Estimation of Immunoglobulin A, Immunoglobulin G, and Immunoglobulin M Antibody Levels in Laboratory Mice Balb/c Infected with Entamoeba histolytica and Treatment with Aqueous Extracts of Cyperus rotundus and Thymus serpyllum

Farhan K. Hussein, Department of Biology, College of Education for Women, Tikrit UniversityFollow
Ashraf J. Mahmoud, Department of Biology, College of Education for Women, Tikrit University
Buthainah J. Yousif, epartment of Biology, College of Education for Pure Sciences, Tikrit University

Corresponding Author

Farhan K. Hussein

Document Type

Research Article

Abstract

Sixty Balb/c mice (Mus musculus) were used in the present study. It was conducted out in the animal house of the Department of Biology/College of Education for Women. The mice were infected with Entamoeba histolytica isolated from positive stool samples obtained from children in pediatric hospital in Kirkuk city governorate followed by treatment with aqueous extract of Cyperus rotundus and Thymus serpyllum. Results revealed a significant increase of P < 0.05 in immunoglobulin A, immunoglobulin G,, and immunoglobulin M antibody levels among infected mice when it was compared with the control and treated groups of aqueous extracts of studied plant. This indicates the efficacy of these extracts as treatment.

Keywords

Antibody levels, Entamoeba histolytica, Thymus serpyllum, Cyperus rotundus, Dysentery

How to Cite This Article

Hussein, Farhan K.; Mahmoud, Ashraf J.; and Yousif, Buthainah J. (2020) "Estimation of Immunoglobulin A, Immunoglobulin G, and Immunoglobulin M Antibody Levels in Laboratory Mice Balb/c Infected with Entamoeba histolytica and Treatment with Aqueous Extracts of Cyperus rotundus and Thymus serpyllum," Polytechnic Journal: Vol. 10: Iss. 1, Article 21.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25156/ptj.v10n1y2020.pp126-129