Zagazig University Digital Repository
Home
Thesis & Publications
All Contents
Publications
Thesis
Graduation Projects
Research Area
Research Area Reports
Search by Research Area
Universities Thesis
ACADEMIC Links
ACADEMIC RESEARCH
Zagazig University Authors
Africa Research Statistics
Google Scholar
Research Gate
Researcher ID
CrossRef
Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of ellagic acid as a new therapy for Trichinella spiralis infection
Faculty
Medicine
Year:
2024
Type of Publication:
ZU Hosted
Pages:
Authors:
Shaima Elsayed Mohamed Metwally Ashoush
Staff Zu Site
Abstract In Staff Site
Journal:
Journal of Helminthology Cambridge University Press
Volume:
Keywords :
Antioxidant , anti-inflammatory effects , ellagic acid , , , therapy
Abstract:
Trichinellosis is a widespread food-borne zoonosis, causing mild to severe illness in humans with potential fatality. Its treatment remains challenging due to the side effects and limited efficacy of specific drugs. Therefore, the current study was conducted to assess the therapeutic effects of ellagic acid (EA) alone and combined with albendazole against trichinellosis and its biochemical and pathological alterations in mice. Mice were divided into two main groups: G1 and G2 for the intestinal and muscular phases, respectively. Then each group was subdivided into five subgroups: (a) non-infected control, (b) infected control non-treated, (c) infected and treated with EA, (d) infected and treated with albendazole, and (e) infected and treated with a combination of both. Parasitological, biochemical, and histopathological studies were used to evaluate the therapeutic outcomes. Treatment with EA resulted in a significant reduction of the mean counts of intestinal adult worms and muscular larvae compared to the infected control. EA improved oxidative stress as it reduced nitric oxide and increased catalase activities in intestinal and muscular tissues. Additionally, it alleviated the inflammatory response, as evidenced by downregulating IL-6 and increasing IL-10 expressions in tissues. Furthermore, it improved liver functions and ameliorated the pathological alterations induced by trichinellosis. The best results were detected in combination treatments that indicated synergistic effects between EA and albendazole. In conclusion, EA can be used as an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant with a promising anti-parasitic impact against trichinellosis.
Author Related Publications
Shaima Elsayed Mohamed Metwally Ashoush, "COMPARISON OF IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC TEST AND MICROSCOPY IN THE DETECTION OF SOME ENTERIC PROTOZOA IN STOOL SAMPLES", the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 2016
More
Shaima Elsayed Mohamed Metwally Ashoush, "Antihelminthic and antiangiogenic effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles on intestinal and muscular phases of trichinellosis", Cambridge University Press, 2023
More
Shaima Elsayed Mohamed Metwally Ashoush, "Pollution of irrigation water in East Nile Delta, Egypt: Physicochemical and parasitological studies.", Egyptian Parasitologists United Society (EPU), 2024
More
Shaima Elsayed Mohamed Metwally Ashoush, "Assessment of Mannose Modified Nanoliposome of Excretory-Secretory Antigens Against Acute Toxoplasmosis in Mice", Zagazig University, Faculty of Medicine, 2025
More
Shaima Elsayed Mohamed Metwally Ashoush, "Assessment of the therapeutic efficacy of zinc oxide nanoparticles on chronic toxoplasmosis in murine model", Egyptian Parasitologists United Society (EPU), 2025
More
Department Related Publications
Amira Abdellatif Sallih, "Epidemiological and Histopathological Investigation of Sarcocystis spp. in Slaughtered Dromedary Camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Egypt", MDPI, 2020
More
Shaima Elsayed Mohamed Metwally Ashoush, "In vivo assessment of co-trimoxazole and Origanum vulgare extract in the treatment of acute toxoplasmosis", Egyptian Parasitologists United Society (EPU), 2026
More
Marwah Omar Abdul-Aziz Syd, "EVALUATION OF MIDI PARASEP® FAECAL PARASITE CONCENTRATOR FOR THE DETECTION OF INTESTINAL PARASITIC INFECTIONS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY", Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, Vol. 50, No.2, August 2020, 2020
More
Asmaa Mohamed Farouk Fahmy, "PROPHYLACTIC ANTICRYPTOSPORIDIAL ACTIVITY OF ATORVASTATIN VERSUS NITAZOXANIDE ON EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED IMMUNOSUPPRESSED MURINE MODELS", J.Egypt.Soc.Parasiol. (JESP), 50(3), 2020: 535– 546, 2020
More
Howeida Saeed Fawad Moawad, "PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL PROTOZOA AMONG PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE AND IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME.", J.Egypt.Soc.Parasitol.(JESP), 2019
More
جامعة المنصورة
جامعة الاسكندرية
جامعة القاهرة
جامعة سوهاج
جامعة الفيوم
جامعة بنها
جامعة دمياط
جامعة بورسعيد
جامعة حلوان
جامعة السويس
شراقوة
جامعة المنيا
جامعة دمنهور
جامعة المنوفية
جامعة أسوان
جامعة جنوب الوادى
جامعة قناة السويس
جامعة عين شمس
جامعة أسيوط
جامعة كفر الشيخ
جامعة السادات
جامعة طنطا
جامعة بنى سويف