Research Article

Cytotoxicity and In Vitro Antileishmanial Activity of Antimony (V), Bismuth (V), and Tin (IV) Complexes of Lapachol

Table 2

Antileishmanial activity, cytotoxicity, and selective indexes of tested compounds for HepG2 cells and murine macrophages.

CompoundFormula HepG2Macrophages
SIc SIc

(Lp)(Ph3Bi)O0.5 2.01 1.11
(Lp)(Ph3Sb)OH 17.81 7.15
(Lp)(Ph3Sn) 70.65 9.41
Ph3BiCl2 34.03 4.67
Ph3SbCl2 13.56 2.65
Ph3SnCl2 120.35 7.30
Lpd 13.03 11.92
Amphotericin B 883.00 246.51

IC50: the inhibitory concentration that killed 50% of the L. amazonensis in μg/mL.
bMLD50: the minimum lethal dose that killed 50% of the cells in μg/mL.
cSI: selective index, calculated based on the MLD50/IC50 ratios.
dLp: Lapachol.