Background: Tiger nut tuberis very common and abundant in Nigeria. Aluminium chloride is the third must abundant metal present naturally on earth crust. Objective: The objective of thestudy was to assess the increase in rate of aluminium chloride exposure and toxicity on the pancreas of adult wistar rats. Aim: To evaluate the protective effect of ethanolic extract of tigernut on pancreas of adult wistar rats. Methods: In this study twenty five adult rats were used. The animals were grouped into a control group A and treatment groups B, C, D and E. Group A served as control and was administered orally with normal saline, group B wasadministered orally with 500 mg/kg of aluminum chloride, group C, D and E were administered with 1250 mg/kg of the ethanolic extract of Cyperus esculentus only, 500 mg/kg of aluminum chloride followed by 2500 mg/kg of the ethanolic extract of Cyperus esculentus and 500 mg/kg of aluminum chloride followed by 3750 mg/kg of the ethanolic extract of Cyperus esculentus respectively. The treatment was for six weeks, weights of the rats were recorded weekly. Result: The histo-morphology of the pancreas revealed that group A showed the normal pancreatic histo-architecture, group B showed sign of inflammation and paucity of islet cells. Groups C, D and E showed normal pancreatic histomorphology. Conclusion: Tissue exposed to aluminum chloride showed fibrosis and inflammation due to toxicity while those exposed to tiger nut therapy showed recovery and regeneration of damaged cells thus indicating ameliorative role of tigernut seed.
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abstract = {Background: Tiger nut tuberis very common and abundant in Nigeria. Aluminium chloride is the third must abundant metal present naturally on earth crust. Objective: The objective of thestudy was to assess the increase in rate of aluminium chloride exposure and toxicity on the pancreas of adult wistar rats. Aim: To evaluate the protective effect of ethanolic extract of tigernut on pancreas of adult wistar rats. Methods: In this study twenty five adult rats were used. The animals were grouped into a control group A and treatment groups B, C, D and E. Group A served as control and was administered orally with normal saline, group B wasadministered orally with 500 mg/kg of aluminum chloride, group C, D and E were administered with 1250 mg/kg of the ethanolic extract of Cyperus esculentus only, 500 mg/kg of aluminum chloride followed by 2500 mg/kg of the ethanolic extract of Cyperus esculentus and 500 mg/kg of aluminum chloride followed by 3750 mg/kg of the ethanolic extract of Cyperus esculentus respectively. The treatment was for six weeks, weights of the rats were recorded weekly. Result: The histo-morphology of the pancreas revealed that group A showed the normal pancreatic histo-architecture, group B showed sign of inflammation and paucity of islet cells. Groups C, D and E showed normal pancreatic histomorphology. Conclusion: Tissue exposed to aluminum chloride showed fibrosis and inflammation due to toxicity while those exposed to tiger nut therapy showed recovery and regeneration of damaged cells thus indicating ameliorative role of tigernut seed.},
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