Investigation of the effect of curcumin on oxidative stress, local inflammatory response, COX-2 expression, and microvessel density in Trichinella spiralis induced enteritis, myositis and myocarditis in mice

Affiliations

Hamed A. M. R.: Department Of Medical Parasitology, Faculty Of Medicine, Cairo University, CairoEgypt
Abdel-Shafi I. R.: Department Of Medical Parasitology, Faculty Of Medicine, Cairo University, CairoEgypt
Elsayed M. D. A.: Anatomy and Embryology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, CairoEgypt
Mahfoz A. M.: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Modern University for Technology and Information, Cairo, Egypt
Tawfeek S. E.: Anatomy Department, College of Medicine, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
Abdeltawab M. S. A.: Department Of Medical Parasitology, Faculty Of Medicine, Cairo University, CairoEgypt

Abstract

Curcumin exerts anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that have proven to be of value in the management of several parasitic infections.