Programmed cell death in Acanthamoeba castellanii Neff induced by several molecules present in olive leaf extracts.

Therapy against Acanthamoeba infections such as Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis (GAE) and Acanthamoeba Keratitis (AK), remains as an issue to be solved due to the existence of a cyst stage which is highly resistant to most chemical and physical agents. Recently, the activity of Olive Leaf Extract...

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Main Authors: Ines Sifaoui, Atteneri López-Arencibia, Carmen Mª Martín-Navarro, María Reyes-Batlle, Carolina Wagner, Olfa Chiboub, Mondher Mejri, Basilio Valladares, Manef Abderrabba, José E Piñero, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5578599?pdf=render