Effects of garlic on Schistosoma mansoni harbored in albino mice: Molecular characterization of the host and parasite |
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Authors: | Nahed H.A. Riad Hoda A. Taha Yomna I. Mahmoud |
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Affiliation: | 1. Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt;2. Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia |
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Abstract: | Garlic has been used for its health benefits for thousands of years. Modern research confirmed many of the healing properties of garlic, including its antiparasitic activity. This study was designed to evaluate the antischistosomal action of garlic through detecting the changes in DNA profile of Schistosoma mansoni worms and the infected mouse. Forty mice were subcutaneously infected with ~ 200 Schistosoma mansoni cercariae/mouse. Infected mice were divided into four equal groups: non-treated, prophylactic, therapeutic, and continuously-treated. Non-infected control and garlic-treated groups were assigned for the sake of comparison. Garlic extract (50 mg/kg bw/mouse) was given orally, day after day, at a fixed daytime. Seven weeks post-infection, adult schistosomes were recovered by perfusion and the livers of the mice were excised out and were processed for DNA extraction and Random Amplification of Polymorphic DNA-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RAPD-PCR). The results showed that garlic exerted no major changes in the genome of schistosomes. Nevertheless, that schistosomal infection induced genetic alterations in the DNA of mice, and garlic was able to ameliorate such alterations to a great extent. |
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Keywords: | CTAB, Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide dNTPs, Deoxynucleotide triphosphates RAPD-PCR, Random amplification of polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain reaction SBSC, Schistosome biology supply center |
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