Platonia insignis Mart., a Brazilian Amazonian Plant: The Stem Barks Extract and Its Main Constituent Lupeol Exert Antileishmanial Effects Involving Macrophages Activation

Figure 5

Cytotoxic effects against murine peritoneal macrophages of EtOH- Ext (a), Hex-F (b), and Lupeol (c). Murine peritoneal macrophages were incubated for 48 h in the presence of different concentrations. Macrophage viability was measured by MTT assay (MTT). Data are expressed as means ± SEM of three experiments performed in triplicate. versus control.

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