Despite the beneficial therapeutic effects of tamoxifen (TAMX) against breast cancer, long-term treatment with TAMX enhances the development of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), including steatohepatitis. Bempedoic acid (BA) is a recently approved lipid-lowering drug for dyslipidemia. Our study aimed to examine the potential impact of BA against TAMX-induced steatohepatitis in rats and underline...

Improving sperm quality is essential for enhancing the reproductive efficiency of Oreochromis niloticus . This study evaluated the effect of three dietary antioxidant supplements, kaolinite-doped zinc oxide (ZnO-K), citrus essential oil (CEO), and pumpkin seed oil (PSO), on sperm quality parameters. A suite of integrative assessments, including Computer-Assisted Semen Analysis (CASA) parameters, spermatozoa DNA integrity, anti...

Identifying novel natural sources from the marine environment with unique immunomodulatory and antioxidant efficacies is of interest in intensive fish farming. In this sense, marine sponge extract derived from Smenospongia (SS-extract) was tested for its potential anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities during the concurrent infection with Trichodina sp. and Flavobacterium columnare in Nile tilapia. A total...

This study investigated the genotype classification and pathogenicity of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) circulating in vaccinated broiler chicken farms in Egypt. A total of 150 samples were collected from 30 vaccinated commercial broiler chicken farms and pooled into 30 working samples. IBDV was tested using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) amplification of the hypervariable region of the viral...

Listeria monocytogenes ( L. monocytogenes ) is frequently detected in ruminants, especially dairy cattle, and associated with the sporadic and epidemic outbreak of listeriosis in farms. In this epidemiological study, the prevalence, virulence, antibiotic resistance profiles, and genetic diversity of L. monocytogenes in three Egyptian dairy cattle farms were investigated. The risk factors associated with the fecal shedding of L...