SILVER NANOPARTICLES AS APROMISING TREATMENT FOR BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS IN EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED MICE
EL-ASKARY, H., M. ISMAIL, M., ABU-SAREA, E., FAROUK, E., EL-WAKIL, E., EL-BADRY, M., RAAFAT, A., AHMED, M., IBRAHIM, S. (2021). SILVER NANOPARTICLES AS APROMISING TREATMENT FOR BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS IN EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED MICE. EKB Journal Management System, 51(2), 343-354. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2021.193314
HALA M. EL-ASKARY; MOUSA A. M. ISMAIL; ENAS Y. ABU-SAREA; EMAN M. FAROUK; EMAN SAYED EL-WAKIL; MOHAMED A. EL-BADRY; AMIRA RAAFAT; MARWA M. AHMED; SHIMAA S. IBRAHIM. "SILVER NANOPARTICLES AS APROMISING TREATMENT FOR BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS IN EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED MICE". EKB Journal Management System, 51, 2, 2021, 343-354. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2021.193314
EL-ASKARY, H., M. ISMAIL, M., ABU-SAREA, E., FAROUK, E., EL-WAKIL, E., EL-BADRY, M., RAAFAT, A., AHMED, M., IBRAHIM, S. (2021). 'SILVER NANOPARTICLES AS APROMISING TREATMENT FOR BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS IN EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED MICE', EKB Journal Management System, 51(2), pp. 343-354. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2021.193314
EL-ASKARY, H., M. ISMAIL, M., ABU-SAREA, E., FAROUK, E., EL-WAKIL, E., EL-BADRY, M., RAAFAT, A., AHMED, M., IBRAHIM, S. SILVER NANOPARTICLES AS APROMISING TREATMENT FOR BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS IN EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED MICE. EKB Journal Management System, 2021; 51(2): 343-354. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2021.193314

SILVER NANOPARTICLES AS APROMISING TREATMENT FOR BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS IN EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED MICE

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Article 13, Volume 51, Issue 2, August 2021, Page 343-354  XML PDF (1.45 MB)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2021.193314
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Authors
HALA M. EL-ASKARY1; MOUSA A. M. ISMAIL2; ENAS Y. ABU-SAREA1; EMAN M. FAROUK1; EMAN SAYED EL-WAKIL1; MOHAMED A. EL-BADRY3; AMIRA RAAFAT2; MARWA M. AHMED4; SHIMAA S. IBRAHIM1
1Department of Parasitology
2Department of Medical Parasitology
3Research Institute of Medical Entomology
4Department of Pathology
Abstract
Blastocystis is an opportunistic parasite causes gastro-intestinal symptoms including irritable
bowel syndrome (IBS). This study evaluated the effect of probiotics and silver nanoparticles
on Blastocystis hominis in mice and compared between both probiotics (Lactobacillus)
and silver nanoparticles as compared to metronidazole. A cross-sectional study was done in
which stool samples were collected from patients suffering from IBS.The stool samples
were examined microscopically to detect B. hominis and any co-parasitism. All positive
stool samples were cultured on Modified Jones' media. BALB/C mice were infected by isolated
Blastocystis. The effect of probiotics and silver nanoparticles on blastocystosis was
tested in experimentally infected mice. Cysts' mean count in stool of infected mice markedly
decreased; with a decrease in serum levels of nitric oxide and glutathione antioxidants compared
to drug control one. There was intestinal villi improvement of infected groups treated
with probiotics and silver nanoparticles,with mild inflammation and decrease of Blastocystis
at the intestinal surface as compared to the infected group metronidazole treated.
Keywords
Blastocystis hominis; Irritable bowel syndrome; Nanoparticles; Probiotics
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