ANTI-CESTODAL EFFECT OF CALOTROPIS PROCERA LEAF EXTRACT ON EXPERIMENTAL HYMENOLEPIS NANA INFECTION | ||||
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||||
Article 7, Volume 54, Issue 2, August 2024, Page 227-233 PDF (1.67 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2024.373522 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
SHAIMAA H. EL-SAYED1; AHMED H. EASSA2; NOURHAN A. SAYED2; MOSAD A. GHAREEB3; MONA M. KHATER2 | ||||
1Departments of Medical Parasitology, Faculties of Medicine, Helwan University | ||||
2Departments of Medical Parasitology, Faculties of Medicine, Cairo University | ||||
3Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Hymenolepis nana is the most widely recognized cause for cestodal helminthic infections worldwide. Infection prevalence rate increases in tropical areas especially among children. Praziquantel (PZQ) is the drug of choice; nonetheless, several instances of treatment resistance have been reported. This study evaluated the effect of crude aqueous extract Calotropis procera (CAE) and crude methanolic extract (CME) leaves, separately, and in combination with half dose of PZQ on H. nana in infected albino mice, in comparison to full-dose PZQ. Albino mice (180) were divided into two main groups to evaluate the effect on adult and cysticercoid stages. Each group comprised 6 sub-groups: infected not-treated, infected treated with PZQ, CAE, CME, PZQ+CAE and PZQ+CME. Results showed significant reduction of worm burden, total egg output and cysticercoids in all PZQ treated groups either single or combination. As regards plant extracts, methanolic extract treated groups showed higher reduction rate of adult worm burden, total egg count and number of cysticercoids in comparison with aqueous extract group. Adults showed marked tegumental changes and abnormalities with all treatments, but, more rapid with praziquantel. Also, both treatments and their combinations caused significant reduction in histopathological cysticercoid stage count. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Hymenolepis nana; Praziquantel; Calotropis procera; Scanning Electron Microscope | ||||
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