Saccharomyces boulardii reduces infection intensity of mice with toxocariasis.
Several studies have shown the benefit of the use of probiotics in the prevention and treatment of diseases; however, few of them have investigated the effect of probiotics on parasitosis. In this study, the effect of Saccharomyces boulardii on the intensity of infection of mice with toxocariasis was evaluated. The animals were fed with a diet supplemented with S. boulardii for 15 days before inoculation with Toxocara canis eggs and for 2 or 60 days post-inoculation. S. boulardii promoted a reduction of approximately 36% in the average number of recovered T. canis larvae, suggesting that it can be used as an alternative to help control toxocariasis.
Post-Graduate Program in Health Sciences - Parasitology Laboratory, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Academic Area of University Hospital - FURG, Brazil. lucostaavila@hotmail.com
Luciana Farias da Costa
LF
de Avila
Fabricio Rochedo
FR
Conceição
Paula de Lima
Pde L
Telmo
Gisele Ferreira
GF
Dutra
Diego Gil
DG
de los Santos
Lourdes Helena Rodrigues
LH
Martins
Maria Elisabeth Aires
ME
Berne
Pedro Eduardo Almeida
PE
da Silva
Carlos James
CJ
Scaini
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D051379:Mice; D019936:Probiotics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012440:Saccharomyces; D017166:Toxocara canis; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000628:therapy*