Inhibitory effects of Zanthoxylum rhoifolium Lam. (Rutaceae) against the infection and infectivity of macrophages by Leishmania amazonensis

Inhibitory effects of Zanthoxylum rhoifolium Lam. (Rutaceae) against the infection and infectivity of macrophages by Leishmania amazonensis

ABSTRACT Zanthoxylum rhoifolium Lam. (Rutaceae) has been traditionally used in the treatment of microbial infections and parasitic diseases. In the present study, the antileishmanial effect induced by the ethanol extract of stem barks from Z. rhoifolium (ZR-EEtOH) and its n-hexane fraction (ZR-FHEX)...

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Main Authors: BERNARDO MELO NETO, JOSEANA M.S.R. LEITÃO, LUCIANO G.C. OLIVEIRA, SÉRGIO E.M. SANTOS, SABRINA M.P. CARNEIRO, KLINGER A.F. RODRIGUES, MARIANA H. CHAVES, DANIEL D.R. ARCANJO, FERNANDO A.A. CARVALHO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2016-01-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
Leishmania
Macrófagos
Óxido Nítrico
Promastigotas
Atividade fagocítica
Zanthoxylum
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