Journal of Infectious Diseases & Preventive Medicine
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Ekhlas H Abdel-Hafeez

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  The Efficacy of Pomegranate (Punica granatum) Peel Extract on Experimentally Infected Rats with Blastocystis Spp
  Author(s): Ekhlas H Abdel-Hafeez, Azza K Ahmed, Manal ZM Abdellatif, Amany M Kamal and Nisreen DM Toni Ekhlas H Abdel-Hafeez, Azza K Ahmed, Manal ZM Abdellatif, Amany M Kamal and Nisreen DM Toni
  
  Here, the study was conducted to evaluate the effect of pomegranate (Punica granatum) peel extract on infected rats with Blastocystis spp. Anti-protozoan activities were determined by monitoring Blastocystis spp. shedding in stools and histopathological changes of intestine of infected rats. Additionally, we evaluated the antioxidant properties of pomegranate peel extract on different groups through measuring the concentration of Malondialdehyde (MDA). In this work, Punica granatum peel extract-treatment lowered the shedding of cysts very close to nitazoxanide (NTZ) treatment. These data were statistically significant P value ≤ 0.0001. Pomegranate peel extract was found to have the highest anti-lipid peroxidation effect, assessed by measuring MDA level. The inhibitory effect of pomegranate peel extract on lipid peroxidation was signific.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-8731.1000131

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