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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2023

Gitau Wilfred, Edinah Kwamboka Songoro, Jeremiah Waweru Gathirwa, Francis Kimani, Humphrey Njaanake Kariuki

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2023. 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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1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gitau WilfredDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya.
Edinah Kwamboka SongoroDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya.
Jeremiah Waweru GathirwaCentre for Traditional Medicine, Drugs and Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya.
Francis KimaniCentre for Biotechnology, Research Development, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya.
Humphrey Njaanake KariukiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology · KEUniversity of Nairobi · KE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: malaria remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in developing tropical and subtropical nations. Due to the emergence and spread of drug resistance to currently available drugs, there is a need for the search of novel, safe, and reasonably affordable anti-malarial medications. The objective of this study was to assess the in vivoanti-malarial effectiveness of Avicennia marina stem bark extracts in a mice model. Methods: guidelines 425 of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development were used to determine the extracts' acute toxicity. Mice infected with chloroquine-sensitive Plasmodium berghei (ANKA strain) were tested for in vivoanti-plasmodial activity, and by giving oral doses of 100 mg/kg, 250 mg/kg, and 500 mg/kg body weight of extracts, the plant's suppressive, curative, and preventive effects were assessed. Results: mice treated with dosages of up to 5000 mg/kg showed no evidence of acute toxicity or mortality. Consequently, it was determined that the acute lethal dosage of Avicennia marina extracts in swiss albino mice was greater than 5000 mg/kg. All doses of the extracts exhibited significant (p<0.05) dose-dependent suppression of P. berghei in the suppressive tests compared to the control group. At the highest dose (500 mg/kg), Methanolic crude extracts exerted the highest (93%) parasitemia suppression during the 4-day suppressive test. The extracts also displayed significant (p<0.001) prophylactic and curative activities at all doses compared to the control. Conclusion: results from this study ascertained the safety and promising curative, prophylactic and suppressive anti-plasmodial capabilities of the stem bark extracts of Avicennia marina in mice model.

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AntimalarialsAvicenniaMalariaAnimalsMicePlant BarkPlant ExtractsPlasmodium bergheiAntimalarialsPlant ExtractsAvicenia marinaMalariamiceP. bergheisuppression

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PMID37229304
PMCPMC10204109
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