In vitro antiprotozoal activity of some medicinal plants against sleeping sickness, Chagas disease and leishmaniasis

Antiprotozoal activity of 36 medicinal plants was evaluated. potency against , , and beside cytotoxicity on MRC-5 fibroblasts were determined. showed the highest activity against (IC of 0.6 μg/ml) and (IC of 0.5 μg/ml) with low cytotoxicity (CC of 30 μg/ml). and , showed pronounced potency against w...

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Veröffentlicht in:Future medicinal chemistry 2018-11, Vol.10 (22), p.2607-2617
Hauptverfasser: Okba, Mona M, Sabry, Omar M, Matheeussen, An, Abdel-Sattar, Essam
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Antiprotozoal activity of 36 medicinal plants was evaluated. potency against , , and beside cytotoxicity on MRC-5 fibroblasts were determined. showed the highest activity against (IC of 0.6 μg/ml) and (IC of 0.5 μg/ml) with low cytotoxicity (CC of 30 μg/ml). and , showed pronounced potency against with an IC of 3.6 and 2.5 μg/ml, respectively. and exhibited pronounced activity toward with an IC of 3.2 and 2.0 μg/ml, respectively. , c , , and showed relevant selectivity.
ISSN:1756-8919
1756-8927
DOI:10.4155/fmc-2018-0180