Evaluation of Apoptotic and Antileishmanial Activities of Artemisinin on Promastigotes and BALB/C Mice Infected with Leishmania major

Evaluation of Apoptotic and Antileishmanial Activities of Artemisinin on Promastigotes and BALB/C Mice Infected with Leishmania major

Background: In leishmaniasis, some drugs prescribed for treatment have toxic ef-fects and there are reports about drug resistance in some countries. Due to this fact, using herbal drugs such as artemisinin with good efficacy and low toxic effect might be suitable. Methods: We evaluated the apoptoti...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Ghaffarifar, Farzad Esavand Heydari, Abdolhosein Dalimi, Zuhair M Hassan, Mahdi Delavari, Hajar Mikaeiloo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2015-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
Subjects:
Apoptosis
Artemisinin
Cytokine assay
In-vivo
Leishmania major
Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/325

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