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Antifungal Activity of Ferula Assa- Foetida Against Clinical Agents of Mucormycosis



Mohammadi R1 ; Amiri MS1 ; Vand AS1 ; Mohammadi SR1 ; Shadzi S2 ; Mirsafaei H3 ; Shargh RN3
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  1. 1. Department of Medical Mycology, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Medical Mycology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  3. 3. Microbiology, Falavarjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Journal of Isfahan Medical School Published:2009

Abstract

Background: Mucormycosis is an acute fungal disease and opportunistic infection caused by Mucorals order which has a wide geographic distribution. The major predisposing factors for Mucormycosis are hyperglycemia, metabolic acidosis, Supraphysrologic dosis of adrenal Corticosteroids and Leukemia. Ferula assa- foetida is the gum resin obtained from the dried roots of this plant. It has antispasm and antimicrobial effects. It is used in the treatment of asthma and Sarcomas. Since it is antibacterial effects was proven and antifungal studies of this essential oil is very limited, so this study was aimed for this defect. Methods: In this study, we used broth microdilution method. Essential oil of the plants was extracted by means of clevenger apparatus and used on isolates in microplate wells and their Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) was calculated. Findings: The number of samples was twenty five. Seven isolates did not grow up to the dilution of 1/8th of essential oil, ten isolates up to 1/16th and eight isolates up to 1/32nd. Conclusion: Because of the nephrotoxicity effects of amphotericin B, the evaluation of in vivo antifungal activity of Ferula assa-foetida essential oil (Ferula assa-foetida essential oil has not nephrotoxicity effects), drug resistance and the effect of pH and temperature on activity of this essential oil, is recommended. © 2009, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences(IUMS). All Rights Reserved.
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