Publication: Tegumental surface change in Paramphistomum epiclitum caused by Bombax ceiba flowers and black pepper seed extract
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2024-05-01
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00144894
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10902449
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2-s2.0-85187008080
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38431114
Journal Title
Experimental Parasitology
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260
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SCOPUS
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Experimental Parasitology Vol.260 (2024)
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Dolsophon K., Nak-On S., Chontananarth T. Tegumental surface change in Paramphistomum epiclitum caused by Bombax ceiba flowers and black pepper seed extract. Experimental Parasitology Vol.260 (2024). doi:10.1016/j.exppara.2024.108724 Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/20466
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Abstract
Rumen flukes, parasites of the superfamily Paramphistomoidea, are found in cattle rumen. Heavy infections can cause symptoms such as diarrhea, weight loss, and poor body condition, resulting in a decrease in milk and meat production. This study compares the tegumental surface change of Paramphistomum epiclitum as a response to ethanolic extracts of Bombax ceiba flowers and black pepper seeds. Adult flukes were subjected to various concentrations of crude extracts, including 12.5, 25, 50, 100, and 200 μg/mL for 12, 18, and 24 h incubation. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) exhibited that the ethanolic extracts of both Bombax ceiba flowers and black pepper seeds caused tegumental surface changes in adult P. epiclitum. Based on the results, Bombax ceiba flower extract has anthelmintic activity, compared with black pepper seed extract, towards adult P. epiclitum due to the deformation of the tegument at lower concentrations than black pepper extract.