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Table 2 The effect of various concentrations and incubation time of CuO-NPs and ZnO-NPs on the mortality of Fasciola hepatica

From: In vitro assessment of the anthelmintic activity of copper oxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles on egg and adult stages of Fasciola hepatica: evidence on oxidative stress biomarkers, and DNA damage

Hours

Control (-)

Triclabendazole (control +)

CuO-NPs

ZnO-NPs

P value

1 ppm

4 ppm

8 ppm

12 ppm

16 ppm

1 ppm

4 ppm

8 ppm

12 ppm

16 ppm

0 h

0.0 ± 0.0 Ab

0.0 ± 0.0 Ae

0.0 ± 0.0 Ad

0.0 ± 0.0 Af

0.0 ± 0.0 Af

0.0 ± 0.0 Ae

0.0 ± 0.0 Ad

0.0 ± 0.0 Ad

0.0 ± 0.0 Ae

0.0 ± 0.0 Af

0.0 ± 0.0 Ae

0.0 ± 0.0 Ad

-

4 h

0.0 ± 0.0 Db

6.99 ± 1.09 Dd

0.0 ± 0.0 Dd

0.56 ± 1.34 Df

11.67 ± 1.35 Ce

25.14 ± 1.32 Bd

39.76 ± 1.21 Ac

0.0 ± 0.0 Dd

0.0 ± 0.0 De

10.62 ± 0.65 Ce

21.54 ± 1.45 Bd

38.22 ± 1.25 Ac

p < 0.001

8 h

0.0 ± 0.0 Eb

9.85 ± 0.04 Dd

0.0 ± 0.0 Ed

5.06 ± 2.52 DEe

19.53 ± 1.42 Cd

52.43 ± 0.23 Bc

71.43 ± 0.44 Ab

0.0 ± 0.0 Ed

4.63 ± 0.42 DEe

18.62 ± 1.06 Cd

47.56 ± 1.43 Bc

69.34 ± 1.37 Ab

p < 0.001

12 h

0.0 ± 0.0 Fb

32.65 ± 1.86 Cc

9.32 ± 0.45 Ec

21.42 ± 1.43 Dd

37.64 ± 0.77 Cc

73.17 ± 1.54 Bb

100.0 ± 0.0 Aa

8.43 ± 1.13 Ec

19.21 ± 1.05 Dd

35.05 ± 1.65 Cc

72.54 ± 1.38 Bb

100.00 ± 0.0 Aa

p < 0.001

16 h

4.43 ± 0.43 Fab

69.08 ± 0.76 Cb

13.86 ± 0.14Ebc

44.65 ± 1.07 Dc

81.17 ± 1.65 Bb

100.00 ± 0.0 Aa

100.00 ± 0.0 Aa

12.65 ± 0.08Eb

41.32 ± 1.24 Dc

79.05 ± 1.45Bb

100.00 ± 0.0 Aa

100.00 ± 0.0 Aa

p < 0.001

20 h

5.26 ± 0.64 Da

100.00 ± 0.0 Aa

16.32 ± 0.39Cb

83.25 ± 1.27 Bb

100.00 ± 0.0 Aa

100.00 ± 0.0 Aa

100.00 ± 0.0 Aa

15.65 ± 1.06Cb

80.22 ± 1.63 Bb

98.9 ± 2.10 Aa

100.00 ± 0.0 Aa

100.00 ± 0.0 Aa

p < 0.001

24 h

7.87 ± 0.36 Ca

100.00 ± 0.0 Aa

23.5 ± 1.76 Ba

100.00 ± 0.0 Aa

100.00 ± 0.0 Aa

100.00 ± 0.0 Aa

100.00 ± 0.0 Aa

22.05 ± 0.65 Ba

100.00 ± 0.0 Aa

100.00 ± 0.0 Aa

100.00 ± 0.0 Aa

100.00 ± 0.0 Aa

p < 0.001

P value

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

 
  1. -Different superscripts (a-f) within the same column indicate a significant toxicity effect of each concentration of NPs within different exposure time. Different superscripts (A-I) within the same row indicate a significant toxicity effect of different concentration of NPs during each exposure times