EFFECT OF KALOBIN (PELARGONIUM REINFORME/SIDOIDES EXTRACT) ON MURINE INTESTINAL TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS

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1 Departments of Medical Parasitology

2 Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Benha Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Egypt

Abstract

Trichinellosis is a worldwide risky zoonotic nematode infecting people particularly in pig raising
countries. The present study evaluated management of Trichenella spiralis infection with Kalobin
®, a widely used herbal remedy for respiratory infections as compared to Albendazole®.
Consequently, one hundred Swiss albino male mice were divided in five groups of 20 each. GI:
untreated, uninfected mice (negative control). GII: infected untreated mice (positive control).
GIII: infected treated with Albendazole (ABZ) started three days after infection and continued for
three successive days. GIV: infected and treated with Kalobin began 24 hours after infection and
went on for 6 consecutive days since infection. GV: infected mice and Kalobin treated started 15
day before infection up to 6 successive days (pretreated group). Two hundred T. spiralis larvae
were given orally to all groups except GI and evaluated parasitological, histopathological, and
biochemical of the efficacy of treatment.
The results showed that both GIII and GV caused substantial decrease in intestinal adults' count
than other ones (94.4%, & 52.1% respectively). These results were supported by the enhancement
of histology and biochemistry findings.

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