Perioperative Prophylactic Chemotherapy of Echinococcus Granulosus: Determination of Minimum Effective Length of Albendazole Therapy in in Vitro Protoscolex Culture

In vitro effects of nitazoxanide on Echinococcus granulosus protoscoleces and metacestodes.

OBJECTIVES Infection of humans and domestic ruminants with the larval stage (metacestode) of Echinococcus granulosus results in cystic echinococcosis (CE). The metacestode causes a space-occupying lesion in visceral organs, most commonly in the liver. Benzimidazole carbamate derivatives, such as mebendazole and albendazole, are currently used for chemotherapeutic treatment of CE. In human patie...

Evaluation the scolicidal and cytotoxic effects of Froriepia subpinnataagainst protoscolex of Echinococcus granulosus in vitro

Background & Aim: Hydatidosis is one of the most important and prevalent parasitic diseases in Iran. Due to the fact that no definite and reliable treatment for this disease has been recorded so far, the aim of this study was to investigate the antiparasitic effect of Froriepia subpinnata (F. subpinnata) on the protoscolex stage of Echinococcus granulosus (E. granulosus) in vitro. Methods: F. ...

The Efficacy of Albendazole Mebendazole Combination Against Echinococcus granulosus Protoscoleces (an in vitro evaluation)

Antibody responses to in vitro translation products following albendazole therapy for Echinococcus granulosus.

Immunoprecipitation of antigens translated in vitro from Echinococcus granulosus RNA revealed that albendazole treatment of human hydatidosis induced antibodies to previously undetectable antigens and that the response to most antigens was specific, although cross-reactivity was observed between Schistosoma mansoni and E. granulosus antisera for two proteins.

In vitro metacestodicidal activities of genistein and other isoflavones against Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus granulosus.

Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus granulosus metacestode infections in humans cause alveolar echinococcosis and cystic echinococcosis, respectively, in which metacestode development in visceral organs often results in particular organ failure. Further, cystic hydatidosis in farm animals causes severe economic losses. Although benzimidazole derivatives such as mebendazole and albendaz...