Morinda citrifolia Linn. Reduces Parasite Load and Modulates Cytokines and Extracellular Matrix Proteins in C57BL/6 Mice Infected with Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis

The absence of an effective vaccine and the debilitating chemotherapy for Leishmaniasis demonstrate the need for developing alternative treatments. Several studies conducted with Morinda citrifolia have shown various biological activities, including antileishmanial activity, however its mechanisms o...

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Published in:PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Main Authors: Almeida-Souza, Fernando, Cardoso, Flávia de Oliveira, Souza, Bruno Vinicius da Conceição, do Valle, Tânia Zaverucha, de Sá, Joicy Cortez, Oliveira, Iara dos Santos da Silva, de Souza, Celeste da Silva Freitas, Moragas Tellis, Carla Junqueira, Chagas, Maria do Socorro dos Santos, Behrens, Maria Dutra, Abreu-Silva, Ana Lúcia, Calabrese, Kátia da Silva
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5006983/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27579922
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004900
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