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Effect of Platelet Rich Plasma versus Conventional Therapy on Early and Late ME 49 Toxoplasma Gondii Infection in Immunocompromised Mice

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Last updated: 23 Dec 2024

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Veterinary Parasitology & Microbiology

Abstract

Toxoplasmosis is a highly prevalent worldwide opportunistic parasitic infection caused by Toxoplasma gondii. It is associated with various morbidities in immunocompetent patients while in immunosuppressed patients, it can be fatal. Available drugs cannot eradicate the infection completely and induce several side effects. Thus, the present work aimed to   evaluate the possible therapeutic effects of platelet rich plasma (PRP) alone or in combination with pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine (PYR/SDZ) in treatment of early and late toxoplasmosis. The research was carried out on 60 mice, divided into two experiments (A: early and B: late toxoplasmosis), 30 mice each. In each experiment, the mice were divided into 5 subgroups; I: non-infected, non-treated, II: infected, non-treated, III: infected and treated by PYR/SDZ, IV: infected and treated by PRP alone and V: infected and treated by PRP+ PYR/SDZ. All mice were assessed parasitologically (tissue cyst count), histopathologically (brain sections) and immunologically (IFN- γ level). The best results were recorded in PRP+ PYR/SDZ group with 90.06% and 89.08% reduction percentages in tissue cyst count in early and late stages respectively, resolving all the inflammatory changes and the highest increase of IFN- γ level among all groups. PRP alone yielded 61.58% and 47.16% reduction percentages in early and late stages respectively, with great improvement of the histopathological findings and high elevation of IFN- γ level compared to 81.64% and 60.46% reduction percentages in mice treated with PYR/SDZ alone in early and late stages respectively, with improvement of the histopathological changes and the lowest increase of IFN- γ level. It can be concluded that PRP combined with PYR/SDZ can be a good candidate for treatment of acute and chronic toxoplasmosis. 

DOI

10.21608/ejvs.2024.311205.2310

Keywords

Early and late toxoplasmosis, PRP, PYR/SDZ, Brain tissue cyst, IFN- γ

Authors

First Name

Abeer

Last Name

Mahgoub

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Parasitology department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University

Email

amahgoub@kasralainy.edu.eg

City

Cairo

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First Name

Nardeen

Last Name

Yassa

MiddleName

Zaka

Affiliation

Parasitology department, Faculty of Mdicine, Cairo university

Email

nzbocktor@kasralainy.edu.eg

City

Cairo

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-

First Name

Shaimaa

Last Name

El-Sayed

MiddleName

Helmy

Affiliation

Parasitology department, Faculty of Meidicine, Helwan University

Email

shaimaa.helmy@hq.helwan.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Nrgm

MiddleName

Sherif

Affiliation

Parasitology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University

Email

mohammed.negm@kasralainy.edu.eg

City

Cairo

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-

First Name

Ragaa

Last Name

Shoeb

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Parasitology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan university

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ragaa.ahmed@med.helwan.edu.eg

City

Cairo

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-

First Name

Shaimaa

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

Shaker

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Theodor Belharz Research Institute

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dr.shaimaashaker@gmail.com

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6th of October

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-

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2024-08-11

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2024-10-31

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1

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12

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1110-0222

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2357-089X

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389,845

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140

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Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect of Platelet Rich Plasma versus Conventional Therapy on Early and Late ME 49 Toxoplasma Gondii Infection in Immunocompromised Mice

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23 Dec 2024