Research Article

Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Origanum vulgare, and Curcuma longa Essential Oils: Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial and Antileishmanial Activity

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BALB/c peritoneal macrophages infected with Leishmania amazonensis and treated with Curcuma longa essential oil at 125 µg/mL for 24 hours. (a) Untreated infected macrophages. (b) Treatment decreased intracellular amastigote number and induced loss of intracellular amastigote integrity (red arrow). Images are representative of two experiments realized in triplicate. Giemsa, 40x objective.
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