Efficacy of CIM 1166, a combination of compounds derived from Mentha spp. in alleviating experimental vulvovaginal candidiasis in mice
2009
Dhawan, Sangeeta | Pal, Anirban | Ancha, Radhika | Bawankule, Dnyaneshwar Umrao | Yadav, Narayan Prasad | Darokar, Mahendra Pandurang | Khanuja, Suman Preet Singh
Candida albicans is yeast that is most often associated with serious fungal infections and can cause fungal diseases in immuno-compromised patients especially patients suffering from AIDS, cancer and cases of organ transplant. Amongst women, candidal vaginitis is predominantly caused by strains of Candida albicans and also remains to be a common problem in immuno-competent or healthy women. A study was undertaken to assess the efficacy of a compound CIM 1166 obtained from plant source which was found to possess promising antimicrobial property under in vitro conditions especially against C. albicans. Taking the lead further, a small animal model utilizing aged Swiss albino females that had parturated at least three times were taken up for model development. Infection (7 x 10⁶ cfu/ml) was instilled into the vagina in a volume of 20 μl for 3 days. Vaginal washings were aseptically collected on day 4th to confirm the establishment of infection following which the treatment was started which continued for the next 5 days through vaginal route. Vaginal washings were collected on 6th day and the colony forming units were enumerated on chloramphenicol incorporated SDA plates. The results indicated that there was a significant decrease in the colony forming units in vaginal washings (8.0 x 10² cfu/ml) of the treated animals as compared to blank control group (6.0 x 10⁴ cfu/ml). The positive control group administered with clotrimazole also showed a recovery from infection with a fungal load of 8.78 x 10² cfu/ml. The study proves the efficacy of CIM 1166 in curing vaginal candidiasis in mice, which can be taken up for formulation development and further studies.
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