Sensitivity of Leishmania spp. to Glibenclamide and 4-Aminopiridine: A Tool for the Study of Drug Resistance Development

We have demonstrated that Leishmania spp. grown as promastigotes, are sensitive to the K+ channel inhibitors 4-aminopyridine and glibenclamide. Their host cells, the macrophages, are not affected by similar concentrations of the drugs. We have also initiated the molecular characterization of the mec...

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Main Authors: Alicia Ponte-Sucre, Yelitza Campos, Jorge Vázquez, Heidrun Moll, Alexis Mendoza-León
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1997-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761997000500007