Effect of Lysimachia ramosa (Primulaceae) on helminth parasites: Motility, mortality and scanning electron microscopic observations on surface topography

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• 作者：M. Challam ; B. Roy ; V. T ; on
• 关键词：Anthelmintic ; Lysimachia ramosa ; Scanning electron microscopy
• 刊名：Veterinary Parasitology
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：19 April 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：169
• 期：1-2
• 页码：214-218
• 全文大小：732 K

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The alcoholic extract of Lysimachia ramosa Wall (Primulaceae) was tested in vitro against helminth parasites, Fasciolopsis buski and Ascaris suum, from porcine hosts and Raillietina echinobothrida from domestic fowl. The live adult parasites, collected from a freshly autopsied host, were exposed to different concentrations (5–50 mg) of the test plant extract in physiological phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) having 0.1 % dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) at 37 ± 1 °C. The treated parasites revealed complete inactivation and flaccid paralysis that was followed by death at varying periods of time. A dose-dependent loss of motility and mortality was observed in all the treated parasites.

Scanning electron microscopic observations revealed conspicuous deformity of the surface architecture in all the parasites exposed to the test plant extract. The general tegument in F. buski showed shrinkage and loss of scale-like spines; proglottides all along the strobilar length in R. echinobothrida appeared shrunken and deformed and the cuticular surface of A. suum appeared disorganised, having lost transverse striations. The botanicals of the test plant seem to be effective against all the three types of helminth parasites.