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ArticleParasitology research2012

Giardia intestinalis: effects of Pulsatilla chinensis extracts on trophozoites.

Ling-Dan Li, Wen-Chao Li, Cheng-Wu Liu, Wei-Jing Shi, Peng-Tao Gong, Jian-Hua Li, Guo-Cai Zhang, Ju Yang, He Li, Xi-Chen Zhang

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Article in Parasitology research, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ling-Dan LiCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Wen-Chao Li
Cheng-Wu Liu
Wei-Jing Shi
Peng-Tao Gong
Jian-Hua Li
Guo-Cai Zhang
Ju Yang
He Li
Xi-Chen Zhang
Jilin University · CNAnhui University of Science and Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulsatilla chinensis is a medicinal root plant that has been used to treat a wide range of disease conditions. Our study determined the antiprotozoal activity of various P. chinensis extracts and fractions against Giardia intestinalis including their effects on parasite growth, cell viability, adherence, and morphology. Ethyl acetate extracts (IC50 = 257.081 μg/ml) were the most active to inhibit the growth of G. intestinalis followed by aqueous extract (PWE), saponins, and n-butanol extract. The PWE and ethyl acetate extract inhibited G. intestinalis trophozoites adherence after 3 h of incubation and killed almost 50 % of the parasite population in a time-dependent manner. Changes in morphology, presence of precipitates in the cytoplasm, dissolved cytoplasm with large vacuole, break of flagella and ventral disk, membrane blebs, and intracellular and nuclear clearance of the treated trophozoites were observed by scanning and transmission electron microscopy. We demonstrated that P. chinensis induced these changes in G. intestinalis morphology and consequently has potential therapeutic use against giardiasis.

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AnimalsAntiprotozoal AgentsCell SurvivalGiardia lambliaInhibitory Concentration 50Microscopy, Electron, ScanningMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionOrganellesPlant ExtractsPulsatillaTrophozoitesAntiprotozoal AgentsPlant Extracts

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PMID22814769
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