Phytoecdysteroids as modulators of the Toxoplasma gondii growth rate in human and mouse cells

Abstract Background Searching for new effective drugs against human and animal toxoplasmosis we decided to test the anti-Toxoplasma potential of phytoecdysteroids (α-ecdysone and 20-hydroxyecdysone) characterized by the pleiotropic activity on mammalian organisms including the enhancement of host’s...

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Main Authors: Katarzyna Dzitko, Marcin Mikołaj Grzybowski, Jakub Pawełczyk, Bożena Dziadek, Justyna Gatkowska, Paweł Stączek, Henryka Długońska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1019-7