In vitro ovicidal and larvicidal activity of Carica papaya seed hexane extract against Strongyloides venezuelensis

ABSTRACT Strongyloidiasis is a human parasitic disease caused by the helminth Strongyloides stercoralis whose treatment is particularly difficult in immunosuppressed patients due to their low responsiveness to conventional therapy. Carica papaya and its isolated compounds benzyl isothiocyanate, carp...

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Published in:	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors:	Eduardo Ramos Martins Cabral, Dayane Moraes, Marcelo Arantes Levenhagen, Ricardo Alexandre Figueiredo de Matos, Julia Maria Costa-Cruz, Rosângela Maria Rodrigues
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2019-11-01
Subjects:	Carica papaya Seed extract Egg hatching test Larval motility test Anthelmintic activity Strongyloidiasis Strongyloides stercoralis Strongyloides venezuelensis
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652019005000230&tlng=en