Agave sisalana extract induces cell death in Aedes aegypti hemocytes increasing nitric oxide production

Objective: To investigate the effects of Agave sisalana (A. sisalana) extract on Aedes aegypti (Ae. aegypti) primary cell culture. Methods: Cells of Ae. aegypti were exposed to different concentrations of A. sisalana crude extract (0.18–6.00 mg/mL) for 24 h. Then, the cells were labeled with propidi...

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Main Authors: Louise Helena Guimarães de Oliveira, Patricia Alexandria Paiva Silva de Sousa, Fabrine Felipe Hilario, Gabriel Joventino Nascimento, João Paulo Saraiva Morais, Everaldo Paulo de Medeiros, Manoel Francisco de Sousa, Fabiola da Cruz Nunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-05-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169116301927