Mohammad Ali Mohaghegh

Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran.

[ 1 ] - Evaluation of the antimalarial effect of Ferulago angulata (Schlecht.) Boiss. extract and suberosin epoxide against Plasmodium berghei in comparison with chloroquine using in vivo test

Background: Resistance to most antimalarial drugs has encouraged the development of novel drugs. An alternative source for discovering such drugs is natural products. Some Ferulago species are used in folk medicine for their sedative, tonic and anti-parasitic effects. Besides, coumarins isolated from this genus found to have in vitro anti-leishmanicidal effect. The present study is aimed to eva...

[ 2 ] - Evaluation of the antimalarial effect of Ferulago angulata (Schlecht.) Boiss. extract and suberosin epoxide against Plasmodium berghei in comparison with chloroquine using in vivo test

Background: Resistance to most antimalarial drugs has encouraged the development of novel drugs. An alternative source for discovering such drugs is natural products. Some Ferulago species are used in folk medicine for their sedative, tonic and anti-parasitic effects. Besides, coumarins isolated from this genus found to have in vitro anti-leishmanicidal effect. The present study is aimed to eva...

[ 3 ] - The therapeutic effect of ozonated olive oil plus glucantime on human cutaneous leishmaniasis

Objective(s): Leishmaniasis is one of the main health problems in developing countries, caused by intracellular protozoan parasites of the Leishmania genus. Although research has been successful in discovering vaccines and anti-parasitic drugs like antimony compounds, their side effects like high toxicity, prolonged regeneration, etc., have raised the replacement importance of natural products ...

[ 4 ] - Anti-Trichomonas Vaginalis Activity of Ethanolic Extracts of Medicago Sativa and Satureja Hortensis, In Vitro Study

Background and Aims: Trichomonas vaginalis is a flagellated protozoa that is associated with vaginitis, cervicitis, urethritis and other vaginal disorders. Current study aimed to evaluate the anti-Trichomonas activity of Medicago sativa and Satureja hortensis, in vitro. Materials and Methods: Ethanolic extract of Medicago sativa and Satureja hortensis were obtained by rotary evaporator. anti-T...