Antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiparasitic properties of propolis: A review

F Zulhendri, K Chandrasekaran, M Kowacz, M Ravalia… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Propolis is a complex phytocompound made from resinous and balsamic material harvested
by bees from flowers, branches, pollen, and tree exudates. Humans have used propolis …

Use of natural products in leishmaniasis chemotherapy: an overview

LFO Gervazoni, GB Barcellos, T Ferreira-Paes… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Leishmaniasis is an infectious parasitic disease that is caused by protozoa of the genus
Leishmania, a member of the Trypanosomatidae family. Leishmaniasis is classified by the …

Antileishmanial activities of medicinal herbs and phytochemicals in vitro and in vivo: An update for the years 2015 to 2021

AA Hassan, HE Khalid, AH Abdalla, MM Mukhtar… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Leishmaniasis is one of the most neglected tropical diseases that present areal public health
problems worldwide. Chemotherapy has several limitations such as toxic side effects, high …

The cytotoxic and anti-leishmanial activity of Oregano (Origanum vulgare) essential oil: An in vitro, in vivo, and in silico study

F Tomiotto-Pellissier, BT da Silva Bortoleti… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study was aimed at investigating the leishmanicidal and immunomodulatory of oregano
essential oil (OEO) from Origanum vulgare on experimental Leishmania amazonensis …

trans-Chalcone modulates Leishmania amazonensis infection in vitro by Nrf2 overexpression affecting iron availability

MM Miranda-Sapla, F Tomiotto-Pellissier… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Leishmania parasites infect macrophages causing a wide spectrum of human diseases
encompassing from cutaneous to visceral forms. The drugs currently used in leishmaniasis …

Biogenic silver nanoparticles (AgNp-Bio) reduce Toxoplasma gondii infection and proliferation in HeLa cells, and induce autophagy and death of tachyzoites by …

RA da Silva Sanfelice, BT da Silva Bortoleti… - Acta Tropica, 2021 - Elsevier
Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite that can cause severe and debilitating diseases,
especially in immunocompromised individuals. The available treatment is based on drugs …

[HTML][HTML] 4-nitrochalcone exerts leishmanicidal effect on L. amazonensis promastigotes and intracellular amastigotes, and the 4-nitrochalcone encapsulation in …

JP Assolini, TP da Silva, BT da Silva Bortoleti… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The Leishmaniasis treatment currently available involves some difficulties, such as high
toxicity, variable efficacy, high cost, therefore, it is crucial to search for new therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] Biogenic silver nanoparticles reduce Toxoplasma gondii infection and proliferation in RAW 264.7 macrophages by inducing tumor necrosis factor-alpha and …

RA da Silva Sanfelice, TF Silva… - Microbes and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Owing to the serious adverse effects caused by pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine, the drugs
commonly used to treat toxoplasmosis, there is a need for treatment alternatives for this …

Moringa oleifera extract promotes apoptosis-like death in Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites in vitro

L Nishi, RA da Silva Sanfelice, BT da Silva Bortoleti… - Parasitology, 2021 - cambridge.org
Toxoplasma gondii is the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, and an important problem of
public health. The current treatment for toxoplasmosis is the combination of pyrimethamine …

Synergistic Antileishmanial Effect of Oregano Essential Oil and Silver Nanoparticles: Mechanisms of Action on Leishmania amazonensis

AB Alves, BT da Silva Bortoleti, F Tomiotto-Pellissier… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
American tegumentary leishmaniasis, a zoonotic disease caused by the Leishmania genus,
poses significant challenges in treatment, including administration difficulty, low efficacy, and …