Research Article
Strychnos pseudoquina and Its Purified Compounds Present an Effective In Vitro Antileishmanial Activity
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Antileishmanial activity, cytotoxicity, and selective index found for the ethyl acetate extract of S. pseudoquina, quercetin 3-methyl ether, and strychnobiflavone.
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The results are expressed as medium ± standard deviation. aValue of inhibitory concentration of 50% of promastigotes of L. amazonensis. bValue of inhibitory concentration of 50% of murine macrophages. cValue of 50% of human red blood cell lysis. dSelectivity Index (ratio between CC50 and IC50). eNot Done. AmpB (amphotericin B) was used as a control drug. Values are the average of four independent experiments, which presented similar results. |