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ArticleIranian journal of basic medical sciences2015

In vivo anti-Toxoplasma activity of aripiprazole.

Mehrzad Saraei, Nafiseh Samadzadeh, Javad Khoeini, Mojtaba Shahnazi, Marjan Nassiri-Asl, Hasan Jahanihashemi

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Article in Iranian journal of basic medical sciences, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mehrzad SaraeiDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran ; Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Nafiseh SamadzadehDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Javad KhoeiniDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Mojtaba ShahnaziDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran ; Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Marjan Nassiri-AslCellular and Molecular Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran ; Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Hasan JahanihashemiDepartment of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Qazvin University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThere are supportive evidences about the possible role of latent Toxoplasma. gondii infections on the behavior and neurologic functions, such as increased dopamine levels in the brain. The aim of this study was to examine anti-toxoplasma activity of aripiprazole that is an atypical anti-psychotic drug in mice. MATERIALS AND

methodsMice were randomly divided into four groups, including; control, vehicle, aripiprazole 10 mg/kg, and aripiprazole 20 mg/kg. The mice were inoculated intraperitoneally with mice brain suspension containing tissue cysts. At the end of second month, the number of cysts was counted in smears prepared from brain homogenate by optical microscope.

resultsThere was no significant difference between mean logarithms of brain cyst numbers of aripiprazole groups compared with control.

conclusionResults indicate that in aripiprazole groups, the brain cystogenesis was not decrease. Further study needs to investigate the role of anti-psychotic drugs on T. gondii.

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AripiprazoleCystsToxoplasma gondii

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PMID26523226
PMCPMC4620196
OpenAlexW1932164174

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