Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Department of Parasitology, Ahvaz, Iran.
Isfahan University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Isfahan, Iran.
Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2023 Dec 27;47(4):214-219. doi: 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2023.55264.
Trichomoniasis is the most common sexually transmitted protozoan infection worldwide. Metronidazole is widely considered as the drug of choice for treating of trichomoniasis but considering its potential side effects, we aimed to assess the therapeutic influences of hydro-alcoholic extracts of and Boiss as alternative medications against .
The trophozoites were cultured in TYI-S-33 medium at a density of 5x10 trophozoites/mL. Subsequently, they were incubated with varying concentrations of the plant extracts (32, 64, 125, 250, 500, and 1,000 μg/mL) and metronidazole (16, 32, 64, 125, 250, and 500 μg/mL), as the positive control. The number of trophozoites in each well plate was quantified after 2, 4, 6, 24, 48, and 72 hours using trypan blue staining. Finally, the viability of the parasite was assessed by vital methylene blue staining.
The hydro-alcoholic extracts of and Boiss at concentrations of 125, 250, 500, and 1,000 μg/mL demonstrated significant efficacy against the parasite. Our findings indicated that the minimum effective concentrations were 125 μg/mL and hydro-alcoholic extracts of and Boiss have the ability to effectively eliminate after 48 and 72 hours of treatment.
The findings of the present study showed that hydro-alcoholic extract of and Boiss can induce death in . However, further complementary in vivo studies are needed to assess the components of these plants in the treatment of .
滴虫病是全球最常见的性传播原生动物感染。甲硝唑被广泛认为是治疗滴虫病的首选药物,但考虑到其潜在的副作用,我们旨在评估 和 Boiss 的水醇提取物作为替代药物治疗 的治疗影响。
滋养体在 TYI-S-33 培养基中以 5x10 滋养体/mL 的密度培养。随后,将它们与不同浓度的植物提取物(32、64、125、250、500 和 1000μg/mL)和甲硝唑(16、32、64、125、250 和 500μg/mL)孵育,作为阳性对照。用台盼蓝染色在 2、4、6、24、48 和 72 小时后定量每个平板孔中的滋养体数量。最后,通过活甲基蓝染色评估寄生虫的活力。
和 Boiss 的水醇提取物在 125、250、500 和 1000μg/mL 浓度下对寄生虫表现出显著的疗效。我们的研究结果表明,最低有效浓度为 125μg/mL,水醇提取物 和 Boiss 在治疗 48 和 72 小时后能够有效消除 。
本研究的结果表明, 和 Boiss 的水醇提取物可以诱导 死亡。然而,需要进一步的体内互补研究来评估这些植物成分在治疗 中的作用。