Anti-parasitic Applications of Nanoparticles: A Review
Mahmoud Kandeel 1,2*, Tauseef ur
Rehman3, Tayyaba Akhtar4, Tean Zaheer5,
Shahid Ahmad6, Usman Ashraf 6 and Mosaab Omar7,8
1Department
of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal
University, Al-Hofuf, 31982 Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia; 2Department
of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelshikh
University, Kafrelshikh 33516, Egypt; 3Department of
Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Islamia
University Bahawalpur, Pakistan; 4KBCMA College of
Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Narowal, Sub-Campus UVAS-Lahore,
Pakistan
5Department
of Parasitology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan,
38040; 6Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of
Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, 38040; 7Department of
Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine,
Qassim University, 51452 Qassim, Saudi Arabia; 8Department
of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South-Valley
University, Qena 83523, Egypt
*Corresponding author:
mkandeel@kfu.edu.sa
Abstract
Parasites are known to cause diseases of acute,
chronic and debilitating nature. The control of parasites and their vectors is
one of the most prioritized tasks in the rearing of animals. In the face of
rising resistance and limited options of chemical control for parasites, the
alternative ways to prevent them become pivotal. The use of nanoparticles for
control of parasitic diseases has shown great promise at the laboratory scale.
Research has been directed to come up with different nano-based preparations,
having different structural and functional characteristics. Green nanomaterials
have proved to be more eco-friendly, safer, less toxigenic and effective
alternatives to routinely used anti-parasitic agents. This review provides a
quick inventory regarding nanoparticle use against parasites. Moreover, the
areas for future research and development have been highlighted to encourage the
application of nanoparticles with known safety and efficacy at commercial scale.
To Cite This Article:
Kandeel M, Rehman TU, Akhtar T, Zaheer T, Ahmad
S, Ashraf U and Omar M, 2022.
Anti-parasitic applications of nanoparticles:
a review. Pak Vet J, 42(2): 135-140.
http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2022.040