In vitro and in vivo leishmanicidal activity of 2-hydroxy-3-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-1,4-naphthoquinone (lapachol)

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 44-48

  Teixeira, Maria Jania ^a   De Almeida, Yacy M ^a   Viana, Joseval R ^a   Holanda Filha, Joana G ^b   Rodrigues, Tatiana P ^a   Prata Jr , Jose Romulo C ^a   Coelho, Ivo Castelo B ^b   Rao, Vietla S ^b   Pompeu, Margarida M L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hamster; Lapachol; Leishmania braziliensis; Sodium stibogluconate; Treatment

Indexed keywords

LAPACHOL; STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; HAMSTER; INFECTION PREVENTION; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIMONY SODIUM GLUCONATE; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CRICETINAE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MICE; NAPHTHOQUINONES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS;

EID: 0035126180     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1573(200102)15:1<44::AID-PTR685>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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