Antifilarial effect of nanocomposite of silver nanoparticles with nitazoxanide against the microfilariae of Setaria cervi-infected albino rats

Sharba Kausar1, Wajihullah Khan1, Sourabh Dwivedi2, Ameer Azam2
1Section of Parasitology, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
2Department of Applied Physics, Zakir Hussain College of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

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The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of diethylcarbamazine (DEC), siver nanoparticles (AgNPs), nitazoxanide (NTZ), and a combination of nitazoxanide with silver nanoparticle (NTZ+AgNPs) against the microfilariae of Setaria cervi in experimentally infected albino rats. The NTZ+AgNPs was synthesized and subsequently characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-visible absorption Spectra (UV-VIS), Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectra. Twenty male albino rats were divided into 5 groups. Groups I, II, III, and IV were treated with DEC, AgNPs, NTZ, and NTZ+AgNPs, while group V was taken as untreated infected control. After the establishment of infection, microfilaraemic rats were treated with aforesaid drugs for 6 days at 100 mg/kg body weight. Efficacy of drugs was observed by counting the microfilariae in the blood of albino rats every 3rd day till microfilariae disappeared. Blood was taken at every 10 days interval till 40 days for biochemical studies to assess the level of antioxidant enzymes. NTZ+AgNPs proved to be the most effective drug which cleared the microfilariae within 18 days of infection when compared with DEC, AgNPs and NTZ where microfilariae persisted up to 24, 36, and 33 days, respectively. Oxidative stress is common inflammatory process associated with many diseases including filariasis. An enhanced antioxidant activity of NTZ+AgNPs was observed in the infected rats which was evident by quick disappearance of microfilariae due to increased oxidative stress. It clearly indicated positive contribution of the NTZ+AgNPs to the host together with harmful effect on the parasite. Hence, AgNPs improved the NTZ efficacy against S. cervi infection in albino rats and proved as a successful synergistic combination.

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