In vitro synergistic interaction between amide piplartine and antimicrobial peptide dermaseptin against schistosoma mansoni schistosomula and adult worms

Current Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 301-309

  De Moraes, J ^a,b   Keiser, J ^c,d   Ingram, K ^c,d   Nascimento, C ^a   Yamaguchi, L F ^e   Bittencourt, C R ^f   Bemquerer, M P ^g   Leite, J R ^f   Kato, M J ^e   Nakano, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^b SUVIS Casa Verde   (Brazil)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

^g EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic Activity; Combination Chemotherapy; Combination Index; Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy; Dermaseptin; Helminth; Natural Compounds; Parasitic Disease; Piplartine; Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosomiasis; Schistosomicidal Activity; Synergism

Indexed keywords

DERMASEPTIN; PIPLARTINE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; EGG; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMULUM; WORM;

EID: 84877943624     PISSN: 09298673     EISSN: 1875533X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/092986713804806694     Document Type: Article

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