In vitro and in vivo prophylactic and curative activity of the triterpene saponin PX-6518 against cutaneous Leishmania species
Author(s) -
Raquel Inocêncio da Luz,
M Vermeersch,
Maartje Deschacht,
Sarah Hendrickx,
Tim Van Assche,
Paul Cos,
Louis Maes
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkq444
Subject(s) - cutaneous leishmaniasis , amastigote , in vivo , leishmania , saponin , in vitro , triterpene , leishmania mexicana , pharmacology , biology , leishmaniasis , medicine , immunology , pathology , biochemistry , parasite hosting , alternative medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , world wide web , computer science
The oleanane triterpene saponin PX-6518, with known potent in vitro and in vivo activity against Leishmania donovani, was investigated for its spectrum against the cutaneous species Leishmania mexicana, Leishmania panamensis and Leishmania major.
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