Leishmanicidal and cytotoxic activities of Nigella sativa and its active principle, thymoquinone

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1052-1057

  Mahmoudvand, Hossein ^a,b   Tavakoli, Razieh ^a   Sharififar, Fariba ^a   Minaie, Keyhan ^a   Ezatpour, Behrouz ^c   Jahanbakhsh, Sareh ^a,b   Sharifi, Iraj ^b  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c LORESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Black cumin; Leishmania infantum; Leishmania tropica

Indexed keywords

CARVACROL; ESSENTIAL OIL; LONGIFOLENE; MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE; METHANOL; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; PARA CYMENE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; TERPINEN 4 OL; THYMOQUINONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; BENZOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; CYTOTOXIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; IC50; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MOUSE; MTT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PROMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; DRUG EFFECTS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEISHMANIASIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; MURINAE; NIGELLA SATIVA; RANUNCULACEAE;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BENZOQUINONES; CYTOTOXINS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; LEISHMANIASIS; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NIGELLA SATIVA; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS;

EID: 84930814283     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2014.957784     Document Type: Article

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