title: Histopathological evidences for the antifibrogenic effect of colchicine in schistosomiasis mansoni in mice.
abstract: Colchicine treated mice showed significant decrease in prevalence of fibrocellular and fibrocellular and fibrous granulomas in liver specimens compared to corresponding control groups. Percentage of spindle cell component and red fibrillar (RF) material showed significant reduction compared to control groups. These evidences of the antifibrogenic effect of colchicine were more prominent when treatment was given early after infection. Combined therapy with colchicine and praziquantel gave the same results. Mice treated with praziquantel alone showed no significant change compared to control groups. Colchicine showed also an immunomodulant effect evidenced by a significant decrease in the intensity of small and medium-sized to large cell components compared to control groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Montasser
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Younis
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Fahmy
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Sabry
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: el-Monayerhy
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Rashad
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003078:Colchicine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006099:Granuloma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D051379:Mice; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D011223:Praziquantel; D003078:Colchicine