Antiparasitic activity of synthetic curcumin monocarbonyl analogues against Trichomonas vaginalis

Trichomoniasis is a parasitic infection caused by Trichomonas vaginalis and it is considered to be the most common non-viral sexually transmitted infection in the world. Since the 1960s, nitroimidazoles such as metronidazole are the drugs of choice for the treatment of trichomoniasis, but many adver...

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Main Authors: Caroline Carapina da Silva, Bruna Silveira Pacheco, Raquel Nascimento das Neves, Mirna Samara Dié Alves, Ângela Sena-Lopes, Sidnei Moura, Sibele Borsuk, Claudio Martin Pereira de Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332218348741