1. Safety and Efficacy of Prosopis juliflora Leaf Extract as a Potential Treatment against Visceral Leishmaniasis in Balb/c Mice
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Mutiso Joshua Muli, Gicheru M. Muita, and Muendo Charity Mutile
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biology ,Traditional medicine ,Leishmania donovani ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,prosopis juliflora ,BALB/c ,sodium stiboglu-conate ,Infectious Diseases ,Visceral leishmaniasis ,Prosopis juliflora ,leishmania donovani ,medicine ,Parasitology ,balb/c mice - Abstract
Background: Visceral Leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani is a major health problem in the tropics and sub-tropic regions where it is endemic. We aimed in testing the leishmanicidal activity and toxicity of Prosopis juliflora leaf extract in BALB/c mice and in vitro test systems respectively. Methods: In the year 2017 until 2019, BALB/c mice of mixed sexes aged between 6 and 8 weeks in groups of 8 were used. Group I treated with 100 mg/kg of P. juliflora extract, Group II -1 mg/kg of Sodium stibogluconate (SSG) and Group III treated with normal saline. All mice were anaesthized and sacrificed to obtain blood, spleen samples for antibody measurements, and determination of parasite loads. Results: There was significant inhibitory effect (P
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- 2021