Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Parasitology 1735-7020 5 3 2010 09 15 11 19 EN F Zamani Sorkhroodi Dept. of Nutrition and Biochemistry, School of Health, Tehran University of Medical Science, Iran AM Alavi Naeini Dept. of Nutrition and Biochemistry, School of Health, Tehran University of Medical Science, Iran AR Zahraei Ramazani Dept. of Entomology, School of Health, Tehran University of Medical Science, Iran MR Aghaye Ghazvini Isfahan Center of Public Health Training and Research, Institute of Public Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Science, Iran M Mohebali Dept. of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Health, Tehran University of Medical Science, Iran SA Keshavarz Dept. of Nutrition and Biochemistry, School of Health, Tehran University of Medical Science, Iran 2015 10 03 Background: Successful therapy of leishmaniasis depends on effective cellular immune response. We evaluated the effectiveness of sodium selenite and zinc sulphate as known immunomodulator materials, in combination with Glucantime® in treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis lesions resulting from Leishmania ma­jor in susceptible animal model. Methods: Thirty three female mice weighing 18-20 g at the age of 7-8 week infected with L. major were randomly divided into 3 groups: group1:  treated by sodium selenite (0.35 mg/kg for 30 days), group2: treated by zinc sulphate (2 mg/kg for 30 days) and group3: treated by distilled water (0.01 ml/gr body weight for 30 days) as control. All groups received Glucantime® as a standard anti- leishmanial agent (60 mg/kg, ip) for 14 days. To assess the results of treatment measurement of lesions size and parasitological tests were done weekly. Results: The lesion sizes increased continuously in sodium selenite group .Although, in zinc group did not in­crease compared to baseline But with considering the time- group interaction there was no significant difference between zinc and control group during this study.  There was no difference between lesion sizes and Leishmanial loads in the interventional and control groups, respectively. Conclusion: Sodium selenite and zinc sulphate at mentioned doses and duration of treatment did not show any treatment effect on cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by L. major in BALB/c mice. Increasing the dose of supplements and considering the follow up period after treatment can help more certain conclusion. https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/141 https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/download/141/140