Antileishmanial Activity of 2-Methoxy-4H-spiro-[naphthalene-1,2′-oxiran]-4-one (Epoxymethoxy-lawsone): A Promising New Drug Candidate for Leishmaniasis Treatment

Antileishmanial Activity of 2-Methoxy-4H-spiro-[naphthalene-1,2′-oxiran]-4-one (Epoxymethoxy-lawsone): A Promising New Drug Candidate for Leishmaniasis Treatment

Epoxymethoxylawsone is a naphthoquinone derivative promising as drug candidate for the treatment of leishmaniases. In the present work the effectiveness of epoxymethoxylawsone, and meglumine antimoniate on Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis parasites and on mice paw lesions of infected BALB/c mice...

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Main Authors: Luiz Filipe Gonçalves Oliveira, Franklin Souza-Silva, Luzia Monteiro de Castro Côrtes, Lea Cysne-Finkelstein, Mirian Cláudia de Souza Pereira, Francisco Odêncio de Oliveira Junior, Rosa Teixeira Pinho, Suzana Corte Real, Saulo Cabral Bourguignon, Vitor Francisco Ferreira, Carlos Roberto Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
antileishmanial activity
oxiranes
naphthoquinones
epoxymethoxy-lawsone
meglumine antimoniate
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/4/864

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