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ArticleBMC complementary medicine and therapies2024

The neuroprotective potential of curcumin on T. Spiralis infected mice.

Magda Sa Abdeltawab, Iman R Abdel-Shafi, Basma Emad Aboulhoda, Amal M Mahfoz, Alshaimaa Mr Hamed

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Article in BMC complementary medicine and therapies, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Magda Sa AbdeltawabDepartment of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Iman R Abdel-ShafiDepartment of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Basma Emad AboulhodaAnatomy and Embryology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Amal M MahfozDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Modern University for Technology and Information, Cairo, Egypt. amal.mahfoz@pharm.mti.edu.eg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4541-0949
Alshaimaa Mr HamedDepartment of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Cairo University · EGModern University for Information and Technology · EG

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Abstract

backgroundTrichinella spiralis can affect the brain by inducing inflammatory and vascular changes. Drug management with the antiparasitic drug albendazole can be enhanced by natural compounds such as curcumin. The potential benefit of curcumin as an adjuvant to albendazole in the management of cerebral affection during experimental T. spiralis infection was evaluated. Animals received either curcumin 150 mg/Kg, albendazole 50 mg/Kg or a combination of both drugs. Animal groups receiving treatment were compared with infected and non-infected control groups. Blood levels of reduced glutathione (GSH) and dopamine were measured, and brain tissue expression of cyclooxygenase-2 enzyme (COX-2) and CD34 was assessed by immunohistochemistry.

resultsT. spiralis infection resulted in a state of oxidative stress, which was improved by albendazole and curcumin. Also, both drugs restored the peripheral dopamine level, which was decreased in infected non-treated mice. Curcumin was also found to be efficient in improving brain pathology and reducing local COX-2 and CD 34 expression.

conclusionsInflammatory and pathological changes during neurotrichinosis can be improved by the addition of curcumin to conventional anti-parasitic drugs.

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CurcuminTrichinella spiralisTrichinellosisAlbendazoleAnimalsCyclooxygenase 2DopamineMiceAlbendazoleCurcuminCyclooxygenase 2DopamineAlbendazoleCD34Cerebral trichinosisCurcuminCyclooxygenase-2DopamineOxidative stress

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