In vitro antiparasitic activity and chemical composition of the essential oil obtained from the fruits of Piper cubeba. [Carta]
In: Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual) Universidade de São Paulo (USP) instacron:USP; (2013)
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Protozoans of the trypanosomatid family cause the neglected tropical diseases leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis, for which few drugs are available. In this context our group has recently reported that the essential oil obtained by steam distillation of the fruits of Piper cubeba is active against Schistosoma mansoni . Therefore, we have investigated the in vitro effects of the essential oil against the trypomastigote and amastigote forms of Trypanosoma cruzi isolated from an LLCMK 2 cell line culture and the promastigote forms of Leishmania amazonensis . The in vitro activity of the essential oil against trypomastigotes of T. cruzi increased upon rising concentrations, giving IC 50 values of 45.5 and 87.9 µg · mL −1 against trypomastigotes and amastigotes, respectively. The essential oil was not active against L. amazonensis , since it displayed lyses of only 24 % at 400 µg · mL −1 , and an IC 50 of 326.5 µg · mL −1 . Therefore, the essential oil should be further investigated to determine the compounds responsible for the observed activities, as well as its mechanism of action.
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In vitro antiparasitic activity and chemical composition of the essential oil obtained from the fruits of Piper cubeba. [Carta]
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Karen Cristina Sousa Rezende ; Rosangela da Silva de Laurentz ; Jairo Kenupp Bastos ; Daniele da Silva Ferreira ; Patrícia Mendonça Pauletti ; Lizandra Guidi Magalhães ; Márcio Luis Andrade e Silva ; Wilson Roberto Cunha ; Julia Medeiros Souza ; Viviane Rodrigues Esperandim ; Ana Helena Januário ; Guilherme Venâncio Símaro |
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Quelle: | Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual) Universidade de São Paulo (USP) instacron:USP; (2013) |
Veröffentlichung: | 2013 |
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