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Anti-protozoal Effect of Steroid Hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone

20-hydroxyecdysone is an ecdysteroid hormone found in invertebrates and plants. 20-hydroxyecdysone exhibits a broad range of biological properties in various in vitro and in vivo models, including anabolic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, anti-obesity and antidiabetic activities, in addition to acting as neuroprotective and hepatoprotective agent. Ecdysteroids are widely used by athletes as dietary supplements to increase strength and muscle mass during resistance training, to reduce fatigue and to ease recovery. Mhashilkar AS et al. (2016) were revealed anti-parasitic activity of 20-hydroxyecdysone against the human filarial parasites. According to recent searches in academic databases and medical search engines (Google, www.google.com; PubMed, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed; and Medline, www.medline.com), no studies have been conducted to assess the anti-protozoal activity of 20-hydroxyecdysone. The aim of the study is to assess anti-protozoal activity of 20-hydroxyecdysone in water sports athletes with giardiasis.

A Comparison of Microscopy and Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Diagnosis of Giardia Lamblia in Children, Sohag

The present study was done to evaluate the efficacy of Human anti Giardia lamblia antibody (ELISA) kitst in comparison to direct microscopy in the diagnosis of G. lamblia in stool specimens from immunocompetent and immunocompromised children with diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms.