PENGARUH EKSTRAK TEPUNG TEMPE KEDELAI TERHADAP JUMLAH SEL LIMFOSIT PADA ULKUS TRAUMATIK
Abstract
Background: Estrogen deficiency is a condition that often occurs in society,
especially in women who experience menopause. Microscopically the gingival
epithelium in postmenopausal women experiences atrophy. Reduced estrogen
hormone levels result in a lack of keratinization of the epithelium at the gingival
margins and cause the gingival tissue to easily experience desquamation. The
epithelium that is thinning on the gingiva will also cause the gingiva to become
susceptible to irritation and inflammation. Ulcers are lesions formed by local
damage from the epithelium tissue. Ulcers that form in the oral mucosa are a
picture of oral lesions that are very common in most people of various ages and
genders. Phytoestrogens are a group of non-steroidal compounds that can be
derived from plants that have estrogen-like behavior. There are 4 different classes
of phytoestrogens, namely isoflavones, lignans, coumestenes, and stilbenes.
Isoflavones contained in legumes, especially in soybeans, all processed rice,
potatoes, fruits, and vegetables, while lignans are a minor element in cell walls,
the fiber in seeds, fruits, vegetables, rice, and beans. Method: This study used a
laboratory experimental design in vivo using Sprague Dawley female mice as test
animals. The number of samples in this study was 20 in 5 treatment groups
consisting of 4 rats per group. The ELISA test was conducted to determine the
concentration of estrogen in rat blood and the observation of the number of
lymphocyte cells in the ulcer performed on days 1, 3, 5 and 7 with a microscope of
100x magnification with Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining on histological
preparations. Results: The five groups carried out the Shapiro-Wilk normality test
were obtained (p-value <0.05) which means that the data distribution was not
normal and the Kruskal-Wallis test was obtained (p> 0.05) which means the
average number of macrophage cells in all groups did not have a significant
difference in the 7th day. The results of this study showed no significant difference
between the numbers of cells of all groups on day 7. Conclusion: Giving soybean
Tempe flour extract orally in Sprague Dawley ovariectomy rats for 30 days can
increase the concentration of estrogen in the blood. Oral administration of
soybean tempeh flour extract for 30 days on traumatic ulcer healing of female
Sprague Dawley mice with estrogen deficiency affected the inflammatory phase
which can be seen from the difference in lymphocyte counts, but the difference
was not significant.