Efficacy of Sweet Pumpkin in Relieving Contact Dermatitis in Chronically Stressed Rats.

Background: Contact dermatitis (CD) is considered among the common inflammatory skin diseases worldwide. Duchesne has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antidepressant activity beside many other beneficial effects.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the effect of pumpkin fruit extract in treating CD in mice exposed to chronic stress and to explore the mechanism through which pumpkin can relief these changes.

Red grape juice protects the rat thyroid gland against hypercholesterolemic changes. Ultrastructural and biochemical evidences.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the impact of high cholesterol diet (HCD)-induced hypercholesterolemia on the rat thyroid gland and investigate the role of grape juice (GJ) in reducing such impact through biochemical and histopathological methods.

Materials And Methods: Thirty male Wistar rats sorted into three groups (the control, HCD-fed group, and the HCD+GJ fed group for 13 weeks) were used in this study. Lipid profile, blood glucose and insulin, thyroid hormones, some oxidants/antioxidants parameters were assessed.