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ArticleJournal of parasitology research2014

In Vitro Effect of Aqueous Extract and Fraction IV Portion of Ximenia americana Stem Bark on Trypanosoma congolense DNA.

Victor Ambrose Maikai, Beatty Viv Maikai, Patricia Ishyaku Kobo

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Article in Journal of parasitology research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Victor Ambrose MaikaiCollege of Agriculture and Animal Science, Ahmadu Bello University, P.M.B. 2134, Mando, Kaduna, Nigeria.
Beatty Viv MaikaiDepartment of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
Patricia Ishyaku KoboPharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
Ahmadu Bello University · NG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trypanosomosis is a debilitating disease affecting mainly livestock and humans in tropical Africa. Chemically synthesized drugs and medicinal plants have been used in the treatment and control of this disease. In this study, the in vitro effect of aqueous extracts and fraction IV extract of Ximenia americana stem bark on Trypanosoma congolense DNA was investigated. The extracts were incubated with the parasites in vitro at 300 mg/mL aqueous extract and 25 mg/mL fraction IV portion for 30, 60, and 120 mins. The DNA of the trypanosomes was isolated and digested using ECOR1 enzyme and subsequently PCR was carried out. Results showed that aqueous extract and fraction IV portion immobilized 55% and 90% of the trypanosomes after 30-minute incubation. Subsequent isolation of the parasite DNA and agarose gel electrophoresis did not reveal that cell death was as a result of DNA fragmentation. This suggests that cell death was by another mechanism of action.

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PMID24587898
PMCPMC3920606
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