Photo Protective Role of Wild Edible Plants on Skin of Mice from Harmful Effects of Ultraviolet Type-B Irradiation
Snur M. A. Hassan *
Department of Anatomy and Histopathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani 46, Iraq
Derin O. Remzi
Department of the Basic Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani 46, Iraq.
Shilan F. Muhammed
Department of Anatomy and Histopathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani 46, Iraq
Hemn H. Othman
Department of Anatomy and Histopathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani 46, Iraq
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the protective antioxidant capacity of edible wild plants in the decreasing effect of ultraviolet B (UVB) on the skin of albino mice.
Study Design: Thirty skin biopsies were taken from the mice to detect and compare the hyperplastic effects between the groups.
Place and Duration of Study: Animal House of College of Veterinary Medicine, Sulaimani University, Histopathology Lab of Consultative Hospital/Sulaimani Governorate, Anatomy and Histopathology Department, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sulaimani University.
Methodology: Thirty mice (Mus musculus species, BALB/c strain) underwent this study and were divided into six groups from A-F, according to the UVB exposure, species of plant, and routes of administration. Mice from all groups (Exposure and plant administration except control group) were subjected to UVB irradiation four days/week (20 minutes/day, four weeks), and treated with edible wild plants (Gundelia tournefortii and Malva sylvestris) by different routes.
Results: According to the Student’s t-test (Paired) and Pearson’s correlation coefficients we found that the effect of Gundelia tournefortii and Malva sylvestris were highly significant in reducing the hyperplastic effect of UVB irradiation.
Conclusion: This study gives an overview of traditional uses of Gundelia tournefortii and Malva sylvestris against the adverse effects of UVB radiation.
Keywords: Ultraviolet type-B, Malva sylvestris L, Gundelia tournefortii L, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, epidermal thickness