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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2025

Bromhexine hydrochloride enhances the therapeutic efficacy of tiamulin against experimental

Hanem F El-Gendy, Shimaa R Masoud, Nagwa I Sheraiba, Shimaa S Elnahriry, Doaa A Madkour, Reda M S Korany, Hazim O Khalifa, Hanaa Y Elnagar

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. COVID-19 Prophylactic Effect of Bromhexine Hydrochloride.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2026
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Hanem F El-GendyDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt.
Shimaa R MasoudDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt.
Nagwa I SheraibaDepartment of Husbandry and Animal Wealth Development, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt.
Shimaa S ElnahriryDepartment of Bacteriology, Mycology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt.
Doaa A MadkourDepartment of Biochemistry and Chemistry of Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt.
Reda M S KoranyDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Hazim O KhalifaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Hanaa Y ElnagarCytology and Histology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Methods: Experimental infection was induced in dogs, except for a healthy control group. Animals were assigned to five groups: uninfected control, infected untreated, tiamulin-treated, bromhexine-treated, and tiamulin plus bromhexine-treated. Oxidative stress was assessed through measurements of malondialdehyde (MDA) and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in cardiac, hepatic, and renal tissues. Bacterial load was quantified, and minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of the treatments were determined. Quantitative PCR was performed to evaluate the expression of Results: Infected untreated animals exhibited significantly elevated MDA, decreased TAC, high bacterial loads, severe histopathological alterations, and upregulated expression of Discussion: The combination therapy of tiamulin and bromhexine exhibited superior protective effects against

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antioxidantbromhexinedogsefficacyinflammatory cytokineStaphylococcus aureustiamulinvirulence

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