Publications by authors named "Raja Serairi Beji"
Functional beverages play an essential role in our modern life and contribute to nutritional well-being. Current efforts to understand and develop functional beverages to promote health and wellness have been enhanced. The present study aimed to investigate the production of three fermented plants beverages (FPBs) from aromatic and medicinal plants and to evaluate the fermented product in terms of physio-biochemical composition, the aromatic compounds, antioxidant activity, and in vivo protective effects on hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe goal of this study was to determine for the first time the polyphenol content, antioxidant, and gastroprotective properties of the roots and leaves of . TPC considerably varied as a function of organs and solvent nature and ranged from 50 to 284.80 mg GAE/g DW.
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- The essential oil (EO) from myrtle, rich in compounds like myrtenyl acetate and linalool, was microencapsulated using maltodextrin through emulsification and spray-drying, achieving specific yield and efficiency rates.
- The microencapsulated form, named MMEO, demonstrated significant gastroprotective effects in Wistar rats by reducing gastric lesions and acidity in an ethanol/HCl-induced ulcer model.
- MMEO also showed strong anti-inflammatory properties, helping maintain antioxidant enzyme activity and suggesting that its protective effects stem from a combination of its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant actions.
This study was conducted to investigate potentially protective and curative effects of root (turmeric) powder on CCl-induced hepatotoxicity in rats. Turmeric was administered before (preventive effect) or after (curative effect) treatment with CCl. Total phenolic and flavonoid levels were 26.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground - Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic disease characterized by histopathological lesions in lung tissue. This is the most common and most severe idiopathic interstitial pneumonias. Current treatments are based on the combination of corticosteroids and immunosuppressants, but their effectiveness is still debated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is the most common of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias. The role of inflammation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is controversial. If inflammation were critical to the disease process, lung pathology would demonstrate an influx of inflammatory cells, and that the disease would respond to immunosuppression.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: to study the quantitative and qualitative aspects of daily spontaneous nutrition as well as anthropometric characteristics and body composition of young Tunisian weightlifters.
Methods: Thirty one boys aged between 14 and 18 years, practicing for two hours a day, six days a week in the four weightlifting clubs in Tunis were invited to attend an evaluation session for a food survey (3 days recall, with consumption frequency over a period of 7 days) and the assessment of anthropometric measurements (Weight, height and skinfolds).
Results: Energy intake was acceptable.