Abdelrahman A Abou Rawash Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Veterinary Medicine
Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, Japan
Mr. Abdelrahman A Abou Rawash, belongs to the department of Veterinary Medicine, interest in the field of p53; p21; cdk2; Immunohistochemistry; Tumour, from faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Japan
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Yuya Tsuchiya, Hoda A Abd-Ellatieff, Abdelrahman A Abou Rawash and Tokuma Yanai
In this study, we aimed to evaluate the preventive effects of Brazilian green propolis on equine herpes virus (EHV)-induced encephalitis in a hamster model. We first investigated the antiviral activity of Brazilian green propolis against EHV-9, and then, examined the effects of propolis on the kinetics and production of cytokines. Sixtyfive male, Syrian hamsters were divided into two treatment groups and control group. The 1st group is a control. The second group was infected intranasally with 50 μl of EHV-9 [3 × 104 plaque-forming units (pfu)] without propolis treatment. The third group received propolis at 500 mg/kg of ethanol extract of Brazilian green propolis by a gavage for 7 days, followed by intranasal inoculation with 50 μl of EHV-9 (3 &... view moreĀ»