The anthelmintic efficacy of papaya latex in a rodent-nematode model is not dependent on fasting before treatment

• Main Authors: W., Luoga,, F., Mansur,, I. R., Duce,, J. M., Behnke,, M. C., Garnett,, DJ., Buttle,
• Format: Article
• Language: en_US
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2015
• Subjects: Plant Cysteine Proteinases; Heligmosomoides-Polygyrus; In-Vivo; Gastrointestinal Nematode; Drug Bioavailability; Food; Mice; Echinococcosis; Tetracycline; Vitro
• Online Access: http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/8441

In earlier studies of the anthelmintic activity of plant cysteine proteinases (CPs), a period of food deprivation was routinely employed before administration of CPs, but there has been no systematic evaluation as to whether this does actually benefit the anthelmintic efficacy. Therefore, we assesse...