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INHIBITION OF GRANULOMA INDUCED BY GRANULOCYTES ISOLATED FROM PATIENTS CO-INFECTED WITH <i>SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI</i> AND HEPATITIS C VIRUS: ROLE OF THE <i>MORINGA OLEIFERA</i> AQUEO

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Animal Immunology and Pathology

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The current study reported the potential activity of the aqueous extract of Moringa oleifera leaves in reducing granulomatosis induced by Schistosoma soluble egg antigen (SEA).Twenty-five healthy individuals and fifty Schistosoma mansoni/hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infected patients were enrolled in the current study. The granulocytes were isolated and used to induce in vitro granuloma using SEA-conjugated polyacrylamide beads in the presence of interleukin (IL)-17 (125 pg/mL). After 3 days, the granuloma was treated with the aqueous extract of Moringa leaves(0.1 mg/mL). Praziquantel (PZQ, 0.1 mg/mL) was used as a reference drug. On the 7th and 14th days, the granuloma index (G.I) was determined and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, H2O2, and nitric oxide (NO) levels were measured in the culture supernatant. The microscopic examination showed a significant reduction (P<0.05) in the granuloma size in response to PZQ or Moringa extract after 7 and 14 days, respectively, in the healthy subjects; the reduction induced by Moringa was significant comparing with PZQ after 14 days. A significant decrease was also recorded in the granulocytes' mediators as H2O2 (in both healthy subjects and co-infected patients) and NO (in healthy subjects only) in response to Moringa extract comparing with PZQ after 14 days. However, TNF-α showed a significant increase (only after 14 days) in the granuloma treated with PZQ or Moringa extractcompared with the untreated granuloma of healthy individuals. In conclusion, the Moringa extract showed a higher protective activity than PZQ in reducing granuloma, possibly due to affecting the production of granulocytes' mediators.

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10.21608/ejz.2022.113530.1068

Keywords

Granulomatosis, IL-17, <i>Moringa oleifera</i>, praziquantel, Soluble Egg Antigen

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Soad

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Ibrahim

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N.

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Zoology and Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt

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Ayatollah

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El-Shorbagy

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A.

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Zoology and Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt

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Rehab

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Hussein

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M.

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Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

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ratef@sci.cu.edu.eg

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78

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78

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38138

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2022-12-01

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2022-03-23

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2022-12-01

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1

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14

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1110-6344

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2682-3160

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Egyptian Journal of Zoology

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INHIBITION OF GRANULOMA INDUCED BY GRANULOCYTES ISOLATED FROM PATIENTS CO-INFECTED WITH <i>SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI</i> AND HEPATITIS C VIRUS: ROLE OF THE <i>MORINGA OLEIFERA</i> AQUEOUS EXTRACT

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22 Jan 2023