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ArticleActa parasitologica2023

Therapeutic Potency of Ginger, Garlic, and Pomegranate Extracts Against Cryptosporidium parvum-Mediated Gastro-Splenic Damage in Mice.

Dina M M El-Shewehy, Gehad E Elshopakey, Amira Ismail, Shimaa S Hassan, Amany M Ramez

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Article in Acta parasitologica, 2023. 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, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dina M M El-ShewehyZoology Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt. dinamagdy@mans.edu.eg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5915-777X
Gehad E ElshopakeyDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt.
Amira IsmailDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt.
Shimaa S HassanZoology Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt.
Amany M RamezZoology Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt.
Mansoura University · EGZagazig University · EG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeCryptosporidium parvum is a protozoan parasite infecting most mammalian hosts and causing major health issues. The present study investigated the efficacy of ginger (Zingiber officinale), garlic (Allium sativum), and pomegranate (Punica granatum) peel extracts on the development and progression of experimental cryptosporidiosis in mice.

methodsEighty-two mice were assigned to 6 groups: control, infected non-treated, metronidazole (MTZ), ginger, garlic, and pomegranate. The control group topically received no treatments. The infected non-treated group was experimentally infected by 10

resultsHistopathological and immunohistochemical examinations for P53 and caspase-3 expressions in stomach and spleen tissues showed that MTZ and garlic-treated mice had a more significant effect on infected mice.

conclusionThe garlic extract was found to exert a more pronounced effect on infected mice compared with the other treatments as well as to improve health. Garlic extracts, therefore, represent an effective and natural therapeutic alternative for the treatment of cryptosporidiosis with low side effects and without drug resistance.

Indexed as

Biological ProductsCryptosporidiosisCryptosporidiumCryptosporidium parvumGarlicPomegranateZingiber officinaleAnimalsMammalsMetronidazoleMiceSpleenStomachBiological ProductsMetronidazoleCaspase-3Cryptosporidium parvumGarlicGingerP53Pomegranate

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PMID36348178
PMCPMC10011320
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