| Autor: |
Saqib Ali Fazilani, Wei An, Sihong Li, Mohammad Farooque Hassan, Muhammad Ishfaq, Shakeel Ahmed Lakho, Muhammad Farooque, Muhammad Shoaib, Xiuying Zhang |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
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| Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol 11 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2297-1769 |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fvets.2024.1383291 |
| Popis: |
Babesiosis, a zoonotic blood protozoal disease, threatens humans and animals and is difficult to treat due to growing antimicrobial resistance. The study aimed to investigate the therapeutic efficacy of artesunate (AS), a well-known derivative of artemisinin, against Babesia microti (B. microti) using a murine infection model. Male BALB/c mice (6 weeks old; 15 per group) were chosen and randomly divided into 1) the control group, 2) the B. microti group, and 3) the B. microti + artesunate treatment groups. AS treatment at 2 mg/kg, 4 mg/kg, and 8 mg/kg of body weight significantly (p |
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