Echinococcosis: advances in the 21st century

H Wen, L Vuitton, T Tuxun, J Li, DA Vuitton… - Clinical microbiology …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Echinococcosis is a zoonosis caused by cestodes of the genus Echinococcus (family
Taeniidae). This serious and near-cosmopolitan disease continues to be a significant public …

A systematic review of medicinal plants used against Echinococcus granulosus

R Ali, S Khan, M Khan, M Adnan, I Ali, TA Khan… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic helminthiasis caused by different species of the
genus Echinococcus, and is a major economic and public health concern worldwide …

Progress in the pharmacological treatment of human cystic and alveolar echinococcosis: compounds and therapeutic targets

M Siles-Lucas, A Casulli, R Cirilli… - PLoS neglected tropical …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Human cystic and alveolar echinococcosis are helmintic zoonotic diseases caused by
infections with the larval stages of the cestode parasites Echinococcus granulosus and E …

Phytochemical Compositions and Biological Activities of Essential Oil from Xanthium strumarium L.

J Sharifi-Rad, SM Hoseini-Alfatemi, M Sharifi-Rad… - Molecules, 2015 - mdpi.com
The chemical composition of the essential oil (EO) from fresh cocklebur (Xanthium
strumarium L.) leaves was investigated by GC-MS. The antimicrobial activity of the EO was …

Natural products applied against hydatid cyst protoscolices: A review of past to present

MH Kohansal, A Nourian, MT Rahimi, A Daryani… - Acta tropica, 2017 - Elsevier
Echinococcus granulosus is the causative agent of cystic echinococcosis (CE), which is
distributed all around the world. CE is one of the most important global parasitic infectious …

Antileishmanial, antioxidant, and cytotoxic activities of Quercus infectoria Olivier extract

F Kheirandish, B Delfan, H Mahmoudvand… - Biomedicine & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Currently, there is no effective vaccine available, and chemotherapy is the main approach
for treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). During recent decades, studies have …

Herbal medicines against hydatid disease: A systematic review (2000–2021)

MA Alvi, S Khan, RMA Ali, W Qamar, M Saqib… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Echinococcosis is a serious public health issue that affects people and livestock all over the
world. Many synthetic and natural products have been examined in vitro and in vivo on …

Essential oils as novel anthelmintic drug candidates

SK Panda, M Daemen, G Sahoo, W Luyten - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Helminths, with an estimated 1.5 billion annual global infections, are one of the major health
challenges worldwide. The current strategy of the World Health Organization to prevent …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of Nigella sativa essential oil on proliferation, activation, and apoptosis of human T lymphocytes in vitro

K Ciesielska-Figlon, A Daca, A Kokotkiewicz… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
In previous work, we tested the immunomodulatory effect of Nigella sativa (NS) fatty oil. Our
results demonstrated that unrefined, obtained by cold pressing black cumin seed oil …

Efficacy of Myrtus communis L. to Inactivate the Hydatid Cyst Protoscoleces

H Mahmoudvand, S Fallahi… - Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The present study aims to investigate the scolicidal effects of Myrtus communis L.
essential oil against protoscoleces of hydatid cysts and also its toxicity in mice model …