1. Evaluating the effect of Myrtus communis on programmed cell death in hydatid cyst protoscolices
Mojtaba SHAHNAZI ; Moazzam Dosti JONDABEH ; Hamidreza AGHAEI ; Mehrzad SARAEI ; Mojtaba SHAHNAZI ; Abbas AZADMEHR ; Abbas AZADMEHR ; Reza HAJIAGHAEE ; Reza NORIAN ; Mahmood ALIPOUR
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 2017;10(11):1072-1076
Objective To evaluate the possible involvement of programmed cell death strategy in hydatid cyst protoscolices following treatment with Myrtus communis (M. communis) as an herbal medicine. Methods Protoscolices were aseptically collected from sheep liver hydatid cysts. Evaluating the effect of M. communis extract on programmed cell death and increased activity of caspases 3, 8, and 9 in hydatid cyst protoscolices was conducted by treating the protoscolices with different concentration (5, 50, and 100 mg/mL) of M. communis extract at 37 °C and 5% CO
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