In Vitro Antileishmanial Effects of Saffron Compounds, Crocin and Stigmasterol, on Iranian Strain of Leishmania major (MHOM/IR/75/ER)

Background: Due to numerous side effects of common drugs in treatment of leishmaniasis, new therapeutic approaches focus on herbal compounds. Therefore, we aimed to determine the effect of crocin and stigmasterol on in-vitro growth of promastigotes and amastigotes of Leishmania major in the Departme...

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Main Authors: Reza RANJBAR, Peyman SHAYANFAR, Mahmood MANIATI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2021-02-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/2272