In vitro screening of traditional South African malaria remedies against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania donovani, and Plasmodium falciparum

Planta Medica

Volumn 77, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 1663-1667

  Mokoka, Tsholofelo A ^a   Zimmermann, Stefanie ^b,c   Julianti, Tasqiah ^b,e   Hata, Yoshie ^b,f   Moodley, Nivan ^a   Cal, Monica ^c   Adams, Michael ^b   Kaiser, Marcel ^c   Brun, Reto ^c   Koorbanally, Neil ^d   Hamburger, Matthias ^b  

^a Future production Chemicals Cluster   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^e PANCASILA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^f UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

antiprotozoal; Leishmania donovani; Plasmodium falciparum; South Africa; Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

AGATHOSMA APICULATA EXTRACT; AGATHOSMA PUBERULA EXTRACT; ALEPIDEA AMATYMBICA EXTRACT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; ARTABOTRYS MONTEIROAE EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA AFRA EXTRACT; ASYSTASIA GANGETICA EXTRACT; BENZNIDAZOLE; CATHA EDULIS EXTRACT; CHLOROQUINE; CONYZA ALBIDA EXTRACT; CONYZA PODOCEPHALA EXTRACT; CONYZA SCABRIDA EXTRACT; CROTON MENYHARTII EXTRACT; CYMBOPOGON VALIDUS EXTRACT; EKEBERGIA CAPENSIS EXTRACT; EUCLEA NATALENSIS EXTRACT; EUCOMIS AUTUMNALIS EXTRACT; HELICHRYSUM NUDIFOLIUM EXTRACT; HYPERICUM AETHIOPICUM EXTRACT; LEONOTIS LEONURUS EXTRACT; LEONOTIS OCYMIFOLIA EXTRACT; MELARSOPROL; MILTEFOSINE; PENTZIA GLOBOSA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; SALVIA REPENS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AFRICAN MEDICINE; AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DRUG ACTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RAT; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMA RHODESIENSE;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FRUIT; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MAYTENUS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MYOBLASTS; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RATS; RUTACEAE; SALVIA; SOUTH AFRICA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

AGATHOSMA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MAYTENUS UNDATA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RATTUS; SALVIA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 80053296134     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: 14390221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1270932     Document Type: Article

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