THE EFFICACY OF THREE MEDICINAL PLANTS; GARLIC, GINGER AND MIRAZID AND A CHEMICAL DRUG METRONIDAZOLE AGAINST CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM: II- HISTOLOGICAL CHANGES
ABOUEL-NOUR, M., EL-SHEWEHY, D., HAMADA, S., MORSY, T. (2016). THE EFFICACY OF THREE MEDICINAL PLANTS; GARLIC, GINGER AND MIRAZID AND A CHEMICAL DRUG METRONIDAZOLE AGAINST CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM: II- HISTOLOGICAL CHANGES. EKB Journal Management System, 46(1), 185-200. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2016.88971
MOHAMED F. ABOUEL-NOUR; DINA MAGDY M. EL-SHEWEHY; SHADIA F. HAMADA; TOSSON A. MORSY. "THE EFFICACY OF THREE MEDICINAL PLANTS; GARLIC, GINGER AND MIRAZID AND A CHEMICAL DRUG METRONIDAZOLE AGAINST CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM: II- HISTOLOGICAL CHANGES". EKB Journal Management System, 46, 1, 2016, 185-200. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2016.88971
ABOUEL-NOUR, M., EL-SHEWEHY, D., HAMADA, S., MORSY, T. (2016). 'THE EFFICACY OF THREE MEDICINAL PLANTS; GARLIC, GINGER AND MIRAZID AND A CHEMICAL DRUG METRONIDAZOLE AGAINST CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM: II- HISTOLOGICAL CHANGES', EKB Journal Management System, 46(1), pp. 185-200. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2016.88971
ABOUEL-NOUR, M., EL-SHEWEHY, D., HAMADA, S., MORSY, T. THE EFFICACY OF THREE MEDICINAL PLANTS; GARLIC, GINGER AND MIRAZID AND A CHEMICAL DRUG METRONIDAZOLE AGAINST CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM: II- HISTOLOGICAL CHANGES. EKB Journal Management System, 2016; 46(1): 185-200. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2016.88971

THE EFFICACY OF THREE MEDICINAL PLANTS; GARLIC, GINGER AND MIRAZID AND A CHEMICAL DRUG METRONIDAZOLE AGAINST CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM: II- HISTOLOGICAL CHANGES

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Article 21, Volume 46, Issue 1, April 2016, Page 185-200  XML PDF (7.78 MB)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2016.88971
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Authors
MOHAMED F. ABOUEL-NOUR1; DINA MAGDY M. EL-SHEWEHY1; SHADIA F. HAMADA1; TOSSON A. MORSY2
1Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
2Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt.
Abstract
Cryptosporidiosis parvum is a zoonotic protozoan parasite infects intestinal epithelial cells of man and animals causing a major health problem. This study was oriented to evaluate the protective and curative capacity of garlic, ginger and mirazid in comparison with metronidazole drug (commercially known) against Cryptosporidium in experimental mice. Male Swiss Albino mice experimentally infected with C. parvum were treated with medicinal plants extracts (Ginger,
Mirazid, and Garlic) as compared to chemical drug Metronidazole. Importantly, C. parvum- infected mice treated with ginger, Mirazid, garlic and metronidazole showed a complete elimination in shedding oocysts by 9th day PI. The reduction and elimination of shedding oocysts in response to the treatments might be attributable to a direct effect on parasite growth in intestines, sexual phases production and/ or the formation of oocysts. The results were evaluated
histopathological examination of ileum section of control mice (uninfected, untreated) displayed normal architecture of the villi. Examination of infected mice ileum section (infected, untreated) displayed histopathological alterations from uninfected groups. Examination of ileum section prepared from mice treated with garlic, ginger, mirazid, and metronidazole displayed histopathological alterations from that of the control groups, and showed marked histologic
correction in the pattern with the four regimes used in comparison to control mice. Garlic successfully eradicated oocysts of infected mice from stool and intestine. Supplementation of ginger to infected mice markedly corrected elevation in the inflammatory risk factors and implied its potential antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory capabilities. Infected mice treated with ginger, mirazid, garlic and metronidazole showed significant symptomatic improvements during treatment.
Keywords
Cryptosporidiosis; Histopathology; Garlic; Ginger; Mirazid; Metronidazole; mice
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