EFFECT OF SOME NATURAL PRODUCTS AND METRONIDAZOLE ON IMMUNITYAGAINST ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA INFECTION IN MICE | ||||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||||
| Article 10, Volume 47, Issue 3, December 2017, Page 549-558 PDF (375.89 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2017.77709 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| MOHAMED FATHY ABOUEL-NOUR1; SHADIA FARID HAMADA1; SUHA JAWAD KADHIM2 | ||||
| 1Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, P.O. Box 35516, Dakahlia, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Senior Biology, Scientific Adviser Bureau, Ministry of Industry and Minerals, Iraq. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The present study evaluated the efficacy of Garlic, Mirazid®, Ginger as well as Metronidazole® in treating mice experimentally infected with E. histolytica cysts. The results showed that all mice infected with E. histolytica cysts and treated with Garlic, Mirazid, Ginger and Metronidazole were significant improved as indicated by the stool analysis and alteration in the immune response by the levels of cytokines IL-5 & IFN- γ. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Entamoeba histolytica; Mice; Garlic; Mirazid; Ginger; Metronidazole; IL-5; IFN-γ | ||||
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