Effect of thiadiazine derivatives on intracellular amastigotes of Leishmania amazonensis

Current therapy for leishmaniasis is not satisfactory. We describe the in vitro antiproliferative effects of new thiadiazine derivatives against Leishmania amazonensis. The compounds were found to be active against the amastigote form of the parasite, inhibiting parasite growing, from 10 to 89%, at...

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Main Authors: Lianet Monzote Fidalgo, Ana Margarita Montalvo Álvarez, Lisset Fonseca Geigel, Rolando Pérez Pineiro, Margarita Suárez Navarro, Hortensia Rodríguez Cabrera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2004-05-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762004000300016