Research Article

Study of Protoscolicidal Effects of Hypertonic Glucose on Protoscolices of Hydatid Cyst at Different Concentrations and Exposure Times

Table 1

Protoscolicidal effects of glucose at different concentrations and exposure times in comparison with 20% hypertonic saline and normal saline.

AgentsNumber of tests% (average of dead protoscolices ± SD)
Exposure times value
1 min2 min3 min4 min5 min6 min7 min8 min9 min10 min20 min30 min40 min50 min60 min

10% glucose63.3 ± 1.44.3 ± 1.47.1 ± 0.347.3 ± 0.666.7 ± 0.68.4 ± 0.9210.9 ± 0.99.3 ± 0.6710.4 ± 0.7510.5 ± 1.181.7 ± 0.8312.8 ± 0.5614.7 ± 0.5214.8 ± 0.8117 ± 0.97 < .001
15% glucose63.3 ± 0.235.2 ± 0.715.6 ± 0.766.8 ± 0.846.8 ± 0.8310.8 ± 0.5711.1 ± 0.6912.2 ± 0.7712.8 ± 0.7713 ± 0.7113 ± 0.7116.9 ± 0.7719.7 ± 0.6625.3 ± 0.8531.7 ± 0.78 < .001
20% glucose68.1 ± 0.6811.8 ± 0.8411.8 ± 1.313.6 ± 0.714.3 ± 1.214.1 ± 0.6812.5 ± 0.714.8 ± 1.215.2 ± 0.7116.1 ± 0.6215.6 ± 0.8624.7 ± 1.328.1 ± 1.336.6 ± 1.154.3 ± 0.67 < .001
25% glucose69.2 ± 0.8111.2 ± 0.6911.9 ± 0.6612.8 ± 1.312.7 ± 0.7714.4 ± 0.9214.3 ± 1.915.1 ± 0.6216.4 ± 0.6916.5 ± 121.4 ± 0.4732.5 ± 0.7140.4 ± 0.8944.2 ± 0.5274.1 ± 1.5 < .001
30% glucose611.7 ± 0.5712.8 ± 0.7913.1 ± 0.714.4 ± 1.114.3 ± 0.7316.8 ± 0.8417.9 ± 1.5217.2 ± 0.8117.1 ± 0.717.7 ± 0.5930.9 ± 1.552.1 ± 0.761.7 ± 0.5764.1 ± 1.3286 ± 0.71 < .001
40% glucose614.1 ± 1.4414.3 ± 0.5515.3 ± 0.8315.3 ± 0.7316.7 ± 1.3720.2 ± 1.4128.4 ± 1.9130.4 ± 1.5635.2 ± 0.7740.7 ± 0.4998.8 ± 0.3899.6 ± 0.14100 ± 0100 ± 0100 ± 0 < .001
50% glucose651.4 ± 1.5652.6 ± 2.152.8 ± 1.8453 ± 2.353.5 ± 2.4267.2 ± 2.6483.4 ± 0.795.3 ± 1.3397.4 ± 0.68100 ± 0100 ± 0100 ± 0100 ± 0100 ± 0100 ± 0 < .001
20% saline669.8 ± 1.9772.6 ± 1.6675.6 ± 2.0381.5 ± 1.6185.9 ± 1.4787.7 ± 0.8388.2 ± 1.4191.8 ± 1.2794.6 ± 1.3497 ± 0.7100 ± 0100 ± 0100 ± 0100 ± 0100 ± 0 < .001
Normal saline62.1 ± 0.282 ± 0.221.9 ± 0.141.8 ± 0.141.7 ± 0.141.8 ± 0.282 ± 0.141.7 ± 0.222.1 ± 0.21.9 ± 0.141.8 ± 0.141.7 ± 0.151.9 ± 0.142 ± 0.142 ± 0.15 < .001