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PARASITOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
卷 64, 期 5, 页码 435-440出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2015.06.005
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Cystic echinococcosis; Echinococcus granulosus; Essential oils; Thymol; Albendazole
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- ANPCyT, Argentina [1164]
- CONICET, Argentina [PIP 0029]
- Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Argentina [EXA 581/12, EXA 672/14]
Cystic echinococcosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the larval stage of the cestode Echinococcus granulosus. The drugs commonly used against cystic echinococcosis are benzimidazoles. Unfortunately, 20%-40% of cases do not respond favorably to such chemotherapy. Consequently, the search of new therapeutic alternatives such as the use of traditional medicinal plants has been increased. The aim of the current experimental work was to investigate the chemoprophylactic and clinical efficacy of thymol on mice infected with E. granulosus metacestodes. Thymol (40 mg/kg) was administered under two different therapeutic schemes: dosing every 24 h over 20 days and treatment every 12 h for 10 days. Thymol demonstrated efficacy against experimental murine cystic echinococcosis. The chemoprophylactic and therapeutic effects of thymol were comparable to that of albendazole. Due to the lack of toxicity observed in mice at the tested doses; we consider that thymol is a potential alternative to be applied for the treatment of human hydatid disease. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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