Anti-leishmanial and immunomodulatory activities of extracts from Portulaca hirsutissima and Portulaca werdermannii

Fitoterapia

Volumn 78, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 510-514

  Costa, José Fernando Oliveira ^a,e   Kiperstok, Alice Costa ^a,e   David, Juceni Pereira de Lima ^b,e   David, Jorge Maurício ^c,e   Giulietti, Ana Maria ^d,e   de Queiroz, Luciano Paganucci ^d,e   dos Santos, Ricardo Ribeiro ^a,e   Soares, Milena Botelho Pereira ^a,e  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Faculdade de Farmacia   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^e MCT   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti protozoal activity; Immunomodulatory activity; Portulaca hirsutissima; Portulaca werdermannii

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CHLOROFORM; PLANT EXTRACT; PORTULACA HIRSUTISSIMA EXTRACT; PORTULACA WENDERMANNII EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG INHIBITION; FEMALE; IMMUNOMODULATION; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA AMOZONENSIS; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PORTULACA HIRSUTISSIMA; PORTULACA WENDERMANNII; PORTULACACEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PORTULACA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; PORTULACA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 35448984187     PISSN: 0367326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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