Amebiasis https://greenmedinfo.com/taxonomy/term/471/all en Abscess: Amebic https://greenmedinfo.com/disease/abscess-amebic <div class="field field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image" width="228" height="450" alt="" src="//cdn.greenmedinfo.com/sites/default/files/Abscess.jpg?1467757913" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-copyright"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Copyright: &lt;a href=&#039;http://www.123rf.com/profile_vipdesignusa&#039;&gt;vipdesignusa / 123RF Stock Photo&lt;/a&gt; </div> </div> </div> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-facebook-like-info"><legend>Facebook Like Info</legend><div class="field field-facebook-total-count"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0 </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> Amebiasis Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:13:16 +0000 greenmedinfo 18813 at https://greenmedinfo.com Ameboma https://greenmedinfo.com/disease/ameboma <div class="field field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image" width="450" height="450" alt="" src="//cdn.greenmedinfo.com/sites/default/files/Amoeba_1.jpg?1468279303" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-copyright"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Copyright: &lt;a href=&#039;http://www.123rf.com/profile_snapgalleria&#039;&gt;snapgalleria / 123RF Stock Photo&lt;/a&gt; </div> </div> </div> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-facebook-like-info"><legend>Facebook Like Info</legend><div class="field field-facebook-total-count"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0 </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> Amebiasis Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:13:45 +0000 greenmedinfo 18932 at https://greenmedinfo.com Amoebiasis https://greenmedinfo.com/disease/amoebiasis <div class="field field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image" width="450" height="307" alt="" src="//cdn.greenmedinfo.com/sites/default/files/Amoeba_2.jpg?1468338273" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-copyright"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Copyright: &lt;a href=&#039;http://www.123rf.com/profile_designua&#039;&gt;designua / 123RF Stock Photo&lt;/a&gt; </div> </div> </div> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-facebook-like-info"><legend>Facebook Like Info</legend><div class="field field-facebook-total-count"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0 </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> Amebiasis Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:13:47 +0000 greenmedinfo 18941 at https://greenmedinfo.com Garlic has anti-amoeba activity. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/garlic-has-anti-amoeba-activity PMID:  J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2008 Feb;24(1):8-14. PMID: 18370873 Abstract Title:  In vitro evaluation of the amoebicidal activity of garlic (Allium sativum) extract on Acanthamoeba castellanii and its cytotoxic potential on corneal cells. Abstract:  Free-living protozoa of the genus Acanthamoeba can cause one of the most severe, potentially sight-threatening infections of the eye, the so-called A. keratitis. A. keratitis is difficult to treat because, under adverse conditions, the amoeba encyst and medical therapy is often less effective against cysts than against trophozoites. The aim of this study was to investigate evaluate the in vitro effect of the nonpolar subfraction of the methanol extract of garlic (Allium sativum) on the growth of A. castellanii trophozoites and cysts and also its cytotoxicity on corneal cells in vitro. Extract was evaluated for its amoebicidal activity, using an inverted light microscope. The effect of the nonpolar extract with the concentrations, ranging from 0.78 to 62.5 mg/mL on the proliferation of A. castellanii trophozoites and cysts, were examined in vitro. For the determination of cytotoxicity of the extract on corneal cells, agar diffusion tests were performed. The present study demonstrates the in vitro effectiveness of the garlic against the A. castellanii growth curve. Evaluations revealed that garlic inhibits trophozoite growth in dose- and time-dependent ways. In the case of the cyctotoxic acitivities, it showed no cytotoxicity for the cornea cells in the concentration of 3.90 mg/mL. These findings indicate that nonpolar subfraction of the methanol extracts of garlic has amoebicidal, as well as its cysticidal, properties on Acanthamoeba trophozoites and cysts. Garlic alone, and in combination with other amoebicidal agents, may be used in clinical practices after further investigations. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/garlic-has-anti-amoeba-activity#comments Amebiasis Garlic In Vitro Study Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:14:03 +0000 greenmedinfo 42612 at https://greenmedinfo.com Iodamoebiasis https://greenmedinfo.com/disease/iodamoebiasis <div class="field field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image" width="450" height="450" alt="" src="//cdn.greenmedinfo.com/sites/default/files/Amoeba_3.jpg?1478653265" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-copyright"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Copyright: &lt;a href=&#039;http://www.123rf.com/profile_snapgalleria&#039;&gt;snapgalleria / 123RF Stock Photo&lt;/a&gt; </div> </div> </div> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-facebook-like-info"><legend>Facebook Like Info</legend><div class="field field-facebook-total-count"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0 </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> Amebiasis Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:20:28 +0000 greenmedinfo 20640 at https://greenmedinfo.com L-cysteine attenuates the mutagenicity of the antiamebic drug diiodohydroxyquinoline in mice. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/l-cysteine-attenuates-mutagenicity-antiamebic-drug-diiodohydroxyquinoline-mice PMID:  Mutat Res. 1987 Apr;187(4):219-22. PMID: 3104778 Abstract Title:  Bio-antimutagenic effect of L-cysteine on diiodohydroxyquinoline-induced micronuclei in Swiss mice. Abstract:  The mutagenic potential of diiodohydroxyquinoline (DIHQ), a common anti-amebic drug, was tested using the in vivo micronucleus test in Swiss mice following oral administration. It was found to be mutagenic in a dose-dependent manner. Using the same model system, the bio-antimutagenic effect of the sulfhydryl compound L-cysteine against DIHQ was established. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/l-cysteine-attenuates-mutagenicity-antiamebic-drug-diiodohydroxyquinoline-mice#comments Amebiasis Cysteine (see N-Acetylcysteine) NAC (N-acetyl-L-cysteine) Drug-Plant-Vitamin Synergies Animal Study Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:22:56 +0000 greenmedinfo 44890 at https://greenmedinfo.com Psyllium husk extract has varying degrees of growth inhibition against amoebic species, indicating its role in the treatment of amoebic dysentery. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/psyllium-husk-extract-has-varying-degrees-growth-inhibition-against-amoebic-sp PMID:  Phytother Res. 2002 Feb;16(1):78-9. PMID: 11807972 Abstract Title:  The presence of antiamoebic constituents in psyllium husk. Abstract:  The crude extract of psyllium husk (ispaghula) and its active constituent (petroleum fraction) caused varying degrees of growth inhibition in three different species of Entamoeba, i.e. Entamoeba histolytica, E. invadens and E. dispar. The inhibitory effect of the crude extract was in the dose range of 1-10 mg/mL, whereas a similar inhibitory effect was obtained with the petroleum fraction at a much lower dose (0.1-1.0 mg/mL), indicating that the active chemical(s) is/are concentrated in the petroleum fraction. These data support the traditional use of psyllium husk in amoebic dysentery. Copyright 2002 John Wiley &amp; Sons, Ltd. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/psyllium-husk-extract-has-varying-degrees-growth-inhibition-against-amoebic-sp#comments Amebiasis Psyllium In Vitro Study Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:14:03 +0000 greenmedinfo 42611 at https://greenmedinfo.com Saccharomyces boulardii improves the clinical efficacy and reduces the side effects of metronidazole treatment for amebiasis. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/saccharomyces-boulardii-improves-clinical-efficacy-and-reduces-side-effects-me PMID:  Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Jun;80(6):953-5. PMID: 19478257 Abstract Title:  Clinical efficacy of Saccharomyces boulardii and metronidazole compared to metronidazole alone in children with acute bloody diarrhea caused by amebiasis: a prospective, randomized, open label study. Abstract:  The aim was to evaluate the efficacy of Saccharomyces boulardii (Sb) in addition to metronidazole in amebiasis. A prospective, randomized, open clinical trial was performed in 50 children presenting with acute bloody diarrhea caused by Entameba histolytica. Group A and B (each N = 25) was treated with metronidazole, but Sb (250 mg, twice daily) during the 7 days was added to Group B patients who were re-evaluated 2, 3, 5, 10, and 30 days after diagnosis. Duration of bloody diarrhea was significantly longer in Group A (72.0 +/- 28.5 versus 42.2 +/- 17.4 hours, P https://greenmedinfo.com/article/saccharomyces-boulardii-improves-clinical-efficacy-and-reduces-side-effects-me#comments Amebiasis Diarrhea Saccharomyces Boulardii Drug Side Effect Attenuation Drug: Metronidazole Human Study Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:19:35 +0000 greenmedinfo 52274 at https://greenmedinfo.com Saccharomyces boulardii is as effective as the drug metronidazole in treating amebiasis-associated diarrhea in children. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/saccharomyces-boulardii-effective-drug-metronidazole-treating-amebiasis-associ PMID:  Turk J Pediatr. 2009 May-Jun;51(3):220-4. PMID: 19817264 Abstract Title:  Efficacy and safety of Saccharomyces boulardii in amebiasis-associated diarrhea in children. Abstract:  The efficacy and safety of adding Saccharomyces boulardii to antibiotic treatment for amebiasis-associated acute diarrhea in children were assessed in this study. Forty-five children in Group I received only metronidazole per oral for 10 days while 40 patients in Group II received S. boulardii in addition to the same medication. The major outcomes investigated were duration of acute and bloody diarrhea, frequency and consistency of stools, resolution time of the symptoms, and the tolerance and side effects of the treatment regimens. The median duration of acute diarrhea was 5 (1-10) days in Group I and 4.5 (1-10) days in Group II (p=0.965). The median number of stools on follow-up and duration of bloody diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain and vomiting were similar in the two groups. S. boulardii was well tolerated by the children and no side effects were recorded. Addition of S. boulardii to antibiotic treatment of amebiasis-associated acute diarrhea in children does not seem to be more effective than metronidazole treatment alone. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/saccharomyces-boulardii-effective-drug-metronidazole-treating-amebiasis-associ#comments Amebiasis Diarrhea Saccharomyces Boulardii Anti-Bacterial Agents Drug: Metronidazole Natural Substances Versus Drugs Human Study Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:08:59 +0000 greenmedinfo 52272 at https://greenmedinfo.com Vitamin C attenuates the mutagenicity of the antiamebic drug diiodohydroxyquinoline. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/vitamin-c-attenuates-mutagenicity-antiamebic-drug-diiodohydroxyquinoline PMID:  Mutat Res. 1989 Mar;222(3):219-22. PMID: 2493578 Abstract Title:  In vivo antimutagenic effect of ascorbic acid against mutagenicity of the common antiamebic drug diiodohydroxyquinoline. Abstract:  We have previously shown that the common antiamebic drug diiodohydroxyquinoline (DIHQ) exhibits mutagenic activity in the in vivo micronucleus test in Swiss albino mice. Results of experiments undertaken to study the influence of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) on the mutagenicity of DIHQ in this model system showed that ascorbic acid acts as an antimutagen against DIHQ. The effective antimutagenic doses of ascorbic acid themselves do not show any genotoxic effects in this in vivo system. It will be necessary, however, to elucidate the mechanism of action of ascorbic acid as well as its effects on the therapeutic properties of DIHQ before a practical use of ascorbic acid is contemplated for this purpose. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/vitamin-c-attenuates-mutagenicity-antiamebic-drug-diiodohydroxyquinoline#comments Amebiasis Vitamin C Drug-Plant-Vitamin Synergies Animal Study Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:20:49 +0000 greenmedinfo 44889 at https://greenmedinfo.com