In vitro screening for cestocidal activity of three species of Cassia plants against the tapeworm Raillietina tetragona

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 154-159

  Kundu, S ^a   Lyndem, L M ^a  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICESTODAL AGENT; CASSIA ALATA EXTRACT; CASSIA ANGUSTIFOLIA EXTRACT; CASSIA EXTRACT; CASSIA OCCIDENTALIS EXTRACT; PRAZIQUANTEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CASSIA; CASSIA ANGUSTIFOLIA; CESTODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAILLIETINA TETRAGONA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SENNA ALATA; SENNA OCCIDENTALIS;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CASSIA; CESTODA; INDIA; LOCOMOTION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84866116975     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: 14752697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X12000156     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. Abo, K. A., Adediwura, A. A. & Ibikunle, A. J. (1998) 1st International Workshop on Herbal Medicinal Products. pp. 22-24.
2. Agarwal, V. & Bajpai, M. (2010) Pharmacognostical and biological studies on senna and its product: an overview. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences 1, 1-10.
3. Aksu, G. (2009) Plant extracts in the fight against worms. Diploma thesis, University of Dusseldorf, Germany.
4. Arya, V., Yadav, S., Kumar, S. & Yadav, J. P. (2010) Antimicrobial effect of Cassia occidentalis L. (leaf) against various human pathogenic microbes. Life Sciences and Medicinal Research 9, 1-11.
5. Blair, K. L., Bennett, J. I. & Pax, R. A. (1993) Serotonin and acetylcholine: further analysis of praziquantel-induced contraction of magnesium-paralysed Schistosoma mansoni. Parasitology 107, 387-395.
6. Cox, F. E. G. (1982) Modern parasitology. Oxford, Blackwell Scientific.
7. Das, B., Tandon, V. & Saha, N. (2004) Effect of phytochemicals of Flemingia vestita (Fabaceae) on glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase and enzymes of gluconeogenesis in a cestode (Raillietina echinobothrida). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 139, 141-146.
8. Dasgupta, S., Roy, B. & Tandon, V. (2010) Ultrastructural alterations of the tegument of Raillietina echinobothrida treated with the stem bark of Acacia oxyphylla (Leguminosae). Journal of Ethnopharmacology 127, 568-571.
9. Desta, B. (1995) Ethiopian traditional herbal drugs. Part I: Studies on the toxicity and therapeutic activity of local taenicidal medications. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 45, 27-33.
10. Fischer, K. (2007) The effects of plant extracts on worm stages. Diploma thesis, University of Duesseldorf, Germany.
11. Grade, J. T., Tabuti, J. R. S., Van Damme, P. & Arble, B. L. (2007) Deworming efficacy of Albizia anthelmintica in Uganda: preliminary findings. African Journal of Ecology 45, 18-20.
12. Hammond, J. A., Fielding, D. & Bishop, S. C. (1997) Prospects for plant anthelmintics in tropical veterinary medicine. Veterinary Research Communication 21, 213-228.
13. Hofilena, J. G., Ragasa, C. Y. & Rideout, J. A. (2000) An antimicrobial and antimutagenic anthraquinone from Cassia alata. ACGC Chemical Research Communication 10, 15-20.
14. Hukkeri, V. I., Kalyani, G. A., Hatpaki, B. C. & Manvi, F. V. (1993) In vitro anthelmintic activity of aqueous extract of fruit of Punica granatum. Fitoterapia 64, 69-70.
15. Ibrahim, D. & Osman, H. (1995) Antimicrobial activity of Cassia alata from Malaysia. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 45, 151-156.
16. Khan, M. R., Kihara, M. & Omoloso, A. D. (2001) Antimicrobial activity of Cassia alata. Fitoterapia 72, 561-564.
17. Kirtikar, K. R. & Basu, B. D. (1975) Indian medicinal plants. 2nd edn. pp. 870-872. Delhi Jayyed Press.
18. Klimpel, S., Abdel-Ghaffar, F., Al-Rasheid, K. A. S., Aksu, G., Fischer, K., Strassen, B. & Mehlhorn, H. (2010) The effects of different plant extracts on nematodes. Parasitology Research 108, 1047-1054.
19. Kochar, S. L. (1981) Tropical crops: A textbook of economic botany. International College edn. 416 pp. London, McMillan.
20. Lyndem, L. M., Tandon, V. & Das, B. (2008) Anthelmintic efficacy of medicinal plants from Northeast India against hookworms: an in vitro study on Ancylostoma ceylanicum. Pharmacologyonline 3, 697-707.
21. Makinde, A. A., Igoli, J. O., TA'Ama, L., Shaibu, S. J. & Garba, A. (2007) Antimicrobial activity of Cassia alata. African Journal of Biotechnology 6, 1509-1510.
22. Markoski, M. M., Trindade, E. S., Cabrera, G., Laschuk, A., Galanti, N., Zaha, A., Nader, H. B. & Ferreira, H. B. (2006) Praziquantel and albendazole damaging action on in vitro developing Mesocestoides corti (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda). Parasitology International 55, 51-61.
23. Martin, R. J. (1985) g-Aminobutyric acid and piperazine activated single channel currents from Ascaris suum body muscle. British Journal of Pharmacology 84, 445-461.
24. McCorkle, C. M., Mathias, E. & Schillhorn van Veen, T. W. (Eds) (1996) Ethnoveterinary research and development. 339 pp. London, Intermediate Technology Publications.
25. Nandi, B., Roy, S., Bhattacharya, S. & Sinha Babu, S. P. (2004) Free radicals mediated membrane damage by the saponins Acaciaside A and Acaciaside B. Phytotherapy Research 18, 191-194.
26. Pal, P. & Tandon, V. (1998a) Anthelmintic efficacy of Flemingia vestita (Leguminoceae): genistein induced alterations in the activity of tegumental enzymes in the cestode, Raillietina echinobothrida. Parasitology International 47, 233-243.
27. Pal, P. & Tandon, V. (1998b) Anthelmintic efficacy of Flemingia vestita (Fabaceae): genistein induced alterations in the esterase activity in the cestode, Raillietina echinobothrida. Journal of Bioscience 23, 25-31.
28. Palanichamy, S. & Nagarajan, S. (1990) Antifungal activity of Cassia alata leaf extract. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 29, 337-340.
29. Paria, N. D. (2005) Medicinal plant resources of South West Bengal. pp. 39-40. Kolkata, Directorate of Forests, Government of West Bengal.
30. Peter, W. & Deogracious, O. (2006) The in vitro ascaricidal activity of selected indigenous medicinal plants used in ethno veterinary medicinal practices in Uganda. African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines 3, 94-103.
31. Rahman, A. M. D. (1996) Pengenalan dan Penggunaan Herba Ubatan. 25 pp. Malaysia, Orient Press.
32. Roy, B. & Tandon, V. (1991) Usefulness of tetramethylsilane in the preparation of helminth parasites for scanning electron microscopy. Rivista Di Parassitologia 8, 207-215.
33. Soffar, S. A. & Mokhtar, G. M. (1991) Evaluation of the antiparasitic effect of aqueous garlic (Allium sativum extract in Hymenolepis nana and Giardiasis). Journal of Egyptian Society of Parasitology 21, 497-502.
34. Somchit, M. N., Reezal, I., Elysha Nur, I. & Mutalib, A. R. (2003) In vitro antimicrobial activity of ethanol and water extracts of Cassia alata. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 84, 1-4.
35. Tagboto, S. & Townson, S. (2001) Antiparasitic properties of medicinal plants and other naturally occurring products. Advances in Parasitology 50, 199-295.
36. Tandon, V., Pal, P., Roy, B., Rao, H. S. P. & Reddy, K. S. (1997) In vitro anthelmintic activity of root tuber extract of Flemingia vestita, an indigenous plant in Shillong, India. Parasitology Research 83, 492-498.
37. Tandon, V., Lyndem, L. M., Kar, P. K., Pal, P. & Das, B. (2004) Anthelmintic efficacy of extract of Stephania glabra and aerial root extract of Tricosanthes multiloba in vitro: two indigenous plants in Shillong. Indian Journal of Parasitic Diseases 28, 37-44.
38. Tangpu, V., Temjenmongla & Yadav, A. K. (2006) Anticestodal efficacy of Psidium guajava against experimental Hymenolepis diminuta infection in rats. Indian Journal of Pharmacology 38, 29-32.
39. Tariq, K. A., Chishti, M. Z., Ahmad, F. & Shawl, A. S. (2008) Anthelmintic efficacy of Achillea millifolium against gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep: in vitro and in vivo studies. Journal of Helminthology 82, 227-233.
40. Temjenmongla & Yadav, A. K. (2005) Anticestodal efficacy of folklore medicinal plants of Naga tribes in North-east India. African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines 2, 129-133.
41. Von Bingen, H. (1974) Naturkunde-reproduction of a medieval book. 2nd edn. Salzburg, Mueller-Wiss.
42. Xiao, P. & Fu, S. C. (1986) Traditional antiparasitic drugs in China. Parasitology Today 2, 353-355.