Title:The Effect of Stevia on the Chicken Embryo Heart
Volume: 16
Issue: 1
Author(s): Parisa Sadighara, Isa Mohammadpour, Mahdi Jahanbakhsh, Atefeh Araghi and Ahmad Nazaktabar
Affiliation:
Keywords:
Glycosides, heart effect, oxidative stress, stevioside.
Abstract: Background: Stevioside is one of the most important food additives that has become well
known for its sweetness. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of Stevioside on the heart.
Methods: 4-day-old embryonated chickens eggs were inoculated with Stevioside and kept until hatching.
Shortly after, the heart tissue samples were taken to examine organ Oxidative stresses by measuring
Malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione (GSH) levels, ferric reducing /antioxidant power (FRAP) and
cupric ion reducing assay (CUPRIC).
Results: There was no significant difference in glutathione level, lipid peroxidation, FRAP, and cupric
assay.
Conclusion: It was suggested that stevioside did not cause marked damages to heart tissues in chicken
embryo model.
