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Efficacy of olibanum and propolis medicinal extracts versus metronidazole in Giardia lamblia experimentally infected mice

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Medical parasitology

Abstract

Giardiasis is a common intestinal infection, recently included by the World Health Organization in the ‘Neglected Diseases Initiative'. Despite the efficacy of nitroimidazoles; the main antigiardial chemotherapeutics, adverse effects and resistance enforced developing non-chemical alternatives. The present study aimed to assess the therapeutic efficacy of ethanol extract of olibanum (OL), propolis (PR), and their combination versus metronidazole (MTZ) against G. lamblia infection. Sixty Swiss male albino mice were randomly divided into 6 groups; 10 mice each,: Group I: normal control (non-treated; non-infected). Group II: infected with G. lamblia cysts, non-treated. On the 6th day postinfection (dPI), the remaining 4 infected groups were treated orally with: Group III: (OL). Group IV: (PR). Group V: combination of (OL+PR). Group VI: (MTZ). These mice were subjected to direct parasitological diagnosis of Giardia trophozoite in intestinal exudate, immunochromatographic test for antigen detection and histopathological studies. After 7 days therapy, complete clearance of Giardia trophozoites were in the combination of (OL+PR) and MTZ groups therapy. Lower percentages of reduction (91%) & (83%) were recorded in PR and OL-treated groups, respectively. Histopathological examination showed marked healing of intestinal mucosa using non-chemical combination and different degrees of dysplasia using MTZ, while partial healing was observed using olibanum and propolis separately. Olibanum, propolis and their combination were proved to enhance the clearance of Giardia trophozoites; with progressive improvement of the histopathological changes of jejunal mucosa, making good non-chemical alternative antigiardial therapeutics sidestepping the obstacles of metronidazole like dysplasia and teratogenicity.

DOI

10.21608/mid.2020.47108.1075

Keywords

Keywords: G. lamblia, olibanum, Propolis, histopathology, immunochromatography

Authors

First Name

Asmaa

Last Name

Al-Ghandour

MiddleName

M. Farouk

Affiliation

Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.

Email

asmaamfarouk@gmail.com

City

Zagazig

Orcid

0000-0002-3876-6576

First Name

Hytham

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

K.

Affiliation

Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.

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hythamkamala@gmail.com

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Zagazig

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First Name

Amal

Last Name

Salem

MiddleName

E.

Affiliation

Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.

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amal_salim_2011@yahoo.com

City

Zagazig

Orcid

0000-0003-4340-4200

First Name

Al-Sayed

Last Name

Tealeb

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Egypt

Email

sayedtealeb@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Rasha

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

M. S. M.

Affiliation

Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.

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rashasabry2008@yahoo.com

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Zagazig

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-

First Name

Asmaa

Last Name

Yousef

MiddleName

Mohammed

Affiliation

Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.

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asmaa_yousef2012@yahoo.com

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Zagazig

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1

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3

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16205

Issue Date

2020-11-01

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2020-09-20

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2020-11-01

Page Start

209

Page End

220

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2682-4132

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2682-4140

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18

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Original Article

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1,157

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Publication Title

Microbes and Infectious Diseases

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https://mid.journals.ekb.eg/

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22 Jan 2023