In Vitro Scolicidal Effect of Urtica dioica and Pyrus boissieriana Extracts Against Protoscoleces of Echinococcus granulosus
Kimia Goudarzi,
Rasoul Alimi,
Tandis Zarghami
et al.
Abstract:Background: Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is one of the most important neglected diseases and a public health concern worldwide. Due to the poor efficacy of current drugs, novel therapeutic approaches are urgently needed. Objectives: This study evaluated the scolicidal effects of the hydroalcoholic extract of Urtica dioica and the chloroformic extract of Pyrus boissieriana on protoscoleces of CE cysts. Methods: Protoscoleces were aseptically aspirated from the livers of sheep naturally infected with CE cysts. To … Show more
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