Sara H. Mokhtar
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz Univ, Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research Article
Therapeutic Potential of Moringa oleifera and Curcuma longa on Fascioliasis in a Murine Model
Author(s): Tarfa A. Altorki, Maimonah Alghanmi, Sarah A. Altwaim, Isra Alsaady, Sara H. Mokhtar, Bayan Tashkandi, Hadeel Alsadoun, Rowaida A. Bakri, Hattan Gattan, Majed H. Wakid*, Rowa Alhabbab and Ayat Zawawi
Fascioliasis is a zoonotic disease that affects millions of people in the Middle East. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the antiparasitic impact of Moringa oleifera and Curcuma longa on Fasciola hepatica-infected rats. Rats were divided into four groups: Uninfected negative control; infected untreated positive control; infected and treated with C. longa extract; infected and treated with M. oleifera seed extract. The liver enzymatic activity, egg count, and histopathological impact in infected and uninfected groups were determined, and the therapeutic efficacy was assessed. The study outcomes showed that the treated groups had fewer histopathological markers of Fasciola infection than the untreated group. Furthermore, the treated group.. Read More»
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19081055