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Activity of Cuban Plants Extracts against Leishmania amazonensis
Joint Authors
Monzote, Lianet
García, Marley
Herrera, Pedro
Scull, Ramón
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-03-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Pharmacology
Abstract EN
Natural products have long been providing important drug leads for infectious diseases.
Leishmaniasis is a major health problem worldwide that affects millions of people especially in the developing nations.
There is no immunoprophylaxis (vaccination) available for Leishmania infections, and conventional treatments are unsatisfactory; therefore, antileishmanial drugs are urgently needed.
In this work, 48 alcoholic extracts from 46 Cuban plants were evaluated by an in vitro bioassay against Leishmania amazonensis.
Furthermore, their toxicity was assayed against murine macrophage.
The three most potent extracts against the amastigote stage of Leishmania amazonensis were from Hura crepitans, Bambusa vulgaris, and Simarouba glauca.
American Psychological Association (APA)
García, Marley& Monzote, Lianet& Scull, Ramón& Herrera, Pedro. 2012. Activity of Cuban Plants Extracts against Leishmania amazonensis. ISRN Pharmacology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
García, Marley…[et al.]. Activity of Cuban Plants Extracts against Leishmania amazonensis. ISRN Pharmacology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
García, Marley& Monzote, Lianet& Scull, Ramón& Herrera, Pedro. Activity of Cuban Plants Extracts against Leishmania amazonensis. ISRN Pharmacology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-446684
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-446684