Leishmanicidal Effect of Synthetic trans-Resveratrol Analogs.

Stilbene-based compounds show antitumoral, antioxidant, antihistaminic, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities. Here, we evaluated the effect of the trans-resveratrol analogs, pterostilbene, piceatannol, polydatin and oxyresveratrol, against Leishmania amazonensis.Our results demonstrated a...

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Main Authors: Carlos Luan Alves Passos, Christian Ferreira, Deivid Costa Soares, Elvira Maria Saraiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4627731?pdf=render