Activity of D-carnitine and its derivatives on Trypanosoma infections in rats and mice

Parasite

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 147-151

  Manganaro, M ^a   Mascellino, M T ^a   Gradoni, L ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

D carnitine; Mouse; Rat; Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense; Trypanosoma lewisi

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; CARNITINE; CARNITINE DERIVATIVE; ISOBUTRYL DEXTRO CARNITINE; ISOVALERYL DEXTRO CARNITINE; PROPIONYL DEXTRO CARNITINE; PYRUVATE KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH INHIBITION; MALE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; RAT; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA LEWISI; TRYPANOSOMA RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FISCHER 344 RAT; GLYCOLYSIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIVER; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; SPLEEN;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA LEWISI;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CARNITINE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLYCOLYSIS; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PYRUVATE KINASE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; SPLEEN; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA LEWISI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

EID: 0242303718     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2003102147     Document Type: Article

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