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Effects of Mentha suaveolens Essential Oil on Chlamydia trachomatis
Joint Authors
Ragno, Rino
Angiolella, Letizia
Sessa, Rosa
Di Pietro, Marisa
De Santis, Fiorenzo
Filardo, Simone
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-01-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Chlamydia trachomatis, the most common cause of sexually transmitted bacterial infection worldwide, has a unique biphasic developmental cycle alternating between the infectious elementary body and the replicative reticulate body.
C.
trachomatis is responsible for severe reproductive complications including pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, and obstructive infertility.
The aim of our study was to evaluate whether Mentha suaveolens essential oil (EOMS) can be considered as a promising candidate for preventing C.
trachomatis infection.
Specifically, we investigated the in vitro effects of EOMS towards C.
trachomatis analysing the different phases of chlamydial developmental cycle.
Our results demonstrated that EOMS was effective towards C.
trachomatis, whereby it not only inactivated infectious elementary bodies but also inhibited chlamydial replication.
Our study also revealed the effectiveness of EOMS, in combination with erythromycin, towards C.
trachomatis with a substantial reduction in the minimum effect dose of antibiotic.
In conclusion, EOMS treatment may represent a preventative strategy since it may reduce C.
trachomatis transmission in the population and, thereby, reduce the number of new chlamydial infections and risk of developing of severe sequelae.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sessa, Rosa& Di Pietro, Marisa& De Santis, Fiorenzo& Filardo, Simone& Ragno, Rino& Angiolella, Letizia. 2015. Effects of Mentha suaveolens Essential Oil on Chlamydia trachomatis. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sessa, Rosa…[et al.]. Effects of Mentha suaveolens Essential Oil on Chlamydia trachomatis. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055748
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sessa, Rosa& Di Pietro, Marisa& De Santis, Fiorenzo& Filardo, Simone& Ragno, Rino& Angiolella, Letizia. Effects of Mentha suaveolens Essential Oil on Chlamydia trachomatis. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055748
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1055748