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Effects of Three-time Administration of a Supramolecular Complex of Praziquantel with Disodium Glycyrrhizinate on Trematode Opisthorchis felineus in Hamsters

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Background

Praziquantel (PZQ) is the most commonly used anthelmintic drug for treating trematodiases. It was shown here that PZQ in complex with disodium glycyrrhizinate (PZQ-Na2GA, in the 1:10 ratio) has higher bioavailability than PZQ alone. Our aim was to determine the effects of three-time administration of PZQ-Na2GA in an experimental opisthorchiasis felinea model.

Methods

The PZQ-Na2GA complex (1:10) at a 400 mg/kg dose (meaning 36.4 mg/kg PZQ) was administered to Opisthorchis felineus-infected hamsters three times under a “9:00 am–6:00 pm–9:00 am” regimen (PZQ-Na2GA × 3). Effects of treatment were assessed as a reduction of helminth load in the hamsters and as changes in physiological, hematological, and blood biochemical parameters. The helminths extracted from the liver of the hamsters that received PZQ-Na2GA thrice were assayed for sensitivity to PZQ in vitro.

Results

PZQ-Na2GA × 3 reduced the number of O. felineus helminths in the liver by 87%, which is 30% better than a previously reported effect of one-time administration of the complex. Meanwhile, relative weights of the liver and thymus diminished, and some hematological parameters improved. The helminths extracted from the hamsters 1 month after the PZQ-Na2GA × 3 treatment showed elevated sensitivity to PZQ, as determined in vitro.

Conclusion

Compared with previously published data on the effectiveness of various drugs in experimental opisthorchiasis felinea, PZQ-Na2GA × 3 exerts the most potent anthelmintic effect. In addition, PZQ-Na2GA × 3 improves physiological status of O. felineus-infected hamsters and sensitizes the surviving parasites to subsequent PZQ treatment.

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Acknowledgments

The study was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant No. 20-04-00139) and a budget project of ICG SB RAS (grant No. 0324-2019-0041) as well as was implemented using the equipment of the Center for Genetic Resources of Laboratory Animals (ICG SB RAS) supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia (unique identifier of the project: RFMEFI62119X0023) and within the framework of a state assignment for ISSCM SB RAS (project No. 0301-2019-0005). The English language was corrected and certified by shevchuk-editing.com. (Language Certificate of December 7, 2020).

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  1. Institute of Cytology and Genetics (ICG), Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS), Prospekt Lavrentyeva 10, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation

    Damira Avgustinovich, Maria Lvova, Galina Vishnivetskaya, Mikhail Tsyganov & Viatcheslav Mordvinov

  2. Institute of Solid State Chemistry and Mechanochemistry (ISSCM), SB RAS, Kutateladze Str. 18, Novosibirsk, 630128, Russian Federation

    Damira Avgustinovich, Aleksander Dushkin & Nikolay Lyakhov

  3. Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova Str. 10, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation

    Mikhail Tsyganov

  4. Research Institute of Fundamental and Clinical Immunology, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Yadrintsevskaya Str. 14, Novosibirsk, 630099, Russian Federation

    Irina Orlovskaya, Lyudmila Toporkova & Elena Goiman

  5. National Engineering Research Center for Process Development of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China

    Aleksander Dushkin

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DA (avgust@bionet.nsc.ru) designed and conducted the experiments, analyzed the data, and wrote the manuscript. LM (lvovamaria@mail.ru) and MT (mtzygan@mail.ru) conducted the experiments with the animals and the biochemical assays. GV (wishn@mail.ru) conducted the experiments in vitro. IO (irorl@mail.ru), LT (toporkova12@mail.ru), and EG (l.goiman@mail.ru) performed the hematological analysis. AD (dushkin@solid.nsc.ru) and NL (lyakhov@solid.nsc.ru) came up with the idea for the research and developed the complex. VM (mordvin@bionet.nsc.ru) came up with the idea for the research, conceived and designed the experiments, and revised the manuscript.

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Avgustinovich, D., Lvova, M., Vishnivetskaya, G. et al. Effects of Three-time Administration of a Supramolecular Complex of Praziquantel with Disodium Glycyrrhizinate on Trematode Opisthorchis felineus in Hamsters. Acta Parasit. 66, 623–630 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11686-020-00329-5

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