Efficacy of Topical Treatment with (−)-Epigallocatechin Gallate, A Green Tea Catechin, in Mice with Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Efficacy of Topical Treatment with (−)-Epigallocatechin Gallate, A Green Tea Catechin, in Mice with Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

The treatment of leishmaniasis includes pentavalent antimony drugs but, because of the side effects, toxicity and cases of treatment failure or resistance, the search of new antileishmanial compounds are necessary. The aims of this study were to evaluate and compare the in vitro antileishmanial acti...

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Main Authors: Andrea M. Sosa, Agustín Moya Álvarez, Estefanía Bracamonte, Masataka Korenaga, Jorge D. Marco, Paola A. Barroso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
green tea catechins
<i>Leishmania (L.) amazonensis</i>
cutaneous leishmaniasis
(−)-epigallocatechin gallate
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/7/1741

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