In Vitro Effects of Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) Seed Extracts on Echinococcus granulosus Protoscoleces

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HESARI ZAHRA; SHARIFDINI MEYSAM; SHARIFI YAZDI MOHAMMAD KAZEM; Ghafari Saeedeh; GHASEMI SARA; MAHMOUDI SHAHRAM; MOHEBALI MEHDI; NIKMANESH BAHRAM

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Journal: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY Year:2020 | Volume:15 | Issue:1 Page(s): 76-83

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In Vitro Effects of Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) Seed Extracts on Echinococcus granulosus Protoscoleces

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Cucurbita moschata

Pumpkin seed extract

Echinococcus granulosus

Scolicidal effect

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Background: Echinococcus granulosus parasite causes a zoonotic disease which is important for public and veterinary health. Since pumpkin seeds (Cucurbita sp. ) are used as traditional vermifuge in Iran, they may be a potential herbal anthelmintic. Methods: This study was designed in 2016 to evaluate the in vitro Scolicidal effect of Cucurbita moschata seeds form northern part of Iran. Hydroalcoholic and petroleum ether extracts were prepared by maceration and soxhlet respectively. Both extracts with four different concentrations (100, 10, 1, 0. 1 mg/ml) were incubated against protoscoleces in 5, 15, 30 and 60 min. Results: Maximum mortality was 16% with 1% hydroalcoholic extract in 60 min. The highest mortality with organic extract was 4% with 10% concentration in 60 min (P=0. 015). Conclusion: Since highest mortality was 16%, the extract did not reach to LD50 (50% mortality). Therefore, the potency of the total extract is not sufficient as potential scolicidal drug.

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HESARI, ZAHRA, SHARIFDINI, MEYSAM, SHARIFI YAZDI, MOHAMMAD KAZEM, Ghafari, Saeedeh, GHASEMI, SARA, MAHMOUDI, SHAHRAM, MOHEBALI, MEHDI, & NIKMANESH, BAHRAM. (2020). In Vitro Effects of Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) Seed Extracts on Echinococcus granulosus Protoscoleces. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY, 15(1), 76-83. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/755731/en

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HESARI ZAHRA, SHARIFDINI MEYSAM, SHARIFI YAZDI MOHAMMAD KAZEM, Ghafari Saeedeh, GHASEMI SARA, MAHMOUDI SHAHRAM, MOHEBALI MEHDI, NIKMANESH BAHRAM. In Vitro Effects of Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) Seed Extracts on Echinococcus granulosus Protoscoleces. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY[Internet]. 2020;15(1):76-83. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/755731/en

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ZAHRA HESARI, MEYSAM SHARIFDINI, MOHAMMAD KAZEM SHARIFI YAZDI, Saeedeh Ghafari, SARA GHASEMI, SHAHRAM MAHMOUDI, MEHDI MOHEBALI, and BAHRAM NIKMANESH, “In Vitro Effects of Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) Seed Extracts on Echinococcus granulosus Protoscoleces,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 76–83, 2020, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/755731/en

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