Sesquiterpene lactones and the diterpene 5-epi-icetexone affect the intracellular and extracellular stages of Trypanosoma cruzi

Parasitology International

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 628-633

  Lozano, Esteban ^a   Barrera, Patricia ^a   Salinas, Romina ^a   Vega, Israel ^a   Nieto, Matías ^b   Tonn, Carlos ^b   Kemmerling, Ulrike ^c   Mortara, Renato A ^d   Sosa, Miguel A ^a,e  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CUYO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Diterpenes; Natural compounds; Sesquiterpene lactones; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

5 EPI ICETEXONE; DEHYDROLEUCODINE; DITERPENE; HELENALIN; MEXICANIN; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SCREENING; HOST CELL; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DITERPENES; LACTONES; SESQUITERPENES; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VERO CELLS;

PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 84865991815     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: 18730329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

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