THERAPEUTIC EFFICACY OF A CYSTEINE PROTEASES INHIBITOR (PHENYL VINYL SULFONE) EITHER ALONE OR COMBINED WITH NIGELLA SATIVA ON EXPERIMENTAL CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS | ||||
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||||
Article 19, Volume 48, Issue 1, April 2018, Page 165-174 PDF (647.88 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2018.77484 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
WAFAA M. ZAKI1, 2; YASMIN O. EL-AMIR3, 4 | ||||
1Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt.+ | ||||
2Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Science, Jazan University, KSA. | ||||
3Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Science, Jazan University, KSA.+ | ||||
4Department of Pathology and Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The present study evaluated the efficacy of a cysteine protease inhibitor (PVS) either alone or combined with Nigella sativa in treatment of cryptosporidiosis in immunosuppressed mice. Seventy two mice were divided equally into eight groups: a normal control group (G1). Other received dexamethasone to induce immunosuppression (G2) acted as a dexamethasone immunosuppressed control. Six immunosuppressed groups were inoculated with infective dose of Cryptosporidum oocycts: (G3) infected control, (G4 & G5) treated with PVS alone in a dose of 50mg/kg & 100mg/kg respectively, (G6 & G7) treated with same dose of PVS and combined with NS 500mg/kg, and (G8) was treated with Paromomycin 250mg/kg. Oocysts shedding were monitored from 2nd to 24th day post-infection. After mice scarification, blood was assessed for hepatorenal drug toxicity. Sections of ileum were subjected to histopathological examination. Mice treated with PVS 100mg/kg combined with NS showed marked improvement with highest significant efficacy (P ≤0.01) diminished oocyst shedding in G6 & G7 by 91% & 94% respectively, versus its efficacy when given alone in G4 & G5 by 83% & 87% respectively or when compared with paromomycin effect in G8 (81%). PVS in different doses showed no toxic effect on hepatorenal parameters. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
cryptosporidiosis; Cysteine proteases inhibitor; Nigella Sativa; Experimental study | ||||
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