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Evaluating the effect of Myrtus communis on programmed cell death in hydatid cyst protoscolices
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine ; (12): 1072-1076, 2017.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-819415
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To evaluate the possible involvement of programmed cell death strategy in hydatid cyst protoscolices following treatment with Myrtus communis (M. communis) as an herbal medicine.@*METHODS@#Protoscolices were aseptically collected from sheep liver hydatid cysts. Evaluating the effect of M. communis extract on programmed cell death and increased activity of caspases 3, 8, and 9 in hydatid cyst protoscolices was conducted by treating the protoscolices with different concentration (5, 50, and 100 mg/mL) of M. communis extract at 37 °C and 5% CO for 4 h by using the Bradford test and ELISA commercial kits.@*RESULTS@#The extract of M. communis at all concentrations led to initiation of programmed cell death in protoscolices and this effect, was only significant at 50 and 100 mg/mL concentrations, compared to the negative control (P < 0.05). Also, the activity of caspases 3, 8, and 9 in hydatid cyst protoscolices, was shown that the extract at all 3 concentrations could only increase the activity of caspases 3 and 9. Moreover, a significant increase in the activity of caspase 3 was only observed at concentrations 50 and 100 mg/mL by 37.00% and 66.19% while a significant increase in the activity of caspase 9 at the same concentrations was observed by 20.89% and 63.67%, respectively (P < 0.05).@*CONCLUSIONS@#The extract of M. communis at different concentrations could increase the activity of caspases 3 and 9 and caused programmed cell death in hydatid cyst protoscolices however, this effect was significant at high concentrations of the extract.

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Language: English Journal: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine Year: 2017 Type: Article