Antony Menaine

Immunomodulating Potential of Ekebergia capensis in Murine Schistosoma mansoni Juvenile and Adult Infection

Rael Musili, Japheth Lusweti, Nancy Kinyatta, Joseph Thiong’o & Antony Menaine · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2024

Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease occurring in sub-Saharan Africa and affecting almost 250 million people. The drug of choice for treatment for Schistosomiasis has been Praziquantel which has been used for many years and there is a need to develop new drugs. The imm...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i2700

Antischistosomal Activity of Azadirachta indica and Ekebergia capensis in Mice Infected with Schistosoma mansoni

Rael Musili, Francis Muregi, Joseph Mwatha, David Muriu, Linus M’ Rewa, Timothy Kamau, Antony Menaine, Simon Chege, Joseph Thiong’o, Zipporrah Ng’ang’a & Gachuhi Kimani · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2015

Aims: Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease of great socio-economic and public health importance in tropical and sub-tropical countries. Praziquantel (PZQ) is the drug of choice for treatment of schistosomiasis since it is effective against all species of schistosomes. However,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJMP/2015/15196