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Current study explored the anti-\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">C<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">parvum<\/jats:italic>\n                      effect of Qing Chang Hua Shi Formula (QHF) and allicin\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                      in immunosuppressed mice.\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">In vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                      , QHF and allicin inhibited over 90% of\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">C. parvum<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">In vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                      , the 8-day treatment reduced fecal oocyst shedding to 12.88% of the model group. Infection disrupted intestinal homeostasis, reduced tight-junction protein expression, and downregulated NLRP6, while inducing systemic inflammation and elevating IL-18\/IFN-\u03b3 levels, which were further increased by treatment. Treated mice also showed increased abundance of\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Archangium<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Corallococcus<\/jats:italic>\n                      and decreased abundance of\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Clostridioides<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Butyricimonas<\/jats:italic>\n                      . Predicted microbial functional pathways revealed enrichment of glycolysis-related genes (L-lactate dehydrogenase [LDH], glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase [GAPDH]) in infected mice, with treatment-associated shifts in amino acid synthesis pathways. Molecular docking suggested potential binding of benzoylpaeoniflorin, baicalin, and wogonoside to\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">C. parvum<\/jats:italic>\n                      LDH, ATP\/ADP translocase, and gp40\/15. Together, these findings indicate that QHF combined with allicin alleviates\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">C. parvum<\/jats:italic>\n                      infection in immunosuppressed mice and is associated with restoration of intestinal barrier markers, immune responses, and gut microbiota composition, suggesting a potential therapeutic approach for cryptosporidiosis.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:sec>\n                      <jats:title>IMPORTANCE<\/jats:title>\n                      <jats:p>\n                        Current study demonstrates that Qing Chang Hua Shi Formula (QHF) combined with allicin effectively inhibits\n                        <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Cryptosporidium parvum<\/jats:italic>\n                        proliferation and concurrently mitigates intestinal damage and dysbiosis induced by\n                        <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">C. parvum<\/jats:italic>\n                        infection. QHF treatment was associated with upregulation of NLRP6, improved gut microbiota profiles, and elevated IFN-\u03b3 levels. These changes correlated with reduced parasite burden and alleviated intestinal injury, suggesting a potential immunomodulatory role that warrants further mechanistic investigation. Metagenomics disclosed that QHF and allicin were associated with changes in predicted microbial functional pathways, including those involved in glycolysis and amino acid metabolism, and with enrichment of certain bacterial taxa, such as\n                        <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Corallococcus<\/jats:italic>\n                        and\n                        <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Archangium<\/jats:italic>\n                        . Molecular dynamics simulations suggested that benzoylpaeoniflorin and baicalin may bind stably to\n                        <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">C. parvum<\/jats:italic>\n                        L-lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and ATP\/ADP translocase, raising the hypothesis that they could interfere with parasite energy metabolism. However, enzymatic validation is required to confirm this possibility. 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