Achyranthes aspera stimulates the immunity and enhances the antigen clearance in Catla catla

Achyranthes aspera, an Indian medicinal plant (family: Amaranthaceae) was incorporated in artificial fish diet, and fed to catla Catla catla. After 4 weeks of feeding, fish were immunized with bovine serum albumin (BSA), spleen and blood were sampled on weekly intervals for four times after immuniza...

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Published in:International immunopharmacology 2006-05, Vol.6 (5), p.782-790
Main Authors: Chakrabarti, Rina, Vasudeva, Rao.Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achyranthes - chemistry
Achyranthes aspera
Amaranthaceae
Animals
Antibody response
Antigen clearance
Antigens - immunology
Biological and medical sciences
BSA
Carps
Catla catla
Cattle
ELISA
Immunization
Medical sciences
Microscopy, Electron
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Plant Extracts - pharmacology
Seeds - chemistry
Serum Albumin, Bovine - immunology
Spleen - drug effects
Spleen - immunology
Spleen - ultrastructure
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Summary:Achyranthes aspera, an Indian medicinal plant (family: Amaranthaceae) was incorporated in artificial fish diet, and fed to catla Catla catla. After 4 weeks of feeding, fish were immunized with bovine serum albumin (BSA), spleen and blood were sampled on weekly intervals for four times after immunization. Antigen-specific antibody level in serum was determined by ELISA. Antigen clearance was determined in spleen by immuno-electron microscopy. Achyranthes has significantly ( P < 0.05) enhanced the BSA-specific antibody titers than the untreated control group throughout the study period. The efficiency of antigen clearance was also enhanced in C. catla treated with Achyranthes.
ISSN:1567-5769
1878-1705
DOI:10.1016/j.intimp.2005.11.020