Albani Clara María, Iglesias Azucena, Albanese Adriana, Fuentes Giselle, Orallo Dalila, Maggi Matías, Elissondo María Celina
Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Sanidad y Ambiente (IIPROSAM CONICET-UNMdP), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales-UNMdP, Centro Científico Tecnológico Mar del Plata-CONICET, Centro de Asociación Simple CIC PBA, Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Laboratorio de Zoonosis Parasitarias, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (FCEyN), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP), Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2024 Apr 4;2024:6251666. doi: 10.1155/2024/6251666. eCollection 2024.
The larval stage of the parasite (s.l) is responsible for cystic echinococcosis (CE), a long-term infection affecting humans and animals worldwide, and constitutes a serious public health concern. If left untreated, CE can cause serious damage to multiple organs, especially the liver and lungs. Regarding the treatment, in the last few years, the use of pharmacological treatment has increased, suggesting that in the future, drug therapy may replace surgery for uncomplicated cysts. However, the only available anthelmintic drug to treat this infection is the albendazole, which has an efficacy that does not exceed 50%. On the basis of the above-mentioned evidence, new and improved alternative treatments are urgently needed. The use of natural products and their active fractions and components holds great promise as a valuable resource for the development of novel and effective therapies. Hop ( L.) is a bittering agent in the brewing industry for which the sedative, digestive, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial effects have been reported. The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of methanolic extracts from the leaves of hop varieties against (s.s) protoscoleces. Varieties Mapuche and Victoria caused a stronger protoscolicidal effect compared to the Bullion, Cascade, and Traful varieties ( < 0.01), coinciding with their highest content of flavonoids, total polyphenols, and saponins. The viability of protoscoleces treated with the varieties Mapuche and Victoria decreased to approximately 50% at days 5 y 8, respectively, showing alterations such as soma contraction and impaired microtriches. After 18 days of treatment with both varieties, protoscoleces were completely altered both structurally and ultrastructurally. In conclusion, the methanolic extracts of the varieties Mapuche and Victoria demonstrated a marked effect against s.s. protoscoleces. The beer-making industry exclusively uses hop cones, leaving behind large amounts of hop leaves as an agricultural by-product that is not being utilized. On the basis of our study, we propose that hop leaves could also be used as a source of secondary metabolites with anthelmintic activity.
该寄生虫的幼虫阶段(狭义)是囊型包虫病(CE)的病原体,囊型包虫病是一种影响全球人类和动物的长期感染性疾病,构成严重的公共卫生问题。如果不进行治疗,囊型包虫病会对多个器官造成严重损害,尤其是肝脏和肺脏。关于治疗,在过去几年中,药物治疗的使用有所增加,这表明未来药物治疗可能会取代针对非复杂性囊肿的手术治疗。然而,目前唯一可用于治疗这种感染的驱虫药物是阿苯达唑,其疗效不超过50%。基于上述证据,迫切需要新的、改良的替代治疗方法。天然产物及其活性成分作为开发新型有效疗法的宝贵资源具有巨大潜力。啤酒花(Humulus lupulus L.)是酿造工业中的一种苦味剂,据报道具有镇静、助消化、抗炎和抗菌作用。本研究的目的是评估啤酒花品种叶片甲醇提取物对细粒棘球绦虫(狭义)原头节的疗效。与金块、卡斯卡特和特拉富尔品种相比,马普切和维多利亚品种对原头节的杀灭作用更强(P<0.01),这与它们最高的黄酮类化合物、总多酚和皂苷含量一致。用马普切和维多利亚品种处理的原头节活力分别在第5天和第8天降至约50%,出现诸如虫体收缩和微毛受损等变化。用这两个品种处理18天后,原头节在结构和超微结构上均发生了完全改变。总之,马普切和维多利亚品种的甲醇提取物对细粒棘球绦虫(狭义)原头节具有显著作用。啤酒酿造行业仅使用啤酒花球果,留下大量啤酒花叶作为未被利用的农业副产品。基于我们的研究,我们建议啤酒花叶也可作为具有驱虫活性的次生代谢产物的来源。
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