small and quite stable molecules which are extremely difficult to remove or eradicate, and</p><fig id="fig6"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig6">Figure 6</xref></label><caption><title> Effect of T2 Toxin (200 mg/Kg) alone and in combination with charcoal or Goji extract on TAS (mmol/l) of male mice serum</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/3-2701332x10.png"/></fig><fig id="fig7"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig7">Figure 7</xref></label><caption><title> Effect of T2 Toxin (200 mg/Kg) alone and in combination with charcoal or Goji extract on Ferritin &#181;g/ml of male mice serum</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/3-2701332x11.png"/></fig><fig id="fig8"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig8">Figure 8</xref></label><caption><title> Effect of T2 Toxin (200 mg/Kg) alone and in combination with charcoal or Goji extract on TNF (mg/ml) of male mice serum</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/3-2701332x12.png"/></fig><p>which enter the feed chain while keeping their toxic properties. Mycotoxins of major concern as feed contaminants and one of the strategies for reducing the exposure to mycotoxins is to decrease their bioavailability by including various mycotoxin-adsorbing agents in the compound feed, which leads to a reduction of mycotoxin uptake as well as distribution to the blood and target organs. It is found that treatment of rats with Goji extract or charcoal ameliorated the adverse effects of mycotoxins. The results suggest that Goji extracts may be used as antioxidant and antidote rather than charcoal for T-2 Toxin in mice.</p></sec></body><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="scirp.52009-ref1"><label>1</label><mixed-citation publication-type="other" xlink:type="simple">Ueno, Y. (1983) Trichothecenes, Chemical, Biological and Toxicological Aspects. 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