Antimalarial activity of basic phospholipases A2 isolated from Paraguayan Bothrops diporus venom against Plasmodium falciparum

Antimalarial activity of basic phospholipases A2 isolated from Paraguayan Bothrops diporus venom against Plasmodium falciparum

Malaria is a parasitic infectious disease and was responsible for 400.000 deaths in 2018. Plasmodium falciparum represents the species that causes most human deaths due to severe malaria. In addition, studies prove the resistance of P. falciparum to drugs used to treat malaria, making the search for...

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Main Authors: Keila A. Vitorino, Jorge J. Alfonso, Ana F. Gómez, Ana Paula A. Santos, Ygor R. Antunes, Cleópatra A. da S. Caldeira, Celeste V. Gómez, Carolina B.G. Teles, Andreimar M. Soares, Leonardo A. Calderon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Toxicon: X
Subjects:
Snake venom
Bothrops diporus
Phospholipases A2
Antiparasitic activity
Plasmodium falciparum
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590171020300345

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