Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles Can Control Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Both Human Trophoblast Cells and Villous Explants

The combination of sulfadiazine and pyrimethamine plus folinic acid is the conventional treatment for congenital toxoplasmosis. However, this classical treatment presents teratogenic effects and bone marrow suppression. In this sense, new therapeutic strategies are necessary to reduce these effects...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Idessania Nazareth Costa, Mayara Ribeiro, Priscila Silva Franco, Rafaela José da Silva, Thádia Evelyn de Araújo, Iliana Claudia Balga Milián, Luana Carvalho Luz, Pâmela Mendonça Guirelli, Gerson Nakazato, José Roberto Mineo, Tiago W. P. Mineo, Bellisa Freitas Barbosa, Eloisa Amália Vieira Ferro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.623947/full