Anthelmintic Activity of Saponins from Spp. Against Sheep Gastrointestinal Nematodes

Overview

Journal Molecules

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Biology

Date 2020 Jan 16

PMID 31936073

Citations 20

Authors

Michela Maestrini

Aldo Tava

Simone Mancini

Doriana Tedesco

Stefania Perrucci

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Abstract

Gastrointestinal strongyle nematodes (GIS) are included among the most important parasites of small ruminants. The widespread drug resistance and drug residues in products of animal origin have increased the interest in the search for natural compounds with anthelmintic activity as a valid alternative to current synthetic drugs. The aim of the present investigation was to test the 'in vitro' anthelmintic activity of saponins and prosapogenins from different species, selected for their importance as a forage crop worldwide for animal feeding. From these plants, saponin mixtures were extracted, purified and used at scalar concentrations to evaluate their anthelmintic activities against sheep gastrointestinal strongyles (GISs), by the egg hatch test. Treated and untreated controls were used as the comparison. Data were statistically analyzed, and EC and EC were also calculated. All saponins and prosapogenins showed inhibiting effects on GIS eggs in a concentration-dependent manner. At higher concentrations, most of them showed an efficacy comparable to the reference drug (Thiabendazole 3 µg/mL) ( < 0.001). With 1.72 mg/mL EC and 3.84 mg/mL EC, saponin from cultivars Anglona was the most active. Obtained results encourage further studies aimed at evaluating the efficacy 'in vivo' of saponins which resulted as most effective 'in vitro' in this study.

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