Changes In Parasitemia And Glucose - 6 - Phosphate Dehydrogenase Activity In T. Congolense Infected Rats Following Oral Administration Of Aqueous Extracts Of Garlic, Aidon And Mango Leaf.

V. l. Okechi; A. A. Kazeem; I. N. Okafor

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Published: Apr 1, 2001

Keywords:

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, Allium sativum (garlic), Tetrapleura tetraptera (aidon), Mangifera indica (mango), T. congolense

V. l. Okechi

Department of Biochemistry, 2Department of Clinical Pathology, University at Lagos

A. A. Kazeem

Department of Biochemistry, 2Department of Clinical Pathology, University at Lagos

I. N. Okafor

Department of Biochemistry, 2Department of Clinical Pathology, University at Lagos

Abstract

This study investigated whether water extracts oi Allium satirum (garlic), Tetrapleura tetraptera (aidon) and Mangitera indica (mango) have trypanocidal ettects against T. Congolese. Studies also investigated their ettect on glucose - 6 - phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD). Result showed that oral administration of the three extracts signiticantly reduced the parasite load in the infected and treated ones.

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How to Cite

Okechi, V. l., Kazeem, A. A., & Okafor, I. N. (2001). Changes In Parasitemia And Glucose - 6 - Phosphate Dehydrogenase Activity In T. Congolense Infected Rats Following Oral Administration Of Aqueous Extracts Of Garlic, Aidon And Mango Leaf. The Nigerian Journal of Pharmacy, 32(1). Retrieved from https://psnnjp.org/index.php/home/article/view/254