An ex vivo up-take of levamisole molecules by cestode (Monezia expensa) of goat (Capra hirsa) and its detection through (RP-HPLC). | [Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences • 2018]

Author(s):

1. Muhammad Mazhar Ayaz: Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University,Multan,Pakistan

2. Muhammad Sajid: Institutes of Chemical Sciences,BZU, Multan,Pakistan

3. Sanjota Nirmal Das: Department of Zoology, University of Sindh,Jamshoro, Sindh,Pakistan

4. Muhammad Hanif: Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University,Multan,Pakistan

Abstract:

Detection of various molecules of drugs remained a prime issue especially in tissues of animals, humans and in their target parasites. The cestode/tapeworms pose a dilemma because of their weird body composition and uptake pattern of nutrients and medicines especially through absorption by tegument. We selected levamisole; thought to be potent antiparasitic/ ani-cestodal drug. The uptake of levamisole (LEV) through cestodeal tissues is studied through HPCL in this paper. High performance liquid chromatography technique has been utilized to know the uptake of levamisole in tissues of cestodes of Goat (Monezia expensa) in small ruminants. The drug was exposed to M. expensa by in vitro till its death or a parasite ceases its movement. The tissue/ part of proglattids of the M. expensa were homogenized with some modifications and levamisole extraction was performed with liquid phase extraction method. The evaporation of solvent was done and the residual cestodal tissues were cleaned by solid phase. After the solid phase extraction method, the recovery of drug, detection and quantification of levamisole from cestodal tissues was determined through Reverse Phase Column High Performance Liquid Chromatography (RP-HPLC). Levamisole (LEV) molecules assay was obtained on a C18 reverse-phase (20um, 6mm x 150mm) column at flow rate of 1ml/min using acetonitrile and ammonium acetate as mobile phase and UV detection was done at 254nm. The development of method of Levamisole (LEV) detection from cestodal tissues by HPLC in vitro samples has been demonstrated first time in Pakistan, which can provide the solution of parasitic control and provide in sight in to the uptake of anti cestodal drugs either against human or livestock parasites.

Page(s): 961-966

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Volume: 31, Issue: 3, Year: 2018

Keywords:

RPHPLC , ex vivo , cestodes , tegument

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