Investigating therapeutic efficacy of silymarin on intestinal and muscular phases of trichinellosis: an experimental study.

Trichinellosis, one of the parasitic zoonoses, is treated with a benzimidazole derivative, primarily albendazole. However, this treatment has a lot of side effects and is not sufficiently effective in killing the encysted larvae. Silymarin, a polyphenolic flavonoid, has been proven to have anti-parasitic activities and various medical uses.

Assessment of the efficacy of thymol against in experimentally infected rats.

The effect of thymol and ivermectin on the development and embryonation of () eggs, as well as their migration in albino rats was investigated both in vitro and in vivo. A total of forty male albino rats were divided into four groups for an in vivo experiment. The first group was uninfected; the second group was infected but left untreated; the third group was infected and received thymol at a dose of 40 mg/kg; and the fourth group was infected and received ivermectin (0.

Toxoplasmosis in Schizophrenic Patients: Immune-diagnosis and Serum Dopamine Level.

Background And Objective: Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite widely distributed all over the world. It has been associated with various psychiatric conditions as schizophrenia. This study aiming to evaluate the association between T.