Scolicidal and Apoptotic Activities of 5-hydroxy-1, 4-naphthoquinone as a Potent Agent against <i>Echinococcus granulosus</i> Protoscoleces

• Main Authors: Masoud Moghadaszadeh (Author), Mehdi Khayyati (Author), Adel Spotin (Author), Roghayeh Norouzi (Author), Abdol Sattar Pagheh (Author), Sonia M. R. Oliveira (Author), Maria de Lourdes Pereira (Author), Ehsan Ahmadpour (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cystic hydatid disease (CHD) is a zoonotic disease with different clinical stages caused by the larval stage of the cestode <i>Echinococcus granulosus</i>. It is important to highlight as a public health problem in various regions of the world. In the current study, the efficacy and apop...