In vitro Activity of Arbutus unedo Aqueous Extract against Leishmania infantum Promastigote

In vitro activity of Arbutus unedo leaf extracts against Trichomonas vaginalis trophozoites.

Trichomonas vaginalis (T. vaginalis) is a flagellated protozoan commonly causing sexually transmitted disease. T. vaginalis infections are treated with a 5-nitroimidazole derivate. However, drug resistance has been known to occur for a long time and new alternatives are under investigation. Arbutus unedo is a wild plant mainly growing in maquis and rocky places of the seaboard in Southern Europ...

In Vitro Activity of Cordia myxa Mucilage Extract Against Leishmania major and L. infantum Promastigotes

1Health Research Institute, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran 2Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran 3Department of Dermatology, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran 4Department of Pharmacy, Ahvaz Jundishapur University o...

Cytotoxic Activity of Holothuria leucospilota Extract against Leishmania infantum In Vitro

Leishmaniasis is a tropical parasitic infection. The resistance and toxicity issues are the major complications and remain significant consequences related to the treatment of leishmaniasis with the recent and classical drugs. Thus there is an immediate requirement to develop new compounds for the treatment of this protozoan disease. Sea cucumbers or holothurians are potentially presented as th...

in vitro activity of cordia myxa mucilage extract against leishmania major and l. infantum promastigotes

In vitro biological action of aqueous extract from roots of Physalis angulata against Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis

BACKGROUND Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by various species of the protozoan parasites of the Leishmania genus and transmitted by phlebotomine sandflies. The protozoa multiply in phagocytic cells, mainly macrophages, which play an important role defending the organism from pathogens. The most effective treatment for leishmaniasis is the chemotherapy and besides the high cost, th...