Parasitological, Histopathological and Regulatory Micro RNA Assessment in Chronic Murine Toxoplasmosis Treated with Bee Venom
This research aimed to compare the potential anti-toxoplasma impact of Bee venom (B.v.) against the commercial drug spiramycin (SPI) on chronic toxoplasmosis parasitologically. A histopathological evaluation of the me49 infection was performed on the brain, liver, and lungs. Host regulatory microRNAs miR-712-3p and miR-146b-5p were measured before and after the tested drugs were administered in the sera of Swiss albino mice. Group A served as the control group, subdivided into 4 subgroups, while Group B was further separated into four me49 infected subgroups. When compared to the positive control, the combination of B.v. and SPI had the best outcomes, with a statistically significant 94.1% reduction in brain cyst count. Me49 infection resulted in a significant rise in the level of miR-712-3p expression in rats’ serum. Furthermore, after infection, there was a 50-fold rise in miR-146b-5p in host sera. Following the tested medications' treatment of the diseased mice, these levels dropped.
Authors
- Ahmed H.A. Eassa
- Marwa A. Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7545-9639)
- MOUSA ISMAIL (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4514-2091)
- Mona Moubarak
- Mona Said El‐Sherbini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0610-1748)
- Rabab Zalat
Institutions
- Cairo University (EG)
- Sadat Academy for Management Sciences (EG)
- Theodor Bilharz Research Institute (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Science
- Published
- 2025-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21608/ejvs.2025.343507.2552
- Primary Topic
- Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00