Anti-helicobacter pylori activities of shoya powder and essential oils of thymus vulgaris and eucalyptus globulus.

D Esmaeili,A Mohabati Mobarez,A Tohidpour

doi:10.2174/1874285801206010065

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https://doi.org/10.2174/1874285801206010065

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Background:Helicobacter pylori, an infective agent of more than 50% of the world population is prominent to be the main causative factor in the etiologies of chronic, active or type B gastritis, peptic and duodenal ulcer, gastric carcinoma, and mucosa-associated lymphoid tumors. A high prevalence of this bacterium in dental plaque is always reported. Pharmacological treatment of H. pylori infections includes administration of 3-fold therapeutic regimens which are typically used to suppress H. pylori activity. However, antibiotic resistance frequently develops as a consequence of such treatment. Thus, searching for alternative therapies for H. pylori infections is of special interest.Materials and Methods:In this study, anti H. pylori activities of a traditional antimicrobial drug so-called Shoya and also essential oils of Thymus vulgaris and Eucalyptus globulus were investigated using antimicrobial analysis and serological screening methods.Results:The agar dilution method results revealed the Shoya with the highest inhibitory effect against H. pylori. Also serological screening on tested mice showed a significant effect of this drug in lowering the sera amount of anti H. pylori specific IgA and IgG titers. Both of the essential oils showed different degrees of antibacterial effect against H. pylori.Conclusion:The obtained results showed the antibacterial effect of Shoya powder and Essential oils from Thymus vulgaris and Eucalyptus globulus and purposes new therapeutical alternatives to control the H. pylori infection. Additional studies and clinical trials are necessary to approve the use of these data in health care and pharmacopeia systems.

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Helicobacter pylori is an extracellular gram-negative, spiral bacterium, which typically infects 40% of the adult population in developed countries and up to 90% in some developing countries [1, 2]
Serological screening on tested mice showed a significant effect of this drug in lowering the sera amount of anti H. pylori specific IgA and IgG titers
The obtained results showed the antibacterial effect of Shoya powder and Essential oils from Thymus vulgaris and Eucalyptus globulus and purposes new therapeutical alternatives to control the H. pylori infection

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Helicobacter pylori is an extracellular gram-negative, spiral bacterium, which typically infects 40% of the adult population in developed countries and up to 90% in some developing countries [1, 2]. Chronic gastritis is seen in most individuals, 10-15% of whom will develop peptic ulcer disease or gastric cancer, the second most common cause of cancer mortality worldwide [3]. There is a high prevalence of H. pylori related gastric infections and dental plaque colonization in developing countries [4, 5]. Helicobacter pylori, an infective agent of more than 50% of the world population is prominent to be the main causative factor in the etiologies of chronic, active or type B gastritis, peptic and duodenal ulcer, gastric carcinoma, and mucosa-associated lymphoid tumors. Searching for alternative therapies for H. pylori infections is of special interest

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