Discussion of a Master’s Thesis

The Department of Life Sciences at the College of Education for Pure Sciences discussed the master’s thesis for the student (Wafia Shaker Abdul-Hussein), under the supervision of Prof. White rats treated with levofloxacin). The current study aimed to know the protective role of the functional and histological parameters of cold aqueous extract of Moringa seeds at different doses in white male rats treated with levofloxacin by studying:
1- Measuring the level of liver enzymes.
2. Knowing the changes in some biochemical parameters in the serum. 3. Measuring the concentration of Malondialdehyde (MDA) and the antioxidant glutathione (GSH) Glutathione in the blood serum.
4. Study of the histological changes resulting from the effect of levofloxacin in liver and kidney tissues.
5. Study histological measurements of the liver, including the average diameters of the hepatocytes and the central vein.
6. Histological measurements of the kidney, including the average diameters of the renal glomeruli and the convoluted tubule.
As for the main conclusions:
1. Treatment with levofloxacin caused a state of stress, which was a significant increase in the average level of liver enzymes.
2. The antibiotic levofloxacin stimulated renal dysfunction represented by elevated urea and creatinine levels.
3. It was found that the aqueous extract of Moringa seeds at a concentration of 650 mg/kg of body weight had the strongest effects in reducing the effect of levofloxacin.
After extensive scientific discussion and listening to the student’s defense of her thesis, her research method, and her use of sources and references, the thesis was approved with honors. Congratulations to the student, to her supervisor, to the benevolent College of Education for Pure Sciences, to the honorable University of Karbala, and more creativity in the service of our beloved Iraq, the Iraq of science and scholars, and from God Almighty success and payment.