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  • Title: Ameliorative role of Ziziphus spina-christi leaf extracts against hepatic injury induced by Plasmodium chabaudi infected erythrocytes.
    Author: Hafiz TA, Mubaraki MA, Diab MSM, Dkhil MA, Al-Quraishy S.
    Journal: Saudi J Biol Sci; 2019 Mar; 26(3):490-494. PubMed ID: 30899163.
    Abstract:
    One of the most common deadliest parasitic diseases is Malaria. The biology and the pathogenesis of this fascinating parasite are not yet fully understood which make discovering effective alternative drugs a challenging task. Moreover, the emergence of resistant strains added an additional burden in the journey of malaria elimination. Traditional medicine used to be an alternative therapy choice owing to the presence of potent natural products. Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) considered being one of the common potent natural plant in gulf region and other nations. Therefore, this study designed to evaluate the ameliorative role of Z. spina-christi leaf extracts (ZSCLE) against Plasmodium chabaudi-induced hepatic injury. The study involved three groups were as follows; a vehicle control group, infected with 106 P. chabaudi-parasitized erythrocytes group and ZSCLE treated-infected mice with 106 P. chabaudi-parasitized erythrocytes group. The results showed a remarkable reduction of parasitemia level and notable reverse of the anemic picture among ZSCLE treated-infected mice. The effects of ZSCLE on the liver functions enzymes and on the histopathological pictures of liver were significant. It could be concluded that Z. spina-christi leaf extracts have a protective role against Plasmodium infection that also marked through significant restoration of hepatic oxidative markers.
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