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ArticleParasitology2020

Efficacy of novel albendazole salt formulations against secondary cystic echinococcosis in experimentally infected mice.

G Vural, M Yardimci, M Kocak, T Ö Yasar, A Kurt, I S Harem, S Carradori, I Sciamanna, M Siles-Lucas, M Fabiani and 4 more

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Article in Parasitology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

G VuralDepartment of Parasitology, Veterinary Faculty, Namik Kemal University, Tekirdağ, Turkey.
M YardimciDepartment of Biostatistics, Veterinary Faculty, Namik Kemal University, Tekirdağ, Turkey.
M KocakHistology and Embryology Department, Veterinary Faculty, Namik Kemal University, Tekirdağ, Turkey.
T Ö YasarDepartment of Surgery, Veterinary Faculty, Namik Kemal University, Tekirdağ, Turkey.
A KurtPathology Laboratory, University of Health Science, Erzurum Regional Education and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey.
I S HaremDepartment of Histology-Embryology, Veterinary Faculty, Harran University, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
S CarradoriDeparetment of Pharmacology, Università 'G. D'Annunzio' di Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
I SciamannaNational Centre for Animal Research and Welfare, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
M Siles-LucasParasitology Unit, Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Salamanca, IRNASA-CSIC, Salamanca, Spain.
M FabianiUnit of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Mathematical Modelling, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
A HemphillDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, Institute of Parasitology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-0622-2128
B Lundström-StadelmannDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, Institute of Parasitology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-2672-5766
R CirilliNational Centre for the Control and Evaluation of Medicines, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
A CasulliDepartment of Infectious Diseases, WHO Collaborating Centre for the Epidemiology, Detection and Control of Cystic and Alveolar Echinococcosis, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9183-7591
Istituto Superiore di Sanità · ITTekirdağ Namık Kemal University · TRUniversity of Bern · CHErzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital · TRHarran University · TRInstituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Salamanca · ESUniversity of Chieti-Pescara · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, we evaluated the efficacy, expressed as a mean weight decrease of the whole echinococcal cyst mass, of novel benzimidazole salt formulations in a murine Echinococcus granulosus infection model. BALB/c mice were intraperitoneally infected with protoscoleces of E. granulosus (genotype G1). At 9 months post-infection, treatment with albendazole (ABZ), ricobendazole (RBZ) salt formulations, and RBZ enantiomer salts (R)-(+)-RBZ-Na and (S)-(-)-RBZ-Na formulations were initiated. Drugs were orally applied by gavage at 10 mg kg-1 body weight per day during 30 days. Experimental treatments with benzimidazole sodium salts resulted in a significant reduction of the weight of cysts compared to conventional ABZ treatment, except for the (S)-(-)-RBZ-Na enantiomer formulation. Scanning electron microscopy and histological inspection revealed that treatments impacted not only the structural integrity of the parasite tissue in the germinal layer, but also induced alterations in the laminated layer. Overall, these results demonstrate the improved efficacy of benzimidazole salt formulations compared to conventional ABZ treatment in experimental murine cystic echinococcosis.

Indexed as

AlbendazoleAnimalsAnticestodal AgentsEchinococcosisEchinococcus granulosusFemaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CSaltsAlbendazolealbendazole sulfoxideAnticestodal AgentsSaltsAlbendazoleEchinococcus granulosusefficacyenantiomersmouse modelnew formulationsricobendazolesalts of benzimidazolessalts of ricobendazolesecondary cystic echinococcosis

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PMID32729453
PMCPMC10317756
OpenAlexW3046356655

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