Antioxidant Effects of Camel Milk in Rats Infected with Salmonella typhimurium

Camel milk has high antioxidant activity because of vitamins, protein anddifferent enzymes and it can play an important role in the reduction of oxidative stress.Furthermore, camel’s milk has a stronger inhibitory effect against bacteria. In this researchsurvey the protective effect of camel milk against oxidative stress infection caused bySalmonella typhimurium in vivo conditions has been investigated. Salmonella infectionactivated phagocytic inflammatory cells by producing pro- inflammatory cytokines causes therelease of nitrogen and oxygen free radicals which it results in its cellular damage throughlike membranes lipids peroxidation and DNA and protein oxidative.

Male Wistar rats (150±20g) divided into five groups (n=8). GroupA: contaminated with Salmonella typhimurium (ATCC14028). Group B: Contaminated withSalmonella typhimurium and treated by camel milk (33ml/kg). Group C: contaminated withSalmonella typhimurium (1.5×108) and treated by camel milk and antibiotic cefixime(400mg/kg). Group D: treatment with camel milk. Group E: Injection control. Aftercompletion of the course, animals became unconscious. The animals decreased and theirintestine, liver, and kidney were separated and the level of enzyme activity like SOD andCAT were checked in the tissues.

Statistical analysis showed that the level of activity of enzymes SOD and CATdecreased in the tissues of the infected group to Salmonella typhimurium, and by followingtreatment with camel milk and treatment with camel milk and antibiotics, this reductionincreased to a normal level.

Camel milk plays a useful role as antioxidant nutritional supplement againstSalmonella typhimurium in rats.