Antileishmanial activity of extracts from Libidibia ferrea: development of in vitro and in vivo tests

Antileishmanial activity of extracts from Libidibia ferrea: development of in vitro and in vivo tests

ABSTRACT Treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is difficult due to the scarce number of drugs able to eliminate completely the intracellular form of the parasite. In the present study, the aim was to evaluate: i) phytochemical properties of extracts from Libidibia ferrea; ii) antileishmanial act...

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Main Authors: Claudia Dantas COMANDOLLI-WYREPKOWSKI, Bruno Bezerra JENSEN, Iryna GRAFOVA, Pierre Alexandre dos SANTOS, Angela Maria Comapa BARROS, Fabiane Veloso SOARES, José Fernando Marques BARCELLOS, Aline Fagundes da SILVA, Andriy GRAFOV, Antonia Maria Ramos FRANCO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2017-12-01
Series:Acta Amazonica
Subjects:
cutaneous leishmaniasis
natural products
topical formulations
experimental treatment
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/aa/v47n4/1809-4392-aa-47-04-00331.pdf

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