Potent antileishmanial activity of chitosan against Iranian strain of Leishmania major (MRHO/IR/75/ER): In vitro and in vivo assay

Potent antileishmanial activity of chitosan against Iranian strain of Leishmania major (MRHO/IR/75/ER): In vitro and in vivo assay

Background & objectives: Leishmaniasis is one of the major neglected zoonotic parasitic diseases whose treatment and control is very complex. Pentavalent antimonials remain the primary drugs against different forms of leishmaniasis, however, resistance to antimony and its toxic effects has neces...

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Main Authors: Bahman Rahimi Esboei, Mehdi Mohebali, Parisa Mousavi, Mahdi Fakhar, Behnaz Akhoundi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
Subjects:
Chitosan; in vitro; in vivo; Iran; Leishmania major
Online Access:http://www.jvbd.org/article.asp?issn=0972-9062;year=2018;volume=55;issue=2;spage=111;epage=115;aulast=Esboei

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