Miltefosine induces metacaspase and PARP genes expression in Leishmania infantum

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 442-448

  Khademvatan, Shahram ^a   Gharavi, Mohammad Javad ^b   Saki, Jasem ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Gene expression; Leishmania infantum

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; METACASPASE; MILTEFOSINE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMASTIGOTE; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PROMASTIGOTE;

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASES; COLORIMETRY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FORMAZANS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; POLY(ADP-RIBOSE) POLYMERASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

EID: 82855181536     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 16784391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1413-8670(11)70225-2     Document Type: Article

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